Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] last week " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Romanian factory which produces replicas of the Lotto strip was broken into last week — with nearly 500 Blues shirts stolen . |
| 2 | Mainly because of Mr Pramual 's opposition a much needed increase in interest rates was delayed until last week . |
| 3 | COMMERCIAL Union , whose London headquarters was devastated by last week 's IRA bomb in the City of London , yesterday raised the possibility that the insurance industry might seek Government help to cover terrorist damage on the mainland . |
| 4 | The announcement that Mr Hunt , as current Employment Secretary , would take over responsibility for women 's affairs was made at last week 's Tory Women 's Conference and sparked outrage from Labour MPs and women 's lobby groups . |
| 5 | It has also made more conservative estimates of reserves in some of its fields , though the impact was reduced by last week 's Budget announcement that petroleum revenue tax was being cut from 75 to 50 per cent . |
| 6 | The announcement of the stockpile was predicted in last week 's New Scientist ( 10 February , p 357 ) . |