Example sentences of "[noun] yesterday [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THOUSANDS of Mirror readers yesterday voted a massive 7-1 in favour of Diana becoming our next Queen . |
| 2 | ROBERT Woodside won the final round of the Northern Ireland hillclimb championship at Cairncastle on the Antrim coast yesterday to secure the title for the first time . |
| 3 | BOSNIA 'S Muslim president yesterday suspended temporarily his participation in international peace talks in New York , saying he could not be involved as long as Serbs continued their offensive in eastern Bosnia and Sarajevo . |
| 4 | THE United States yesterday ordered a quick reaction force into the southern Somali port of Kismayu to investigate militia fighting that led to the suspension of national reconciliation talks in Addis Ababa . |
| 5 | THE United States yesterday alleged that planes that bombed targets in eastern Bosnia last weekend flagrantly violated a UN no-fly zone and said two Americans are part of a UN team located near the target area . |
| 6 | The United States yesterday said that lifting the arms embargo on Bosnia to allow Muslims to defend themselves was an option . |
| 7 | THE United States yesterday threw its support behind what it said was a new effort by UN special Angola envoy Alioune Blondin Beye to revive Angolan peace talks . |
| 8 | THE United States yesterday threw its support behind what it said was a new effort by UN special Angola envoy Alioune Blondin Beye to revive Angolan peace talks . |
| 9 | THE United States yesterday cancelled talks set for Monday with the European Community over a public procurement dispute and said sanctions were now hard to avoid . |
| 10 | TYCOON Richard Branson yesterday came up with the Christmas present for the person who has everything — the chance to pilot a jumbo jet . |
| 11 | Mr Branson yesterday asked the Government to appoint independent inspectors through the Department of Trade to investigate ‘ BA 's commercial practices towards their British rivals ’ . |
| 12 | The Confederation of British Industry yesterday said MPs ' pay must also be pegged . |
| 13 | A MAJOR meat industry figure yesterday endorsed livestock producers ' legitimate expectations of premium prices for quality products . |
| 14 | LASMO , the London-based oil group , is quitting Australia after a deal yesterday to sell its remaining exploration and production interests there to SAGASCO Resources for £4.8 million . |
| 15 | THE commander of Serbian forces annexing large areas of Bosnia-Hercegovina yesterday mocked the international recognition of the former Yugoslavian republic . |
| 16 | PHIL SIMMONS took four wickets for just three runs against Pakistan yesterday to record the most economical spell in one-day international cricket history . |
| 17 | WORLD champions Pakistan yesterday opened the World Series triangular cricket tournament with a five-wicket victory over the West Indies in Perth . |
| 18 | But Woolhouse yesterday insisted he was still chairman . |
| 19 | Grieving father Wally yesterday said : ‘ This was going to be Craig 's last race because he could n't afford to carry on . |
| 20 | The Indian Prime Minister , Mr V.P. Singh yesterday said the government was reviewing the 1986 sale of Swedish artillery to the army amid allegations of kickbacks and bribes . |
| 21 | A MYSTERY London punter yesterday scooped a staggering Pounds 120,038.07 with a bet of just £20 . |
| 22 | Andy Thomson who , only three weeks ago , added the British Indoor singles and pairs championships to his growing list of titles , moved outdoors with equally devastating effect yesterday to sweep the world indoor champion , Ian Schuback , to a 21–9 defeat in the opening match of the Mazda International at the Tweed Heads Club on Australia 's Gold Coast . |
| 23 | AN INDIAN journalist yesterday accused his editor of suppressing information that might have helped to identify the recipients of millions of dollars in bribes allegedly paid to Indian officials by the Bofors armaments company , a scandal which has caused acute embarrassment to Rajiv Gandhi 's government . |
| 24 | William Hill yesterday quoted Travelling Light as their 7-2 market leader ( from 4-1 ) but added a ‘ with a run ’ proviso as they had heard that all was not well with the three-year-old , who is trained by Lynda Ramsden at Sandhutton near Thirsk . |
| 25 | KETTERING referee Brian Hill yesterday blamed three top managers for his Premier League demotion . |
| 26 | The venomous exchanges between deputies from the two republics in the Kremlin yesterday offered little hope that reason would prevail . |
| 27 | Patients at Dr Jordan 's 1,530-strong practice yesterday described him as a ‘ conscientious grafter ’ . |
| 28 | A FORMER National Health Service doctor trying to build up a private holistic treatment practice yesterday lost his Appeal Court challenge to a General Medical Council rule against advertising . |
| 29 | AFORMER National Health Service doctor trying to build up a private holistic treatment practice yesterday lost his Appeal Court challenge to a General Medical Council rule against advertising . |
| 30 | MINISTERS from 35 European countries started a two-day conference in Hungary yesterday to agree joint measures on stemming the flow of illegal migrants through Eastern Europe to the West . |