Example sentences of "[noun sg] yesterday [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The Confederation of British Industry yesterday said MPs ' pay must also be pegged . |
| 4 | A MAJOR meat industry figure yesterday endorsed livestock producers ' legitimate expectations of premium prices for quality products . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A MYSTERY London punter yesterday scooped a staggering Pounds 120,038.07 with a bet of just £20 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Patients at Dr Jordan 's 1,530-strong practice yesterday described him as a ‘ conscientious grafter ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | According to reports from the Romanian capital , the violence yesterday started when President Ceausescu sought to address a staged rally of support that rapidly turned into a huge protest . |
| 13 | THE Scottish Ensemble yesterday announced a sponsorship deal of such significance that they have now chosen to amend their name . |
| 14 | MISS World flew back to her Russian homeland yesterday to face up to profiteers trying to cash in on her success . |
| 15 | Nerco yesterday announced net losses of $551 million for 1992 following writedowns on oil and gas assets and loses on discontinued minerals businesses , totalling $714 million . |
| 16 | A SPECIAL task force yesterday unearthed the last £140,000 of the ransom money handed over after estate agent Stephanie Slater was kidnapped . |
| 17 | A SPECIAL police task force yesterday uncovered more of the Stephanie Slater ransom . |
| 18 | Norwich played crap yesterday aswell … so lets hope they continue next week . |
| 19 | The German half point rate cut yesterday has set off speculation on a rate cut in the UK despite Chancellor Kenneth Clarke dampening speculation . |
| 20 | However , Mr Hurd 's pronouncement yesterday removes that incentive , leaving the Labour move almost certain to fail . |
| 21 | The Republic 's Foreign Minister Dick Spring yesterday insisted that Dublin was not pressing for a US envoy ‘ for the present ’ . |
| 22 | AN expert witness yesterday blamed a doctor 's error of judgement for the death of an unborn child . |
| 23 | A music teacher who turned his hand to writing books after he suffered a stroke yesterday presented the Mayor of Darlington with some of his works . |
| 24 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |
| 25 | AN OBSESSED fan yesterday admitted bombarding snooker world champion Stephen Hendry with obscene letters and phone calls . |
| 26 | PROTESTORS gathered at a Merseyside dock yesterday to campaign against coal imports and pit closures . |
| 27 | THE POUND yesterday posted its steepest one-day fall in more than three years , sinking almost 6 pfennigs within a few hours . |
| 28 | THE financier who made a billion when Chancellor Lamont lost the battle for the pound yesterday gave £32 million to charity . |
| 29 | " The problem , dear lady , " he said quietly , his accent more pronounced now that he had calmed down , " is that a certain Madam Lundy was sent a telegram yesterday informing her of the whereabouts of a certain Patrick Lundy . " |
| 30 | They , and the delicate balancing relationship between them , will all have been dramatically upset by the decision of the American commander-in-chief , George Bush , to initiate military action yesterday to overthrow General Noriega . |