Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun] yesterday " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHEFFIELD UNITED , deposed on Saturday by Leeds , reclaimed the summit of the Second Division yesterday with their sixth away victory of the season and their second 2-0 defeat of Swindon . |
| 2 | For a second day yesterday , snipers fired on peace protesters in the city , killing two or more and taking the number of casualties there since Sunday to at least 11 dead and more than 100 wounded . |
| 3 | ELABORATE last-ditch attempts to save a town from lava flowing from Sicily 's Mount Etna were postponed for a second day yesterday because of poor weather . |
| 4 | TROOPS held Zairean legislators prisoner for the second day yesterday , demanding they approve use of controversial banknotes which have caused riots and crippled trade . |
| 5 | MAKESHIFT court proceedings in the home of a dying lung-cancer victim , Alfred McTear , had to be abandoned halfway through the second day yesterday on doctor 's advice . |
| 6 | A DRAMATIC revelation of a sex scandal halted the trial of a husband accused of plotting to kill his second wife yesterday . |
| 7 | But the Leicestershire player had to be satisfied with gaining a bit more experience at the top level as he went down 3–1 to Tristan Nancarrow , the world No 8 from Australia , in the second round yesterday . |
| 8 | Ballesteros shrugged off his back trouble to shoot a superb eight under par 64 in the second round yesterday yet was not an entirely happy with his performance . |
| 9 | TENNIS : Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe were bundled out of the German Open in the second round yesterday by Italians who were still schoolboys when the pair were in their prime . |
| 10 | DAVID GILFORD threatened to spreadeagle the field with eight birdies in his first 12 holes of the Portuguese Open second round yesterday . |
| 11 | For the Ulster Unionist celebrated his 54th birthday yesterday as he was elected to Belfast City Council for the seventh time . |
| 12 | PRIVATISATION of the Crown Suppliers will go ahead quickly once Parliament has passed the enabling bill which received its second reading yesterday , the Environment Secretary , Mr Chris Patten , told the Commons yesterday . |
| 13 | The Bill which had its second reading yesterday would bring in compulsory competitive tendering ( CCT ) for the management of houses currently run by local councils . |
| 14 | Wolfhound , their second representative yesterday , was fourth past the post although later promoted a place . |
| 15 | THE Duke and Duchess of Kent became grandparents for the second time yesterday when the Earl of St Andrews and his wife had a baby girl . |
| 16 | Since we were unsure if they meant Wednesday 18th March or Thursday 19th March yesterday 's correct date we did n't follow him . |
| 17 | NEWCASTLE celebrated their 100th birthday yesterday with manager Kevin Keegan promising : ‘ It can only get better . ’ |
| 18 | FORMER fairground boxer Bill Ford — nickname Dynamite Dan — celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday at Tetney , Lincs . |
| 19 | EDINBURGH 's Queen Margaret College moved closer to its aim of becoming the city 's fourth university yesterday , as it won the right to run post-graduate courses , writes Douglas Fraser . |
| 20 | BRADFORD Northern finally snared Deryck Fox at the fourth attempt yesterday — helped by three local businessmen and 200 fans digging into their own pockets . |
| 21 | ‘ Ah , you 're the clever fellow who took sixth place yesterday , ’ their hostess said obligingly . |
| 22 | BRITAIN closed on the two teams ahead of them in the NorTel Southern Cross Cup series when Juno IV finished fourth , Heaven Can Wait seventh and Canon Express tenth in the fourth race yesterday — and there is a protest to be heard against two of the New South Wales team who lead the series , 11.5 points ahead of Australia and 21.5 ahead of Britain , writes Bob Fisher . |
| 23 | General Robertson stated that Macmillan , who talked with CG Eighth Army yesterday , had recommended this course of action . |
| 24 | Gen Robertson stated that Macmillan , who talked with CG Eighth Army yesterday , had recommended this course of action . |
| 25 | Mr Foley , formerly assistant to George Graham at Arsenal , said : ‘ It was my 55th birthday yesterday and this is no way to celebrate . |
| 26 | THORNHILL College , Londonderry , won the All-Ireland Senior Netball Title for the eighth time yesterday when they defeated Mount Anvil , Dublin , 30–20 at Shankill Leisure Centre . |
| 27 | Leeds United3 , Chelsea0 LEEDS returned to the top of the First Division yesterday with a sudden scoring explosion that masked a deeply unconvincing performance . |
| 28 | SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 29 | Peterboro 3 , Swindon 3 SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 30 | Greavesey of course and at the risk of overdosing on goals you can see all the action that mattered from the First Division yesterday . |