Example sentences of "officials [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Palace officials made him welcome . |
| 2 | Department of Justice officials made it clear that they still see the pursuit of Gen Noriega as a criminal case . |
| 3 | Soon after the invasion Israeli officials made it clear that they were fully prepared to carry out " pre-emptive action " to halt a potential Iraqi attack . |
| 4 | officials lent him thirteen thousand pounds to enable him to move south and buy this house . |
| 5 | officials lent him thirteen thousand pounds to enable him to move south and buy this house . |
| 6 | Although no one yesterday was able to confirm this as a record defeat , club officials admitted it was the biggest thrashing in their memories . |
| 7 | King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz declared that the disaster was " God 's unavoidable will " , and government officials described it as an " accident " and due to " panic " following the collapse of a pedestrian access bridge , denying that a power cut had halted the air supply in the tunnel . |
| 8 | Yet it is remarkable , on the other hand , how morally unmoved the British hierarchy in India seems to have been at the time by civil disobedience : if British officials found it morally painful to see Indians breaking the law and suffering for it , by and large they succeeded in keeping the fact to themselves . |
| 9 | Even the most loyal officials found it increasingly difficult to defend serfdom on moral grounds . |
| 10 | When Edward Heath and the Conservatives took the country into membership , the Foreign Office officials regarded it as their very own special triumph . |
| 11 | Knowles alleged that one of the officials told him : ‘ I know it 's not Crabb 's body , but you must swear to me if you 're asked in court if it 's the body , you 're to say it is — for Queen and country . ’ |
| 12 | Razak said afterwards that when Soviet officials told him that neutralisation was similar to collective security he replied that ‘ he appreciated this , but added that Malaysia preferred a neutrality plan which would be applicable to a smaller region such as Southeast Asia ’ . |
| 13 | When I ran in Pinsk in 1985 , children in the street started to follow me , until officials told me to use a park . |
| 14 | I have pressed the Minister on this matter both in correspondence and in a visit to the Department when he and his officials told me that they would reconsider it . |
| 15 | But when they tried to leave Nepal , officials discovered they were travelling on fake visas , bought in good faith . |
| 16 | Women who tried to get into the car park without a pass this morning were allowed through the barrier , but council officials warned them that they could face disciplinary proceedings if they try again tomorrow . |
| 17 | All in a year he won European indoor gold in Madrid , the Commonwealth silver in Edinburgh and the European outdoor gold over 100 metres in Stuttgart where officials ticked him off for collecting his medal while draped in the Union Jack . |
| 18 | International athletics officials insisted they could neither confirm nor deny the report . |
| 19 | Officials insisted they did not expect a Cabinet reshuffle . |
| 20 | Though International Amateur Athletic Federation officials insisted they could not confirm the reports , a source close to the sport 's governing body confirmed Narozhilenko had provided a positive ‘ A ’ sample while the ‘ B ’ sample was being examined . |
| 21 | When one of his own officials insulted him at a Leeds meeting Mosley knocked him unconscious . |
| 22 | Work units submitted the numbers of new employees required each year and the state officials sent them along . |
| 23 | His sentence was terminated when Sahara officials bailed him out and said they would pick up the tab for the room but he would have to pay for his food and drink himself . |
| 24 | On reaching the Spanish borders where officials gave them a hard time , Norman thought it advisable if Minton drove off . |
| 25 | West German officials said they hoped similar arrangements could be made . |
| 26 | But other US officials said they believed the subject of the convertible rouble , and the gold standard , would arise in Moscow . |
| 27 | West German officials said they understood the trains would be sealed from the inside , and would take roundabout routes to evade jumpers-on . |
| 28 | The Portuguese officials said they would hear the appeal on 18 October and confirmed the appeal only involved the fine and not the ban , which actually took effect at the Spanish Grand Prix last Sunday . |
| 29 | The cold war may be over and dead , but spooks still rule OK — the US Central Intelligence Agency has warned more than 70 US defence , aerospace and financial companies that their industrial secrets are targets of French intelligence agents and diplomats , Defense Week reports , adding that the warning has caused Hughes Aircraft Co to drop plans to exhibit aerospace equipment at the Paris Air Show in June ; a 21-page French government document from about 1990 outlines US aerospace and defence corporate secrets in which French companies are interested , US officials say ; according to the Washington Post , Hughes officials said they were told one item the French memo lists is Hughes ' HS601 communications satellite ; French firms recently outbid Hughes to provide $258m in communications birds to Arab lands . |
| 30 | But yesterday , as B&I showed off its 20,000 tonne vessel , the Isle of Innisfree , to travel agents , local civic leaders and the media , company officials said they were not worried by the opposition 's move . |