Example sentences of "[vb past] yesterday [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 THE Leeds-based house-builder , Tay Homes , said yesterday that it believed the outlook for the housing market was improving , but it was unlikely that conditions would change much in the rest of the current financial year , writes Bill Millar .
2 Walter Priesnitz , the state secretary in the Inter-German Ministry in West Germany said yesterday that he feared the situation inside East Germany could become explosive as the anniversary approached .
3 Ed Blair , Hamilton 's president , said yesterday that he hoped the go-ahead for the next phase would follow quickly to enable PowerGen to buy the gas .
4 Its chairman , Michael Cannon , said yesterday that he relished the challenge of buying between 400 and 600 pubs , mostly in the Midlands and North , from the big brewers for between £250,000 and £300,000 , and expects this to take three months .
5 Mr Zeman , a former member of the Communist Party , said yesterday that he regarded the current leadership as ‘ anti-socialist , counter-revolutionary , and right-wing ’ .
6 Coun French , who represents Darlington on Durham County Council , said yesterday that he criticised the system for being open to abuse .
7 Compagnie des Machines Bull SA is looking to cut another 3,000 jobs from its global payroll of about 35,000 , chairman Bernard Pache said yesterday as he presented the figures for 1992 ( see page six ) .
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