Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] yesterday that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cancer Research Campaign said yesterday that if a trial , to begin next year , is successful , up to a third of 15,000 victims a year could be saved . |
| 2 | Sources within the Stock Exchange confirmed yesterday that the sudden pre-bid surge in the traded options market is being examined by an insider dealing investigation team which looks at suspicious activity ahead of the release of price-sensitive information . |
| 3 | THE London Ambulance Service said yesterday that it had no immediate plans to revert to its gremlin-plagued computer call-out system . |
| 4 | Eddie Tonks , Chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union said yesterday that he had received the reassurance from South African rugby chief Danie Craven . |
| 5 | MINING engineers appointed by the Government to review the prospects for the ten most threatened pits on British Coal 's original closure list reported yesterday that only one was economically viable . |
| 6 | The head of Cardiff University 's health psychology research unit revealed yesterday that 400 volunteers had been given cold virus nose drops . |
| 7 | The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board said yesterday that a 30 per cent increase in throughput last year failed to reduce its backlog . |
| 8 | EIGHT winners of the Nobel peace prize demanded yesterday that Burma 's generals unconditionally release Aung San Suu Kyi , a fellow winner of the world 's most prestigious award . |
| 9 | A GROUP claiming to represent Abu Nidal 's Palestinian assassination organisation claimed yesterday that it had murdered a leader of the Jewish community in Belgium because he was ‘ one of the main leaders of Israel 's Mossad secret service ’ . |
| 10 | A RAILWAY safety inspector acknowledged yesterday that junctions like the one at Newton , near Motherwell , where four people died in a head-on train crash , were unlikely ever to be approved for use again . |
| 11 | And an MoD spokesman admitted yesterday that THOUSANDS of bookmarks with the topsy-turvy flag have gone out to other kids throughout Britain . |
| 12 | In Moscow , a senior air transport security official confirmed yesterday that a Russian airport worker had smuggled two hand grenades aboard the hijacked plane . |
| 13 | An MoD spokeswoman said yesterday that 92 ‘ agony aunt ’ posts had been established in Britain and Germany , and 24 filled . |
| 14 | THE Post Office warned yesterday that this year 's profits will be affected by higher than usual cost increases , including the latest pay deal for Royal Mail staff this year . |
| 15 | THE eavesdropping ex-bank manager who sold a tape of Princess Di 's lovey-dovey phone chat admitted yesterday that he did it out of greed . |
| 16 | The newspaper Liberation said yesterday that Mr Mitterrand 's personal security office had requested more than 100 wiretaps in the mid-1980s . |
| 17 | A senior Customs and Excise source said yesterday that all the relevant ministries had been approached for evidence during that time , yet not one warned them off . |
| 18 | A report in New Cyclist magazine revealed yesterday that York sits proudly at the top of a 150-city cycle league , but Newcastle should be avoided at all costs . |
| 19 | The Environment Department said yesterday that Mr Patten could not agree with the inquiry inspector 's judgement that the needs of the historic house justified the introduction of unacceptable shopping developments in the countryside . |
| 20 | THE IRISH Republican Army admitted yesterday that three of its gunmen had shot dead an off-duty soldier outside his Belfast home on Monday night . |
| 21 | The Sugar Bureau said yesterday that the report had dispelled myths and had concluded that sugar , apart from tooth decay ‘ poses no threat to health ’ at present consumption levels . |
| 22 | The weekly trade newsletter said yesterday that the deal struck by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries last month called for shipments to be cut by about 2 million barrels per day on the February level of about 25.6 million bpd . |
| 23 | A university spokesman explained yesterday that although the key objective of Dr Burness 's study is to provide an overview and a core of basic information on the experiences of women in Scottish politics , the wider Scottish dimension is also important . |
| 24 | A Ministry of Defence spokesman said yesterday that he appeared to have fallen from one of the offices on the third floor , but declined to surmise why he was visiting the Admiralty . |
| 25 | A UNION leader warned yesterday that free rail tickets for British Rail pensioners could vanish if railways are privatised . |
| 26 | PAKISTAN 'S army chief pledged yesterday that the day of military coups there was over and he sought no role in government . |
| 27 | A Foreign Ministry statement said yesterday that Bonn made the request after the Foreign Minister , Mr Hans-Dietrich Genscher , telephoned his opposite numbers in the US , Britain , Italy and Hungary . |
| 28 | A GLASGOW bus driver said yesterday that he might have been blinded during an attack by a drunken passenger who had broken into his cabin and assaulted him as he drove through the city centre one Saturday evening . |
| 29 | Avon County Council said yesterday that it had done everything possible to help the family . |
| 30 | Glasgow Sheriff Court heard yesterday that the single-decker was being chased by police , another bus from the same depot , and a police helicopter fitted with special searchlights . |