Example sentences of "company [vb past] [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a joint statement issued after the stock market had closed , the two companies said they were examining ‘ certain manufacturing , marketing and other commercial joint venture arrangements ’ as part of which GM is ‘ considering taking a minority interest ’ . |
| 2 | From that moment the software companies said they were forced to keep up prices because of the hackers . |
| 3 | It was fair to say that , as soon as the company realized what was happening , it took prompt steps to certify the situation . |
| 4 | But last week both United Buses and Darlington Transport Company revealed they are reviewing their routes to the estate . |
| 5 | The good times have returned at Rover , and yesterday the company announced it was reintroducing night-shift working at its Cowley plant in Oxford for the first time in three years . |
| 6 | On April 2nd the company announced it was slashing the price of its Marlboro cigarettes to compete with plain-brand rivals . |
| 7 | ERCO developed several different variants of the Ercoupe , including a retractable version ( the Super Coupe ) ; a floatplane version ( the Sea Coupe — which was destroyed during spin-trials , fortunately without loss of CAA test pilot Dale Westfall 's life ) ; later a four-seat version which was 75 per cent completed ; and a twin-engined retractable version which was ninety per cent completed when the company declared they were bankrupt . |
| 8 | A spokesman for Wiltshire County Council explained : ‘ The dogs were made in Taiwan for an Andrex promotion but when the shipment arrived at Southampton the company decided they were sub-standard . |
| 9 | Everyone in the company knew something was going on , and when no sound came from the dressing room the tremulous voice said again , ‘ Beginners please . ’ |
| 10 | Young found that the potential clients most amenable to the idea of headhunting were those who had a particularly confidential recruitment problem on their hands , situations when it was essential that no one either inside or outside the company knew what was going on ‘ ’ the real cloak and dagger stuff ’ . |
| 11 | The nature of the illness is disputed : the company thought it was alcoholism ; the widow believes not . |
| 12 | When I complained , the company said there was a clause on the processing envelope that said if anything went wrong , it only had to pay for the film . |
| 13 | She knew all about Gesner — he 'd got a girl pregnant last year and everyone in the Company said he was appalling to the new leading lady , although she had n't noticed it herself . |
| 14 | According to a Gwynedd County Council report the company said it is unable to tender competitively for contracts unless it has the flexibility of Sunday working . |
| 15 | The company said it was the first step towards a broadening of its geographic and product base which would reduce dependency on the UK and on shoes . |
| 16 | The company said it was ‘ pointless to continue to compete in the overcrowded , heavily discounted and ultimately unprofitable air package holidays business ’ . |
| 17 | The company said it was advised last week by the US Federal Trade Commission that no objection would be raised to the acquisition of up to 15 per cent of Jaguar shares . |
| 18 | In Britain , the company said it was hit by this year 's hot summer which meant more women were prepared to go without stockings or tights . |
| 19 | Last night the company said it was now looking for four full-time and one part-time person . |
| 20 | However , this comment conflicts with statements made back in September , when the company said it was saddened by users employing the handsets solely as cordless phones and not taking advantage of the Rabbit network . |
| 21 | The Houston company said it was closely managing gross margins and tightly controlling expenses . |
| 22 | The company said it was ‘ disturbed that Oki has gone , ’ from the i860 fray ( UX No 384 ) — it had sold its compiler technology to the firm . |
| 23 | The company said it was inundated with bids for 700 construction and 130 longer-term drilling jobs . |
| 24 | The company said it was inundated with bids for the 700 construction and 130 longer-term drilling jobs on offer . |
| 25 | The company said it was seeking to assemble a consortium to undertake the project which would create a significant number of construction jobs . |