Example sentences of "by former " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently , at the end of 1990 the regional brewing giant Greenall Whitley announced that it was closing both its breweries at Warrington and Nottingham ( formerly the independent Shipstone 's brewery ) to concentrate solely on running pubs — contracting out its beer to be produced by former rivals Allied Breweries . |
| 2 | At least Gooch had the consolation of getting out to the best of the home bowlers , and to a man who is coached by former Indian captain , Kapil Dev . |
| 3 | CAIRD GROUP , the waste disposal company headed by former stockbroker Peter Linacre , is raising £34.5m through a two-for-one rights issue of convertible preference shares . |
| 4 | Money for the memorial was subscribed by former members of both squadrons , friends and relatives of those killed and by a Cretan friend . |
| 5 | To make Brief Encounter , Lean 's Cineguild team joined Independent Producers as a separate company , as did Wessex , a company formed by former Crown Film Unit filmmakers Ian Dalrymple and Jack Lee . |
| 6 | The Franjiehs , who have their own Marada , or Giants , militia , are headed by former president Suleiman Franjieh , one of the last of the old-style Maronite warlords . |
| 7 | It is understood that Farrington Stead was set up by former employees of Barlow Clowes . |
| 8 | He also ordered that Black , said to be in fear of his life after alleged death threats by former drug associates , be deported at the end of his sentence . |
| 9 | Some of the exhibits at the camp , particularly the small national exhibits designed by former communist countries , tend to reflect this view , emphasising communist resistance movements to Hitler , for example , over others . |
| 10 | Management consultancies , forever eyeing profitable fashions , have set up teams specialising in the valuation of firms , often staffed by former academics . |
| 11 | Anyway , Des looked stunning as ever tonight , handled by former army pal Dave Forster , but was still a little , um , unpredictable . |
| 12 | Director Paul Verhoeven has caused an upset among the Hollywood community with his treatment of Basic Instinct , the record-breaking $3 million script by former Rolling Stone writer Joe Betrayed Eszterhaus . |
| 13 | Some people said their incomes were so low they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 14 | Some people said that their incomes were so low that they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 15 | Managed by former Test captain Jackie McGlew , they play the first of seven matches on tour today . |
| 16 | His regime is shaky , with 30 government agencies either run by former Noriega cronies or staffed by ex-members of the defence forces . |
| 17 | It was bought by former sandwich bar owner Harry Haddad , who also owned the wine bar next door , Harry 's Bar ( no relation ) . |
| 18 | The Spaniards were thrown out of their stride by a Torino side superbly marshalled by former Real player Rafael Martin Vasquez and Belgian midfielder Enzo Scifo . |
| 19 | This included articles on Nigeria by former tutor-organiser Robin Hallett , on Kenya by current tutor-organiser John Smith , on West Germany by Anna Multhampt of Cambridge branch and on Russia by Irene Baczkowske of Long Stratton ; publication coincided with a series of single lectures arranged by the Federation on trouble-spots around the world , such as Cyprus , Jordan and Algeria . |
| 20 | That assurance , derived from the conviction that the WEA had a major role to play in society and that the Eastern District was successful in fulfilling it , was apparent in the paper , ‘ A Consideration of Aims and Purposes ’ , written by former treasurer Edward Miller in 1956 . |
| 21 | The Professional , Bert Skoyles , and the Caddie Master , Tommy Gould , are both remembered at this time by former caddie , Charles Robins ( born 1905 ) , father of present member Maurice . |
| 22 | Presented by former Caddie Master Jim Wetton in 1952 ( although is engraved Reading 1892 ) . |
| 23 | They are staffed in the main by former members of large organisations |
| 24 | A special problem is presented by former country houses engulfed by urban sprawl . |
| 25 | His possible clash with Qannaas ( who is trained by former royal jockey turned BBC TV commentator Bill Smith ) should be one of the highlights on the six-race card . |
| 26 | It trained , armed and gave financial support to the Contras , a motley group of opponents of the Sandinistas , led by former Somocista National Guards . |
| 27 | This has been emphasised by a series of British chiefs of the defence staffs , by the chairman of NATO 's military committee , by former US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara , and by Lord Zuckerman , formerly chief scientific adviser to the minister of defence and to the prime minister . |
| 28 | Candidates for discarding might be hunting trophies willed to museums by former benefactors . |
| 29 | Members at last week 's parish council meeting heard that the pavilion should be ready in plenty of time for the official opening by former Surrey and England cricket captain Peter May , on June 14th . |
| 30 | Among the biggest obstacles to western investment in the east are hundreds of thousands of property claims by former owners . |