Example sentences of "[verb] yesterday [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The junior transport minister , Mr Robert Atkins , proposed yesterday that drivers supervising a learner must be at least 21 and have had a full licence for at least three years . |
| 2 | Frank Malton , 77 , of Acacia Street , Darlington , has called for action on a dangerous broken grating on Brinkburn Road which he reported two months ago but found yesterday that nothing has been done . |
| 3 | But he demonstrated yesterday that he is now back on song and he is looking forward to a good run in the National Championships at Newark at the end of the month . |
| 4 | The Quins were embarrassed to discover yesterday that Troy Coker , the wandering Wallaby , had already left England in readiness to play for Queensland against Fiji in Suva this weekend . |
| 5 | IT was a mild shock to discover yesterday that St Valentine 's Day is something other than a jolly wheeze fashioned by the greetings card industry to steal our hearts and an unfair proportion of our wages . |
| 6 | In announcing yesterday that its Automated Pit Trading system will start on 30 November , the London International Financial Futures Exchange inserted the final element in a cautious but promising strategy for intergrating electronic trading and open outcry , and setting the pace for exchange reform in London . |
| 7 | THE shadow Chancellor , Mr John Smith , promised yesterday that the party 's credit controls policy would not be designed to cover everything and ‘ hermetically seal the economy . ’ |
| 8 | HOWARD WILKINSON promised yesterday that the New Year will bring in the old Leeds United . |
| 9 | The chairman of the fund-raising committee Heather Scott promised yesterday that she would make sure that every penny would be spent on the new unit . |
| 10 | While the region has traditionally written off 5 per cent of rates or poll tax bad debts — this year it could be £15 million — the finance director , Tony Taylor , promised yesterday that the council would vigorously pursue non-payers for the rest of the cash . |
| 11 | The Washington Times reported yesterday that senior US military officers in Panama gave the rebel officers ‘ tacit ’ assurances of American assistance . |
| 12 | Police reported yesterday that four black men were stabbed and hacked to death in a battle in Magoda township . |
| 13 | CUSSONS toiletries group Paterson Zochonis reported yesterday that sales of the Imperial Leather brand held up in the UK despite the recession , but the group 's products saw strongest growth overseas . |
| 14 | Bob Sclater , Orkney 's harbours director , reported yesterday that the ship had listed 20 degrees to starboard and had shifted closer to the cliff face . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It was also revealed yesterday that Enya has now become the biggest-selling international star in Spain . |
| 17 | Love also revealed yesterday that Heriot 's new professional , Eugene Antoin , could well be Scotland 's overseas professional this season . |
| 18 | You said in the staff meeting yesterday that he was n't . |
| 19 | It seemed yesterday that the conflicting ideas would be sorted out by President Mobutu , and that a political settlement was in sight . |
| 20 | Bill Jordan , right-wing leader of the Amalgamated Engineering Union , however argued yesterday that secondary action should be limited to direct suppliers and direct customers . |
| 21 | Again , the Governor of the Bank of England noted yesterday that the recession has proved unexpectedly persistent in north America and that in continental Europe , Japan and elsewhere economic activity has slowed and unemployment has begun to rise . |
| 22 | It was said yesterday that the book 's publishers , Century Hutchinson , accepted that the ‘ very grave charges ’ were ‘ entirely untrue ’ . |
| 23 | But Mr Akers reiterated yesterday that he saw no long-term change in economic assumptions or any downturn in demand for the company 's products . |
| 24 | The source added yesterday that there were 14 bodies and not 10 , as the government claimed . |
| 25 | MB GROUP , the old Metal Box company , refused to confirm yesterday that it was on the verge of a £300m-plus bid for Caradon , the building products group . |
| 26 | Andy Williamson , the League 's assistant secretary , revealed yesterday that a letter had been sent from Lytham St Anne 's requesting permission to use Wembley . |
| 27 | We revealed yesterday that another of Courtney 's victims is still too terrified to tell police that he attacked her . |
| 28 | The head of Cardiff University 's health psychology research unit revealed yesterday that 400 volunteers had been given cold virus nose drops . |
| 29 | Police revealed yesterday that Joanna had told them a second man was involved in her disappearance . |
| 30 | The Chancellor revealed yesterday that public borrowing has ballooned to £37 billion , and is growing fast . |