Example sentences of "[prep] be sir [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fifth member is to be Sir Peter Middleton , deputy chairman of Barclays . |
| 2 | This proved to be Sir Simon Fraser and Sir Robert Keith . |
| 3 | And the man behind the shock ‘ Do n't back Ulster Tories ’ was alleged to be Sir Patrick Mayhew . |
| 4 | The guest turns out to be Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly , " a very great doctor " , who in a role half-priestly and half-analytical reconciles Edward and Lavinia even though their marriage has already been described by him as that of |
| 5 | In 1971 Michael ( two years later to be Sir Michael ) Clapham succeeded Lord Kings Norton as Chairman of the Council , and Edwin Kerr was appointed to take over from Frank Hornby in 1972 . |
| 6 | But when the first horsemen loomed close , they proved to be Sir Andrew Leslie and his lieutenants , leading the two thousand reserve force . |