Example sentences of "[prep] mrs [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd seen enough burnt-out buses after Mrs Gandhi 's assassination and we all of us in private had our own fears . |
| 2 | Fortunately for Gower 's tour , India quickly returned to calm after Mrs Gandhi 's death and while a nerve-frazzled team lost the Bombay Test they overcome adversity to win the series 2-1 . |
| 3 | It was much warmer in the bathroom after Mrs Popple 's bath — much warmer at least than it was anywhere else in the suburban house . |
| 4 | AFTER the photographers were ushered out of the Cabinet Room yesterday morning , John Major 's first words to his colleagues were ‘ welcome back ’ — a suitably downbeat successor to ‘ well , who 'd a thought it ? ’ , his icebreaker after Mrs Thatcher 's downfall . |
| 5 | The Government 's plan of Action for Cities ( DoE , 1987 ) , issued after Mrs Thatcher 's post-election promise , says very little directly about racial inequality . |
| 6 | Seven years after Mrs Thatcher 's warning to the unions and nearly seven years of government under her direction during which time the trade unions ' privileges have been reduced , the growth of wages continues strongly at a time of very high unemployment . |
| 7 | Marjorie Heathwaite , Front Street , Cockfield , Bishop Auckland : I wrote in my diary February 6 1952 : ‘ The King died suddenly , broadcast 11.15am after Mrs Dale 's Diary . |
| 8 | After Mrs Clinton 's outburst in print , the campaign promises to become increasingly dirty . |
| 9 | After Mrs Wordingham 's death later in 1989 , Mr Wordingham applied to the High Court for rectification of the will under s 20(1) ( a ) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 , which states that ‘ if the court is satisfied that a will is so expressed that it fails to carry out the testator 's intentions , in consequence — ( a ) of a clerical error … it may order that the will shall be rectified so as to carry out his intentions … ‘ . |
| 10 | He took a chestnut from the pan and bounced it from hand to hand as he turned cheerily to enquire after Mrs Frere 's welfare . |
| 11 | In the end they called the child after Mrs Gracie 's dead sister Lilian . |
| 12 | The gallery is called after Mrs Boehm 's late husband , the porcelain artist and studio founder , Edward Marshall Boehm . |
| 13 | Cotherstone 's Hidden Gastronomic Tradition — and the Salty Secret of Mrs Birkett 's Success |
| 14 | He also handles the grant of probate of Mrs Weller 's will , PP 43 , 45 , 47 , 55 ; Mrs Pell , ‘ a very elegant and accomplished woman ’ , PP 55 . |
| 15 | Then , after the inquest , nothing more , until I notice a slip of paper projecting from the book much further on , which turns out to be another of Mrs Tamm 's silent helpfulnesses . |
| 16 | nurse at St Bartholomew 's Hospital , and friend of Mrs Gamp 's , whom she closely resembles in her slatternly ways , brutal behaviour towards patients , and ignorance of elementary nursing procedure . |
| 17 | Her memorable quarrel with Mrs Gamp takes place after she has expressed disbelief in the existence of Mrs Gamp 's elusive crony Mrs Harris . |
| 18 | There was talk of Mrs Stowe 's claim to have conversed with the spirit of Charlotte Brontë . |
| 19 | The book traces his family history leading up to that midnight stroke and carries it through to the dark period of Mrs Gandhi 's emergency . |
| 20 | A good example of this comes from an elderly female acquaintance of ours , who always used to feed her dog after she had listened to the afternoon instalment of Mrs Dale 's Diary on the radio . |
| 21 | She gave me sandwiches and coffee while I told her of Mrs Zamzam 's flight from the village in 1948 . |
| 22 | The school found some support for their interpretation of Mrs Peel 's behaviour from a community nurse who tried to work with the family : ‘ She thinks there 's evidence of sexual abuse ; soiling , language and sexually overt behaviour . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ So you do n't know anything of Mrs Marr 's background , where she came from , who her friends were ? ’ |
| 24 | The end of Mrs Green 's five-year battle will help pave the way for scores of other claims from servicemen and their families . |
| 25 | How terrible it must be for her to attend this service for Mrs Wright whose baby had survived and while the Padre was speaking the Collector accompanied his words with a silent , sympathetic prayer for Mrs Bennett : " O God , whose ways are hidden and thy works most wonderful , who makest nothing in vain , and lovest all that thou hast made , Comfort this thy servant whose heart is sore smitten and oppressed … " but the rest of the prayer was no longer in his mind , stolen no doubt by the foxes of despair that continued to raid his beliefs … in any case , it faded into a mournful reverie in which he sought an explanation for the death of Mrs Bennett 's child . |
| 26 | It was possible that his return to Moila had been sparked by the notice in the papers of Mrs Hamilton 's death . |
| 27 | But she had no leisure to enjoy the spectacle of Mrs Quatt 's sudden drop from favour . |
| 28 | And political apathy reigns : despite the significance of the election , fewer than a quarter of Mrs Molina 's constituents bothered to vote in the run-off . |
| 29 | The value of Mrs Alliss 's award has n't yet been decided , but lawyers expect it to be ’ substantial ’ . |
| 30 | ( Robyn , her white nightdress billowing round her hips , sits on the loo and pees , mentally rehearsing the plot of Mrs Gaskell 's Mary Barton ( 1848 ) . |