Example sentences of "[be] [prep] sir [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose , ’ he remarked drily , ‘ you have already been through Sir Ralph 's papers ? ’ |
| 2 | And I was very worried that neither of us would be with Sir Henry when he walked across the moor that night . |
| 3 | Around 1540 mining was most active in the far west of Cornwall , in particular between St Just in Penwith and Newlyn , and ‘ from ther to Looe Pool ’ and Helston , and there were ‘ no greater tynne workes in Cornwall then be on Sir William Godalchan 's ground ’ in and near Breage . |
| 4 | The earliest lease of the mines , subsequent to the Civil War , which has been located by the writer , is dated 18 October 1678 , being between Sir Daniel and his son William ; Thomas Shiphard of Natland ( near Kendal ) described as a gentleman ; and Lancelott Fforth of Kirkbie-Kendall . |
| 5 | All eyes were on Sir Thomas . |
| 6 | ‘ It is about Sir Charles that I have come to see you , ’ I said . |
| 7 | That is for Sir Rogers and people like that . |
| 8 | It 's like Sir Arnold 's chess . |
| 9 | ‘ Mr Parkinson is with Sir Ewen in the big house , but he 'll be along in a few minutes , ’ Bob informed them after Maggie explained why she was there . |
| 10 | Buckingham 's blood is on Sir John 's hands , and Mandeville and Southgate frighten me . |
| 11 | The best account of his facial appearance , some time between 1830 and 1834 , is by Sir Henry Taylor : |
| 12 | The statue of Sir Walter Scott is by Sir John Steel . |
| 13 | The only spontaneous applause during the day was for Sir Christopher Booth , who said : ‘ The colleges ought to realise that accreditation is for NHS consultants working alone and that a quite different form of accreditation is needed for research academics working in teams . ’ |
| 14 | He made it clear that it was for Sir Rufus to determine , and for you to comply . |
| 15 | Although she probably forgot me before I even reached the corridor , that smile was worth Sir Henry Morgan 's fortune . |
| 16 | But the one I like best of all was about Sir Francis Chichester , who circumcised the globe |
| 17 | The penultimate interview was with Sir Marcus Fox , a doughty Yorkshire man , known to his enemies in the Party as ‘ the last of the summer wine ’ . |
| 18 | In 1370 he was with Sir John Chandos [ q.v. ] when he fell at Lussac and subsequently with Sir Robert Knollys [ q.v. ] in Picardy . |
| 19 | Probably the first time that tsunami were blamed for a particular deposit was in Sir Edward Bailey 's brilliant exposition of the origin of the Upper Jurassic boulder beds in eastern Scotland , discussed in the last chapter . |
| 20 | It was from Sir Henry and said : ‘ Have just heard that Barrymore is at the Hall . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Devoted to her ladyship , as he was to Sir John , you know . ’ |