Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] was [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Gillis was nick-named the Butcher because in summer he wore a white trilby hat which he hung on the back of the door of his tiny glass-walled office in the corridor just outside the gymnasium . |
| 2 | SUN-SEEKING Mr Lamont was given the cold shoulder yesterday when he was told he was NOT needed for a crisis meeting back in Britain . |
| 3 | ON taking his case to an Industrial Tribunal , Mr Holdsworth was awarded the maximum compensation of £14,000 and had the satisfaction of hearing the Council 's case called ‘ laughable ’ . |
| 4 | Since the trade union votes count for 40 per cent of the local electoral college , Mr Davies was declared the nominee . |
| 5 | Mr Yarr was awarded the OBE for his services to agriculture . |