Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] [be] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Last night hospital staff said Mr Godding was in a stable condition and Mrs Grieveson was ‘ very poorly ’ .
2 She said that Mr Coleby was in a meeting and offered to take his name and a message .
3 But Mr Taylor was in an optimistic mood yesterday after a two-hour meeting with Rick Parry , his Premier League counterpart .
4 But Mr Taylor was in an optimistic mood after a two-hour meeting with Rick Parry , his Premier League counterpart , yesterday .
5 What was sold in 1986 included many pieces of a decorative nature while the approximate ninety-nine lots consigned by Mr Ortiz-Patiño are of a more consistent quality .
6 Mr Watney was on a yachting holiday abroad yesterday .
7 Lurking four rows back in the Conservative backbenches , Mr Lamont was in a perfect position to stab the Premier in the back , and then twist the knife .
8 Joanna 's got a tumour and another terminal disease and is threatened with repossession and Mr McGinity is in an iron lung and ca n't pay his electricity bill .
9 Mr Petrakov is in an understandable hurry , but his idea for a short-cut to a convertible currency could bring a wild ride .
10 That is the opinion of 48 Labour MPs who say in a Commons motion that Mr Loyden was in a ‘ unique position ’ to play more of a role in the event .
11 Mr Cubbage was like a cat on hot bricks , he was most distraught at Coleen 's decision to go to England , and he bombarded her with letters and flowers ; he could not wait for her return and for her to say the one word that would make her his wife .
12 By then , of course , Mr Andrew was of an age to take over . ’
13 For the moment , Mr Sharif is on a high , more popular after his resurrection than ever before .
14 Mr Evans was at a Council meeting and Auntie Lou was at the Chapel , cleaning up for Sunday .
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