Example sentences of "[noun] to mr " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fans became restless and the soccer grapevine was alive with names of likely successors to Mr Stringer . |
| 2 | ‘ But he was rocked by the publicity surrounding his unfortunate involvement with the recent BCCI bank crash and now he hits the headlines because of his kindness to Mr Mellor . ’ |
| 3 | His defeat gives a further boost to Mr Kinnock 's already overriding executive majority . |
| 4 | Getting negotiations on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — the Gatt talks — back on the road is a timely boost to Mr Major 's flagging reputation . |
| 5 | A rebound in factory output today gave a last-minute boost to Mr Clarke before tonight 's speech . |
| 6 | Mr BGJ Canty , to be Governor of Anguilla , in succession to Mr GO Whittaker . |
| 7 | I am greatly honoured to have been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland in succession to Mr Michael Strachan , who retired in November 1990 after 16 years ' service . |
| 8 | ‘ My father , Mr F. Lavender , was appointed Town Clerk of Bishop 's Castle in 1922 , in succession to Mr Ernest Griffiths and at the same time purchased the latter 's solicitors ’ practice and the old office building . |
| 9 | A past chairman and managing director of the well-known Merseyside bakery firm , Mr Scott was elected to the Everton board in 1968 , and became chairman eight years later , in succession to Mr Alan Waterworth . |
| 10 | Later that day Mr Grover of the SMG hand-delivered a letter from the K brothers to Mr Uppal , copied to the council and police . |
| 11 | At the Times-Herald he was second in command to Mr Thomas Miller , the owner and proprietor of the newspaper . |
| 12 | I introduced Marie to Mr Frost , and sometimes if she wants to go out and get some fresh air , we go to the gardens . |
| 13 | Mohammed Abdel-Halim Abu-Ghazala , a former defence minister and imperious political rival to Mr Mubarak , was eased out of his job as presidential adviser when his role in a sex-and-bribery scandal was conveniently leaked to the press . |
| 14 | Alan Jenkins , prosecuting , alleged that Stroud , a horse breeder , was in debt and under pressure to pay £20,000 to Mr Stokle as part of a property deal on the bungalow they had bought together . |
| 15 | Yesterday Mr David Trippier , the Environment Minister , announced in a Commons written reply to Mr Neil Hamilton ( C. Tatton ) that Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , had ‘ considered the question of the Three Graces very carefully following a request from the Office of Arts and Libraries for a view as to whether the statue was included in the listing of Woburn Abbey ’ . |
| 16 | In a reply to Mr Keith Vaz ( Lab . |
| 17 | In reply to Mr Pikes letter ( EE April ‘ 92 ) I have some information which may be of some use . |
| 18 | Mr Major praised his work yesterday and , in a reply to Mr Garel-Jones , said : ‘ It is characteristic of you to wish to see through the legislation you have been working on , and it is what your colleagues would have expected of you . |
| 19 | You have the right of reply to Mr 's counter motion . |
| 20 | I would like the members of this authority to have a look at the reply I make no apology for the length of the reply to Mr 's very important question . |
| 21 | The school 's headmaster has made a complaint about the use of the photograph to Mr Bates ' campaign office . |
| 22 | Anger is now tempered by anxiety about the outcome of a war , but serious opposition to Mr Mubarak 's policy has not , so far , emerged . |
| 23 | The Americans hope that the installation of Mr Mesic would bolster Croats and Slovenes who hang back from independence now ; that Mr Markovic and his economic reform would win a reprieve ; and that time might be gained for Serbian opposition to Mr Milosevic to grow . |
| 24 | Opposition to Mr Smith 's candidacy would mean seven months of squabbling and , even if no other candidate emerges , the party would be without clear direction until autumn . |
| 25 | As he waited for a colleague delivering mail to Mr Reenan 's £300,000 Oxfordshire home , Ron said : ‘ One minute he 's talking about going to Diana , the next he 's gone to a newspaper . |
| 26 | His administration has been scolded by the Interior Department for its involvement in a complicated deal involving an aluminium plant and a company with ties to Mr Marc Rich , a businessman whose taxes and trading have sometimes aroused the interest of American authorities . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , he sold the lordship of the manor to Mr Brian Hibbert , a commoner , who lives at Newtown Grange , for £12,000 . |
| 28 | However , this presents a difficulty : what if Lord Sloane , the owner of Ramsden Manor , agrees with Lord Wellworthy , the owner of the Stately Mansion Hotel ( a nearby country retreat for ‘ yuppies ’ ) , not to use Ramsden Manor as a hotel , and Lord Sloane thereafter sells Ramsden Manor to Mr Sly , an entrepreneur who wishes to use the premises as a country club ? |
| 29 | ‘ You never expected the news of your engagement to Mr Massingham to stay a secret for long , did you ? ’ |
| 30 | He promptly consigned his five per cent of the vote to Mr Mitterrand in the second round , a gift whch the Socialist candidate happily accepted . |