Example sentences of "[was/were] mr [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among friends who had come to wish her further success were Mr Bernard Leser the head of Condé Nast in America , who had just flown in ; Earl and Countess Alexander of Tunis , the Hon. |
| 2 | I tried to stop him , but it were Mr Benedict coming down through the kitchens in such a bang and shouting for his groom that started it . ’ |
| 3 | The four were Mr Cook , Ken Livingstone , John Evans and Clare Short . |
| 4 | Among the ‘ do n't knows ’ were Mr Paul Dean and Mr Andrew Bingham , who will be eligible to vote for the first time . |
| 5 | Among the other guests lunching were Mr Paul Marmin the managing director of Boucheron , and Mrs Marmin ; Mr and Mrs Hamish Renton , he is a director of Boucheron ; Mr and Mrs Eric Arnott , he is one of the world 's greatest eye surgeons , and had flown over to America that Thursday on a professional trip and flown home on Saturday . |
| 6 | Among them were Mr Reed , Nicholas Wells , who had put the issue together at County , and Martin Gibbs , head of corporate finance at Phillips & Drew , County 's stockbroker at the time , although he has since retired . |
| 7 | They were Mr Gilbert , sound recordist Peter Edwards and cameraman Philip Bonham-Carter , both of whom are independent film-makers and have worked on the broadcast before . |
| 8 | Others enjoying this fabulous luncheon were Mr Simon Courtauld , the very attractive Mrs David Levin , and Mr Martin Hale formerly with Claridge 's , now the youthful Director of Lowell 's Hotel , New York , which has recently been made another new member . |
| 9 | The Magistrate was smiling , and so were Mr Rose and Mr Ford , and so were the Schleissner brothers . |
| 10 | Others I met were Mr Richard Martin , the Hon. |
| 11 | The other victims were Mr Wilmot 's wife Sylvia and her sister Marjorie Poynton . |
| 12 | Is it not likely that , were Mr Miller 's suggestions enacted , a man who has committed any of those crimes would have an incentive to kill the victim and any witnesses within reach ? |
| 13 | Primroses were Mr Disraeli 's favourite flower , you know . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Supposing for instance someone came and said they were Mr Unwin , you would check that his name was on the list and let him in ? ’ |
| 15 | Among those present were Mr John Raisman the Chairman of the Board of Trustees , Griselda 's husband Mr William Kerr , and their enchanting children three-year-old Robin who shook hands with everyone , and Cordelia who preferred to stay with her father . |
| 16 | Other ministerial losers were Mr David Trippier , 45 , the Environment Minister squeezed out by just 120 votes in Rossendale and Darwen ; Mr Michael Fallon , 39 , junior Education Minister in Darlington ; Mr Nicholas Bennett , 42 , junior Welsh Office Minister , in Pembroke ; and Mr Christopher Chope , 44 , the Roads Minister , in Southampton Itchen . |
| 17 | But even were Mr Li to harbour such intentions , he would run the risk of seeing Mr Zhu come out shining . |
| 18 | ‘ But you were Mr Russell 's only child , my dear , and you must not doubt that he loved you , even if he did n't always make it perfectly apparent . ’ |
| 19 | Mr Hamilton Robb presided and present were Mr James Johnston , Mr James Johnston , Mr James Woodhouse , Mr Thomas Russell , Mr Alexander Reynolds , Mr Alfred Lowe , Miss Johnston , Miss Matthews and Miss C Matthews . |
| 20 | Not as if it were Mr James giving a treat . |
| 21 | But it was Mr Sargent Emmie liked best . |
| 22 | There was Mr Phipps , Mr Jones , Mr Smith , the lamplighter and another of Dad 's drinking pals , all having a drink and talking quietly . |
| 23 | Some , however , refused to be impressed : in 1858 , when his fame was just beginning , a lady known to history only as Miss Marsh , and someone who occupied herself in converting Irish navvies , was told that the man in the railway carriage she was about to enter was Mr Spurgeon . |
| 24 | A young entrant was Mr Eldred , aged 15 , of King 's Lynn . |
| 25 | The winner of the individual prize for the best shot was Mr Imran Khan , with the Hon. |
| 26 | The most humiliating thing for Mr Major was not the fact that it was Mr Lamont who made the blistering attack . |
| 27 | So was Mr Lamont in last year 's , pre-election , Budget : ‘ I have no need , no proposals and no plans either to raise or to extend the scope of VAT . ’ |
| 28 | The first Sunday School Superintendent was Mr Alfred Lowe and he remained Superintendent for just over nine years . |
| 29 | His name was Mr Fang and he was a disagreeable , bad-tempered man . |
| 30 | However , it was Mr Deerey who resigned after his calls failed to gain the support of the local YC executive , which included Chalmers 's brother and brother-in-law . |