Example sentences of "[be] mr [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unknown to Merseyside Police , the Samaritans received a telephone call about midday from a man believed to be Mr Ashworth saying he had abandoned his son at a citizen 's advice bureau in Brandon Street , Hamilton , near Glasgow . |
| 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 | Not as if it were Mr James giving a treat . |
| 4 | But here is Mr Byrne denouncing conspiratorial ways , calling for open government , denouncing trade-union paymasters and in every way giving help and succour to the tabloid Conservative press . |
| 5 | ‘ Is Mr Devereux expecting you ? ’ |
| 6 | Nor is Mr Marshall expecting a Hollywood-style transformation of the club 's fortunes on the field . |
| 7 | At what point after this panel finishes sitting then will the issue be discussed in a public forum of this type , or is Mr Wincup saying the County Council can of itself determine that issue without further public examination . |
| 8 | Is Mr Gilligrew saying that the Government is responsible for every leaf that falls , every poisonous berry that turns purple or crimson ? |
| 9 | Is Mr Walker saying , Chairman , that the District Council planning officers are asking for this higher roof , but |
| 10 | ‘ Is Mr Clarke suggesting that 220,000 jobs do nothing to help the economy ? |
| 11 | Was Mr Lacey making a take-over bid for Doris Stokes 's empire ? |
| 12 | Mr George Gardiner ( C. Reigate ) asked how was Mr Hurd going to explain to ethnic minorities already in this country the strict entry controls on their relatives ‘ while at the same time amending the law so as to create a preferential class of treatment for the Hong Kong Chinese ’ ? |