Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] to mr " in BNC.

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1 And so the poor man had been obliged to die in as Christian a manner as possible in the arms of the atheistical Magistrate who had , of course , listened without the least sympathy to Mr Bradley 's last pious ejaculations , impatiently muttering : " Yes , yes , to be sure , do n't worry about it , " as poor Mr Bradley , looking up into that last , glaring , free-thinking , diabolical , ginger sunset of the Magistrate 's whiskers , commended his soul to God .
2 Maybe he thought Steven was going to offer some violence to Mr Smith ; well , let them fear !
3 Conveyancing legal executive Mr Ronnie Howe can add another decade to Mr Vickers 's service , and Mr Fred Burton , now in his 70s , still works there part-time .
4 In this supplement to Mr Bramwell 's useful book on the taxation of companies the statement of the law is updated to 1st October 1974 and this has enabled the author to notice the relevant provisions of the Finance Act 1974 and their effect upon the subject-matter of the book .
5 I am sending a copy of this letter to Mr Malcolm Rifkind , the Minister of Transport .
6 ‘ I learned , quite by chance , that when Sir Nelson 's father willed this farm to Mr Timms , he also officially recognised Christian as his natural son .
7 Of course , I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech .
8 The council 's appeal for more money to Mr Michael Portillo , local government minister , was refused .
9 A former adviser to Mr Mugabe , Edgar Tekere , has formed a new opposition party , the Zimbabwe Unity Movement , and the government , armed with the emergency powers , has suppressed a number of strikes .
10 The settlor assigns to Mr X ( as against the trustees ) the right to receive £40,000 with the trustees paying that sum to Mr X. That sum is deemed to be paid to the settlor by virtue of an assignment by the settlor of his right to receive it .
11 Peter Dawson had , however , asked who his father was , and had then inquired if the family was any relation to Mr Heinrich Stych , who used to teach in Tollemarche Public School .
12 However , despite the fact that Lord Hartington , the Chief Steward , appeared to bolster this view by saying : ‘ We are not forfeiting any power to Mr Haines .
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