Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] [vb -s] be " in BNC.

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1 Mr MacDonald has been taken to Banbury for questioning and scenes of crime officers have been searching his house this afternoon .
2 Even if Sir Richard 's Bill fails , Mr Gummer has been forced to bring in regulations himself .
3 In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC .
4 Mr Giuliani has been unable to focus voters ' attention on the fact that Mr Dinkins once went several years without paying his taxes , or that he is a product of a corrupt Democratic machine .
5 Mr Beregovoy has been quoted as saying that he is not ashamed to be called a social democrat .
6 And Mr Wilikins has been very helpful .
7 Two years later they successfully appealed against the ruling in the High Court … and now Mr Gilberthorpe 's been told he 's too late bring the case to court again .
8 Mr Ritchie has been told by legal counsel that this new evidence in their opinion provides substantial grounds for Mr Lang to order a retrial or a full reinvestigation of the case , but assessment of the appeal documents is at an early stage .
9 The Ministry of Defence has denied negligence , although Mr Ferrante has been told that RAF rules governing training at Brize Norton have been changed .
10 Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme .
11 Mr Haskins has been one of the most outspoken critics of the MMB plan to turn its other functions over to the new Milk Marque co-op .
12 What Mr Rowland wants is the early publication of this report .
13 What Mr Rowland wants is the early publication of this report .
14 Mr Ferguson has been a fan of Schmeichel for four years , but it was not until last summer that he could persuade Denmark 's top club , Brondby , to accept an offer .
15 Mr Shamir has been hard at work consolidating his right-wing support and trying to win over independent conservatives ; he has reiterated his determination to keep the P L O out of any peace talks and has steadfastly refused to consider any deal which would involve giving up territory for peace .
16 Mr Taylor has been asked to be a candidate in other constituencies .
17 Mr Crosby has been at the centre of that romance , reviving the club 's fortunes almost immediately after taking over from Denis Smith at Christmas and then inspiring the sort of Cup run last enjoyed by the passionate Roker supporters in the days of Bob Stokoe .
18 Mr Scott has been chairman of Stockton Council 's planning committee almost constantly since 1974 , says a dire slump in the local economy is enough in itself to sound a death knell for the Tories .
19 Mr Houphouet-Boigny has been a political giant , a supreme operator .
20 Mr Devaux has been head of chambers at the firm which is soon to drop its name based on the names of partners in favour of the title East Anglian Chambers .
21 Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February .
22 Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February .
23 Responsibility for Paris 's traffic problem falls upon the Interior Ministry and the Police department , not on the mayor — which Mr Chirac complains is ‘ anachronistic ’ .
24 Mr Baughan has been confined to a wheelchair for 16 years .
25 same sort of feel that Mr Allenby 's been dealing with ?
26 Once accorded head-of-state treatment throughout the Arab world , Mr Arafat has been in sharply reduced circumstances since his ill-judged support for Saddam Hussein during the Gulf crisis .
27 With hindsight , one can see how Mr Gorbachev has been preparing the ground for this week 's changes .
28 Mr Wright has been responsibly critical , having served his apprenticeship under John Woodcock , his predecessor , who in his six years ( 1980–86 ) brought to the editorship an authority it had not enjoyed since the great Sidney Pardon .
29 Mr Gollnisch has been invited to speak at a Conservative fringe meeting in Blackpool , organised by Western Goals UK , a movement run by the former Tory MP , Sir Patrick Wall .
30 A former adviser to Roy Hattersley , Mr Hill has been running Labour 's highly effective press and broadcasting machine .
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