Example sentences of "but then mr [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But then Mr Clancy and Mr Venables , who had been standing by to offer encouragement , had fallen into an argument concerning position .
2 In my very early childhood , it was in Mr Knight 's pony and cart ; but then Mr Lewarne had a motor car , and from then on he fetched us from the station .
3 Tomorrow the Transport Secretary John MacGregor reintroduces the bill to privatize British Rail to the House of Commons , it had a rough journey through the House of Lords and until late last week it looked set for a stormy passage through the Commons too , but then Mr MacGregor introduced a series of amendments that everyone assumes will satisfy the rebellious Tory MP s , but as Michael Gold reports , there are still obstacles for Mr MacGregor to surmount .
4 The sergeant continued : ‘ But then Mr Hamilton found the valuable guns missing from Taigh na Tuir , and he reported that , with the story of your attempt to get into the house last Wednesday night .
5 But then Mr Jones has access to the reporter and to the apparatus of public statement in a way that the kids manifestly do not .
6 It was really difficult to keep a straight face , but then Mr Taylor ‘ introduced ’ us and I just forgot about my shyness and launched into my speech .
7 He seems to me to be swimming in dangerous waters here , but then Mr Evans-Pritchard probably knows that Rigoberta Menchu has better things to do with her prize money than spend it on litigation .
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