Example sentences of "mr [noun] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had waylaid Mr Dwerringhouse and hit him on the head to stun him , but in falling to the ground , the older man had hit his head on a large stone and sustained a fatal blow . |
| 2 | I excused myself from Mr Cardinal and moved towards the doors . |
| 3 | The butcher — a distinguished-looking man who could have served as a model for Mr Micawber and had , also , his turn of phrase . |
| 4 | Mr Delors is said to have phoned Mr MacSharry and threatened to have any deal involving concessions voted down in Brussels . |
| 5 | The army decided enough was enough : the generals arrested Mr Traoré and said they would move towards elections . |
| 6 | Then she sat beside Mr Tavernier and listened . |
| 7 | He headbutted Mr K and broke his nose . |
| 8 | Mr Sisulu , now 77 , was six years older than Mr Mandela and became something of a mentor to him on his arrival in Johannesburg in 1941 . |
| 9 | Mrs Ellen Newton , of Beacon Hill , Hindhead , Surrey , who died in January , admired Mr Paisley and had followed his progress through television and newspaper reports . |
| 10 | In the end the plan was repudiated by Mr Gorbachev and rejected by the Soviet parliament . |
| 11 | The Committee censured Mr Soper and imposed a fine of £250 . |
| 12 | Mr Kendall , you came through the hole , found Mr Goodhaven and brought him to the surface . |
| 13 | Mr Brendan Finucane , who prosecuted in the Aberdour trial , told the hearing that Gray posed as a Mr Edouards and contacted the foundation , based at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Bloomsbury , London , where Aberdour was deputy director . |
| 14 | That particular luxury did not appear until M. Georges Nagelmackers had copied Mr Pullman and introduced them in 1883 , and even then they were for the rich who could afford to travel on the ‘ Orient Express ’ . |
| 15 | Students poked fun at Mr Hall and told a stream of dirty jokes . |
| 16 | Mr Brandreth met with Mr Hanley and told him in no uncertain terms that the people of Chester were far from happy with the decision to go to Glasgow . |
| 17 | During the 14 hours prior to surgery the house officer explained the operation again to Mr Reynolds and ensured that he understood what was to happen before he signed the consent form . |
| 18 | It was next day , Wednesday , that Bill Muggeridge went to Mr Crumwallis and said he would be unable to take the Burleigh team to the All-Swessex Schools Swimming Championships on Thursday . |
| 19 | Messrs Hoult and Cowan also went through the report with Mr Barnes but concentrated on the financial crisis , rather than mentioning fraud and malpractice , a decision which Bingham finds ‘ surprising and unfortunate ’ . |
| 20 | The Foreign Office and Downing Street backed Mr Patten and said they were ‘ disappointed ’ that talks had not emerged , while stressing that the governor 's move did not close any options for the future . |
| 21 | The US continued to recognise Mr Delvalle and imposed economic sanctions on Panama . |
| 22 | Trinidadians , disgusted by their violence ( they captured Mr Robinson and shot him in the leg ) , nevertheless reckoned that poor people had a lot to grumble about , as the government slashed away at public spending to rectify past extravagance . |
| 23 | ‘ All he could do was watch helplessly as the defendant , shouting incoherently , went towards Mr Robinson and began to attack him . ’ |
| 24 | ' Everyone 's eyes shifted to Mr Wilson and wondered … ! |
| 25 | If he called at her house in the morning on the pretext of enquiring after Mr Bradshaw and asked her straight out , in front of her mother , to walk with him to the theatre , she 'd have to accept . |
| 26 | Neither named Mr Kelbie but concerned a man of similar name who was listed as an possible health risk , the likely carrier of HIV and hepatitis B. |
| 27 | Labour demanded an immediate Commons statement from Mr Lilley and said it was outrageous that the long-term sick were being asked to pay for the Government 's economic mess . |
| 28 | Mr Sells said he had corresponded with Mr Bewick and asked why he had not joined the BTS and become involved in debates on transplants . |
| 29 | If Mr Spicer 's dismissal for drunkenness last Christmas was a charade ; if he is still in fact in your employment though not as a chauffeur ; if your American mistress telephoned Mr Fairfax-Vane and lured him here ; if I should happen to fall victim to a break-in apparently arranged by Mr Fairfax-Vane in order to lay his hands on my Tunbridge Ware but actually carried out by Mr Spicer in order to bring about my death ; if my demise should leave you in possession of your father 's letters and free to publish them … |
| 30 | There was nothing with which she could find fault , and eventually she turned to Mr Miller and said , ‘ You 've got a wonderful collection here and I 'm full of admiration at the way in which you look after them . ’ |