Example sentences of "[adj] mrs [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That task fell to the strictly British Mrs Isabel Travers , who never needed any encouragement to explain how FAMILY was born . |
| 2 | This Mrs Melburn , the parson 's wife … she seems a motherly figure , in a way , but that bit ’ — she pointed to the page of a letter that was on the table — ‘ that bit tells you why they came this way . ’ |
| 3 | Under this Mrs Thatcher and Dr FitzGerald agreed that Northern Ireland would remain a part of the United Kingdom according to the wishes of its majority , but that ministers from Britain and the Republic would meet regularly to review political and security aspects . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , Sir , ’ he began , ‘ I 've read about this Mrs Simpson . |
| 5 | When shown a copy of this Mrs Rose is said to have identified the photograph as being one of her , Crabb and her sister-in-law , of which only three copies existed . |
| 6 | Some time after this Mrs Meehan wrote to me that her husband was innocent , and asked for assistance in having his case reviewed . |
| 7 | ‘ See , ducks , this Mrs Hollidaye what we 're going to see , her clothes are that shabby , but she 's like a real lady . |
| 8 | ‘ And this Mrs Fanshawe does n't know ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , like I told the foreign gentleman , there was dancing in the sitting room , and this Mrs Heatherington-Scott she was dancing with Mr Merrivale . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ — well anyway , I remembered the last time she was here this Mrs Heatherington-Scott made a set at Sir Harry Destry , like Thomas said , and — well , we all know what happened that time , do n't we ? |
| 11 | Somebody was trying to freak me out , and , from what I could gather , it might well have something to do with the Quigleys , with Veronica and this Mrs Danby . |
| 12 | ‘ Was there nothing but this Mrs Browne 's word to identify the dead girl ? ’ he asked rather grimly . |
| 13 | Sadly , I do not foresee a blissful future for you with this Mrs Spratt-to-be , any more than I see a joyous life ahead for her with you . |
| 14 | ‘ No , Mother , in no way am I going to this Mrs Boston 's . ’ |
| 15 | Mrs Thatcher never let herself be interviewed by another Mrs Gould . |
| 16 | He walked back along the path , rebuking himself for entertaining Mrs Diamond 's lurid notions . |
| 17 | The Hon. Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke was a bossy lady , as you would expect . |
| 18 | The Hon. Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke , ‘ You can call me Mollie ’ , had been a widow since 1979 when her husband was lost in a blizzard . |
| 19 | Mr and Mrs Dombey scandalize the Hon. Mrs Skewton by finding it ‘ dull ’ when they honeymoon there , DS 35 . |
| 20 | The charming Mrs Fitzsimmons was at the ringside screaming : ‘ 'It 'im in the slats , Bob ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Ah , the charming Mrs Talbot . |
| 22 | Another jacket , knitted by a different Mrs C was in pure wool , purchased on the club 's outing to the Coleharbour Mill in Devon last year . |
| 23 | To the world , of course , I was busy , self-assured Mrs Sutherland ; the world did not see my breakwaters sinking lower every day . |
| 24 | But Jess was not to hear the rumours or have a chance to ask what a syndicate was , because Sally and Salt came back , and seconds later a rather rosy Mrs Stocks reappeared clutching two bottles of brandy . |
| 25 | Mr Hnatiuk had taken one look at the approaching Mrs Frizzell and had dived for cover into a knot of other businessmen . |
| 26 | But 24 hours earlier , a flock of shrieking paparazzi had tailed them all over London ; because 40-year-old Mrs Koons , nee Ilona Staller , is the former Italian parliamentarian and porn star Cicciolina ( variously translated as ‘ the dumpling ’ , ‘ the plump one ’ and ‘ little pinchable one ’ ) , while her husband is the most talked-about artist since Andy Warhol . |
| 27 | 6–9 Mrs Holliday , Bowmore , applied for the baptism of her daughter in the absence of her husband who was on a voyage to Africa and not expected to return for a year , and as they were " satisfied with Mrs Holliday 's knowledge as to the ordinance and the obligation " they agreed . |
| 28 | I am afraid Mrs Frobisher is going to have to leave us now . |
| 29 | ‘ But I 'm afraid Mrs Birkin is going to have to raid the freezer if we 're to have enough for three tonight . ’ |
| 30 | Juliet nodded , remembering how afraid Mrs Hazell had been . |