Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] have be [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Trelawney had been to sea before and knew enough to be useful , and one of the men , Israel Hands , was a careful and experienced seaman who was able to help with almost anything . |
2 | A customs officer involved in the case said Mr Bradburn had been under surveillance for weeks when he was arrested . |
3 | Mr Stevenson had been on holiday in Wales , and he had been exploring our beautiful mountains and valleys . |
4 | Lately Mr Kaifu has been under pressure to hand out minor cabinet posts to some young stars within the party who had been tainted by the Recruit affair . |
5 | Mr Clancy has been in touch with the Metropolitan Police to say he has Bobby . |
6 | Mr Major had been under pressure to call the meeting from German Chancellor Helmut Kohl , the French and also from the Italians . |
7 | As Mr Myer had been on duty under somewhat arduous conditions for several months he decided that his nerves were playing tricks on him and that he was having hallucinations . |
8 | A close friend of the tragic couple said last night that Mr Elton had been under stress since being ousted as a director of oil giant Ultramar . |
9 | A senior staff member said that Mr Morgan had been under pressure because of the uncertainty facing the school 's future : ‘ Ronald Morgan was very popular with staff and pupils but he was under pressure because of what will happen here . |