Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Baker said the main area of concern for over the next few years was ‘ serious downturn ’ in the economies of export markets in Europe and Japan . |
| 2 | Informed of this impasse , Mr Baker instructed the civil servants to go away and sort it out , which they did with admirable diplomacy . |
| 3 | Saying he would be writing again to the Prime Minister on the matter , Mr Macdonald claimed the moral case for compensation was now overwhelming . |
| 4 | Mr Kluge displaced the long-time title holder , Sam Walton , only because Mr Walton chose last year to divide a $9bn Wal-Mart stores fortune among his children . |
| 5 | Mr Sheffield said the acute coronary attack suffered by Mrs McGinley would have resulted in her falling down in the path of the car . |
| 6 | Mr Bergg said the Liberal Democrates would discourage the use of cars as much as possible . |
| 7 | Mr Freitag assessed the detached house in Milton Street as worth at least £85,000 , which would mean it would have a council tax of £451 . |
| 8 | Moments before he set himself on fire , Mr Chittenden phoned the Daily Post 's office in Chester , asking staff there to go to the United Friendly offices in Chester 's St Werburgh Street . |
| 9 | Moments before , Mr Chittenden called the Daily Post 's office in Chester asking staff to go to the United Friendly offices in Chester 's St Werburgh Street . |
| 10 | Asked about TV advertising Mr Murray outlined the planned advertising campaign and concluded by saying , ‘ Unfortunately there is a limited budget which will not stretch to TV advertising . |
| 11 | Mr Edmond has the dubious honour of being tried by the District of Columbia 's first anonymous jury . |
| 12 | Mr Hobbs said the immediate effect would be the loss of 50 jobs , the groundstaff at Stansted who work for American Airlines . |
| 13 | In mid-November last year after Alan Bond had the temerity to build a stake in Lonrho — later increased beyond 20 per cent — Mr Rowland declared the Australian group nothing more than ‘ a A$10 billion bubble of debt . ’ |
| 14 | Mr Maginnis claimed the only extra costs , which could be directly attributed to the terrorist campaign , were weekly allowances of £44.58 for officers and £39.01 for NCOs and privates . |
| 15 | Angry Caroline , 26 , told an industrial tribunal that Mr Garber seized the saucy snaps after she left them in the staff room at the Trim N Proper salon in Ickenham , Middlesex . |
| 16 | Speaking in Cape Town , Mr Makwetu said the proposed five-year transition to democracy would prolong the political life of the ruling National Party . |
| 17 | For example , for Harpton Court , Radnor , built around 1805 , Mr Colvin lists the outbuildings under Nash , whereas Mr Mansbridge gives the new south front to him despite its air of a Late Classical job of the 1840s . |
| 18 | Several indicated they would be looking to Mr Lawson to give the Tory voters a reason for enduring the pain of higher mortgages . |
| 19 | Men like Mr Straw won the enthusiastic admiration of Mrs Thatcher and her fans , including The Sun |
| 20 | Mr Samra said the brand-new motorbike was left near the crowded Dadar railway station in central Bombay . |
| 21 | Mr Lang urged the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland and the SMMB to put together a submission showing how the OFT 's findings were flawed and said he would pass it on to the OFT and the president of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine . |
| 22 | Mr Stein paid the ultimate price for his relentless involvement and love with the game . |
| 23 | Mr Shevardnadze said the Russian air force Sukhoi Su-27 plane was shot down early yesterday by Georgian troops as it flew over positions near Sukhumi , controlled by government forces . |
| 24 | In a radio broadcast earlier this week , Mr Shevardnadze echoed the public mood in most areas of the country expressing optimism that Georgia was now starting to pull itself out of political and economic crisis . |
| 25 | Mr Adams said the republican demand for a British withdrawal was not aimed at northern Protestants . |
| 26 | After spending a generation in prison , Mr Mandela rejoined the outside world to find his wife facing criminal charges , detested by his close supporters and an embarrassment to everyone negotiating South Africa 's future . |
| 27 | Speaking in a hastily-erected tent on a dusty football field , Mr Mandela said the United Nations should appoint the commander of the force . |
| 28 | Mr Branson won the eight-year franchise last April with a bid of £1.9m . |
| 29 | Mr Baker said it would be ‘ exceedingly difficult ’ for Mr Gorbachev to revitalise the Soviet economy but it was premature to predict failure . |
| 30 | Mr T told the packed public hall at St Margaret 's Hope that he had brought his family to Orkney to get away from the pressures of much of life in mainland Britain . |