Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] mr " in BNC.
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| 1 | But everyone knew Mr Major was a pleasant person ; it is a quality which his opponents have used to patronise him . |
| 2 | ‘ It pains me to say it , Mr Carlton , but I think Mr Stein is going to have to return to England and make a long-stay application through the ‘ propriate channels . ’ |
| 3 | The guys at Mill Hill who had worked on the Jura alien had been very cagey about this , apparently , but I think Mr Marr said there was a lot of stuff about mind control . |
| 4 | I 'm going to bring Mr in in a minute , but I think Mr . |
| 5 | Oh by the way Miss Hall do you know anything , said P C Garfield , well said Jane I was n't going to tell , but I think Mr Sandy and their assistant knows something about it , because about twelve thirty this morning I was going to report about the cobwebs and dampness on the walls and I heard Mr Sandy and his assistant talking in the back room . |
| 6 | But you know Mr I I do n't believe in these average earnings , average business , Oh yes there is correctness the accountants will vouch for it you see ? |
| 7 | But we reckon Mr Sugar must have read your mind already — has n't he already produced one of the machines on your wish list ? |
| 8 | But they thought Mr Brown had chosen unwisely . |
| 9 | The generals are now prepared to accept another civilian ; but they want Mr Ozal to pick the right man . |
| 10 | Mr Gould did not intend to indulge in recriminations over Thursday 's defeat but he felt Mr Smith 's tax policy and its impact on middle income earners in the South ‘ perhaps showed less than total sensitivity to their interests . |
| 11 | But he told Mr Brown : ‘ You are saying that in some way income-related benefits have to be adjusted for particular price rises that occur . |
| 12 | But he shot Mr Morris in the leg in front of his five-year-old granddaughter , Amy , then bundled Amy and Mr Lowe 's wife Jeanette , 26 , into a bedroom . |
| 13 | But he added Mr Murphy had always denied any knowledge of an attack on Riley . |
| 14 | She picked the papers up hurriedly and put them back before anyone should see , but it seemed Mr Bradford , who was a powerful man at the Doctors ' Commons , had complained that they were out of order . |
| 15 | Police gave no details but it appeared Mr Anderson fell dying with gunshot wounds , and the Ford Capri car sped off with the gunman and Ms Fisher inside . |
| 16 | But what does Mr Li 's brand of socialism portend for the 1.1 billion people who endure life in the world 's most populous nation ? |