Sentence examples for become a sir from inspiring English sources

Bono, 46, whose real name is Paul Hewson, will not become a 'Sir' as this title is denied to citizens outside the UK or Commonwealth.

You shouldn't become a sir or a lord just because of who you married – it implies you earned the title yourself.

Though the Queen's long serving official gynaecologist, who came out of retirement just so he could deliver Kate Middleton and Prince William's bundle of joy, Prince George, will officially become a 'Sir'.

If he ever becomes a Sir, he'd almost be Sir Barron Murray.

As Roger did before he became a Sir, I await history's tap on the shoulder.

"Become a tramp, sir," I said, and for the next 12 years I wandered around Europe, North Africa and Asia, coming back now and again to earn some money as a garden labourer in London parks.

"Of course," Scottee smiles, "I'm going to become a pain in Sir David's arse".

He was encouraged to become a painter by Sir Joshua Reynolds, and he left England in 1770 to study in Italy, where he stayed until 1778.

Was it surprising that Soros, having experienced both fascism and Communism, should become a disciple of Sir Karl Popper's "Open Society" philosophy of antitotalitarianism when he sat at Popper's feet at the London School of Economics in the early 1950's?

Sir Mike has become a trustee of the Baker Dearing Foundation, which is pioneering the initiative.

He became a protege of Sir Adrian Boult, who helped him secure his first professional role with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.