Example sentences of "[adj] man [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | somewhat morbidly correct ideas as to competition rendered the idea of the third premium man coming in first had much to do with it . |
| 2 | There would be no tall good-looking man waiting for them at the Secret Cove and , once there , she found the Place was , indeed , deserted . |
| 3 | A very light man tipping the skips into the bins could see what he was doing . |
| 4 | Electronic man attending to the high singing voices from another star that compliment him , soothe him , accept his duty . |
| 5 | He was a small , tubby man wearing a bulky suit with a belted jacket . |
| 6 | ‘ If he counts until tomorrow night your boy wo n't get up , Ray , ’ said the tubby man sitting on Plummer 's left . |
| 7 | The second man handed over his saddle-bags to the highwayman and both men were immediately waved on their way , the robbed man supporting his companion . |
| 8 | There was usually some man waiting on the other side of the hole , like some sea creature waiting to grab its prey , and after I had settled on the seat , there would be a significant pause . |
| 9 | Li Shai Tung stared at the urbane , highly-sophisticated man standing at his side and laughed briefly , bemused that Shepherd could see himself in that brutal portrait . |
| 10 | One of the New Forum posters shows a well-drawn man addressing a largely faceless crowd , one of whom is holding up a placard that reads ‘ Keep it short ’ . |
| 11 | Good grief , what century was this man living in ? |
| 12 | If he hangs on they will say , ‘ Here is this man clinging to office , he wo n't take his defeat , he is trying to prevent the Labour Party from enjoying their victory . ’ |
| 13 | If he were to hang on , he told Stamfordham , the nation would say : ‘ Here is this man clinging to office , he wo n't take his defeat , he is trying to prevent the Labour Party from enjoying their victory . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Is this man pestering you , dear ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Is this man bothering you , captain ? ’ |
| 16 | A man who reacted violently when he saw his wife in a car with a bus driver , after his wife had refused him sex for six years , was told by the Recorder of London , Sir James Miskin QC : ‘ You saw this man kissing your wife and understandably felt the misery of the situation . |
| 17 | ‘ We ca n't think of anything more stupid than this man publishing detailed maps in this book . |
| 18 | I once specially asked for him to be there and then demanded to know at the rehearsal who was this man sitting with the flutes . |
| 19 | And this man sitting beside me was not a policeman . |
| 20 | Was this man running for president of the top body in world motor sport ? |
| 21 | His relief at not having been made a fool of was matched by his curiosity to find out who the devil he was , this man Iying chest down on the wet flagstones , face turned to one side as though asleep . |
| 22 | I stay there a bit watching a telly programme with this man doing stuff . |
| 23 | Are you satisfied that everything could have been done to prevent this man doing this sort of thing . |
| 24 | Why was this man lying to her ? |
| 25 | Maybe it was the abrupt pain of thinking about Tara , or the sudden recollection that this man blending so effortlessly into the family gathering was not to be trusted , but Virginia found herself cutting into the convivial mood and causing a sudden , rather surprised silence . |
| 26 | The new arrivals trod their way over the pebbles behind this man carrying their crates and smiling as they approached the waves . |
| 27 | She hardly knew which was worst , Jem with his blatant nastiness , or this man defending it — implicitly , anyway . |
| 28 | Why — he would ask himself — is this man saying ‘ good morning ’ to me ? |
| 29 | Was this man leading a resistance movement against the Dark Power ? |
| 30 | Now as promised it 's time to zig zag to the onion bag … what is this man talking about … it 's football speak from Cambridge manager John Beck whose team play Swindon tomorrow … it 's the order he gives to his strikers before a game … zig zag … well that means running … weaving with the ball … the onion bag is the goal net of course … so here we go with this week 's football roundup |