Example sentences of "[adj] men 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course Boy had seen inside a lot of different men 's houses , but this was the first man 's life he had ever watched at such close quarters , the first time he had ever seen a man taking care of himself , the first time he had ever seen another man living day after day after day . |
| 2 | Though apparently quite spry , the old men 's memories are not what they once were . |
| 3 | They walk ponderously in their crimson velvet hoods and black caps , ostrich plumes nodding on their old men 's heads . |
| 4 | At the start — '68 , '69 , any shirt that was not ‘ fashion ’ was worn — old men 's collarless & collared baggy-bodied styles , t-shirts , etc . |
| 5 | The old men 's dayroom was converted into a casualty reception station , where the injured were brought before going to the wards or the operating theatre . |
| 6 | It is a notorious truth that this is an old men 's war . |
| 7 | It is based on old men 's ideas , old men 's ideals and frustrations . |
| 8 | It is based on old men 's ideas , old men 's ideals and frustrations . |
| 9 | When this old men 's ideology starts to be transmitted into literature , and from literature into popular writings , and then into the press especially the gutter press and the mass media then it begins slowly to form the people . |
| 10 | The young people who have caught the madness of war are , in fact , prisoners of this old men 's mentality which has charmed them . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , many wars in history have been old men 's wars . |
| 12 | Leaning against a recumbent Henry Moore , a group of English Sloanes , lanky people , all wearing old men 's panama hats regardless of sex , shared out the single bottle of champagne they had bought at the Duty Free and laughed loudly . |
| 13 | Edward , who had seen both of these creatures on the television screen , pictured the tiny animals , with their sad wise old men 's faces framed by silky manes , their long , long tails , their agility . |
| 14 | When the Earl of Pembroke , as President of the Council in the Marches , tried to reform that court , its Solicitor , John Amyas , commented : ‘ I perceive there shall few men 's estates here be unsearched . |
| 15 | On a scale ranging from 0 ( least satisfied ) to 10 ( most satisfied ) , unemployed men 's average rating was 4–7 — compared with a rating of 7–4 for a group of employed men in Brighton , and 7–5 for men in general in a nationwide survey by the Social Science Research Council ( SSRC ) in the mid-1970s . |
| 16 | For instance , while some men 's sexual fulfilment is doubtless restricted by the narrow fantasy of sex as power contained in much of contemporary pornography , others enjoy acting out those fantasies of domination on women 's bodies . |
| 17 | It was the first time any one of them had asked her reasons for wanting to come across and see the New Year in , and she answered , ‘ Some men 's do , I suppose . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , yes , some men 's do . |
| 19 | Mike Ross , who organised an unofficial pre-Wimbledon men 's tournament at the Wirral in 1989 and 1990 , is reported to be trying to establish a similar event this year in Chichester . |
| 20 | The three new squads will be formed in addition to the Davis Cup squad , and represent the most tangible development of the Cellnet 's sponsorship since the country 's leading cellular phone network operator announced its six-figure commitment to British men 's tennis last autumn . |
| 21 | ‘ This is a major step forward in British men 's tennis — truly a first , ’ commented the LTA 's Director of National Training , Richard Lewis . |
| 22 | ‘ It is therefore highly appropriate that we should support this innovative scheme to enhance the quality of British men 's tennis . ’ |
| 23 | EVER since Neil Adams retired , Densign White has been the spokesman and leader of the British men 's judo squad . |
| 24 | ‘ British men 's judo is not in a very good state , ’ he said , more with honesty than pessimism . |
| 25 | The Sports Council recently awarded £200,000 towards the development of a British men 's team , with the aim of qualifying for the Olympics . |
| 26 | That leaves Daley Thompson as the sole survivor of the British men 's team at the Montreal Olympics still at the top . |
| 27 | Steve Cousins , 17 , skated an exciting free programme at the Skate Electric British championships at Basingstoke last night to become British men 's champion . |
| 28 | The move won Gordon the heavyweight Open title and provided a much-needed lift for a British men 's team who were inevitably overshadowed by the success of the women . |
| 29 | We are still languishing in the Edwardian era , when our great British Women 's champions wore corsets under their tennis dresses and our great British men 's champions wore corsets under their tennis dresses and our great British men 's champions wore long flannels … when the bulk of entrants at Wimbledon were British because it took six weeks to cross the Atlantic , and another six to reach Australia ! |
| 30 | We are still languishing in the Edwardian era , when our great British Women 's champions wore corsets under their tennis dresses and our great British men 's champions wore corsets under their tennis dresses and our great British men 's champions wore long flannels … when the bulk of entrants at Wimbledon were British because it took six weeks to cross the Atlantic , and another six to reach Australia ! |