Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] men " in BNC.
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| 1 | them perfect men is some good woman 's love . |
| 2 | It should be noted , however , that he also protested against conditions at Newgate , particularly the presence of strangers in the chapel ‘ pointing & whispering , to ye Confusion of ye wretched Men to Dye ’ . |
| 3 | The Thurlstone militia returns of 1806 name 129 men , of whom forty-one were weavers and twenty-one were clothiers , each of them humble men who worked at a loom in their own home . |
| 4 | I 'm a free man , and all that you hold dear , you rich men — and beggars too — none of it has any power over me . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You bloody men , you know nothing ! ’ she snarled . |
| 6 | You old men who used to watch him on Manc of the Day may have got more exposure etc . |
| 7 | We really need more help from you good men to stand up and be counted ! |
| 8 | Because you know him who is from the beginning , I to young you young men , because you have overcome the evil one . |
| 9 | I to you young men because you are strong and the word of God lives in you and you have overcome the evil one . |
| 10 | Now I realised something was wrong for , as you young men know , if a horse becomes uncontrollable the best thing to do is to dismount as quickly as possible . |
| 11 | You young men are all the same , at heart . |
| 12 | But you do n't fool me , you greedy men , |
| 13 | ‘ What is the matter , you Christian men , that you so greatly esteeme so little portion of golde more than your own quietnesse … |
| 14 | What has he got that we lesser men have not ? ’ |
| 15 | Although he momentarily speaks of " " eelde " " , " old age " , in general terms ( 3885 ) he is quite clearly presented as speaking of old age as he knows it , on the basis of his personal experience : he starts his speech with a reference to himself , " " I " " , which by line 3874 is expanded to " " we olde men " " . |
| 16 | Of course , in those days , what we young men looked for was not so much the body as the soul . |
| 17 | All around him other men in pale suits are driving into town . |
| 18 | The good years have left them wealthy men . |
| 19 | When Harold Skimpole declares to him that ‘ The owners of such places as Chesney Wold … are public benefactors … good enough to maintain a number of delightful objects for the admiration and pleasure of us poor men ’ , Sir Leicester receives the compliment as no more than his due . |