Example sentences of "[adj] man [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Her fury with the diabolical man nearly went into orbit , though , when , once more pinning his dark-eyed look on her , he drawled , ‘ Just hanging on to him while he 's good for the rent , is that it ? ’ and , having made up his mind to that , seemed not to require an answer . |
2 | Charlie could hear rifles being cocked up and down the trenches as sleepy men quickly came to life . |
3 | Three men almost went to prison as a result . |
4 | The thin man almost danced with anxiety and tried to get in Michael 's way . |
5 | The two men eventually fell into conversation , the late-comer explaining that he was a director of the railway company and that he was interested in a new branch line that was to be opened . |
6 | At least two men reportedly died in prison from injuries inflicted . |