Example sentences of "[prep] the young man " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once there , the woman starts to make a play for the young man but , before a seduction can take place , Mr Robinson returns . |
| 2 | In some ways she was happy that she had no conscious memory of the details , but unless she was able to recall them she knew that there would be no case for the young man to answer and he would go free . |
| 3 | Annie experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man . |
| 4 | He made a click of disapproval loud enough for the young man to hear . |
| 5 | For the young man from the Upton manor , the anxiously awaited witness who was to uncover truth at last , did not come . |
| 6 | Along with a Chinese freelance photographer , Cavell had called for her that morning and whisked her round some of Taipei 's famous landmarks , the all-marble Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial , a colourful Buddhist temple , and the Grand Hotel with its magnificent Chinese architecture , pausing only long enough at each for the young man to take the photos that would help introduce Maria to the Taipei public , before escorting her back to the apartment and approving the outfit she planned to wear to the dinner the radio station was hosting for the rest of the local media that night . |
| 7 | No one in the crowd felt sorry for the young man who was condemned . |
| 8 | He 'll be pinning his faith on Henry and his autumn parliament to raise the money for the young man 's ransom , no doubt . |
| 9 | He does feel for the young man . |
| 10 | Most significant of all was the feeling of panic as the young man repeatedly sank beneath the surface of the water and then rose again during his last moments . |
| 11 | " Let's have him out , " I gasped , and as the young man pulled on the forelegs I supported the body , which slid and toppled on to the tarmac with a horrible limpness . |
| 12 | The father can only go on to know God more profoundly and as the young man men become stronger , they are more aware of the indwelling spirit of power to overcome the tempter . |
| 13 | He looked at Nigel Steen and saw the glint of tears in his eyes as the young man rushed out of the door . |
| 14 | As the young man perched on the edge of the sofa , she took the bull by the horns . |
| 15 | between the young man with the fierce expression |
| 16 | Maggie quickly brought her attention back to the cross-eyed girl and forgot all about the young man . |
| 17 | It was also clear that something about the young man made him intensely uncomfortable . |
| 18 | And what about the young man , Hassan ? |
| 19 | Irena said : " I shall have to telephone Miss Lucchesi about the young man . |
| 20 | What had she really known about the young man who 'd been Eddie 's friend ? |
| 21 | ( And the prospective mothers-in-law must be aware that this is going through the young man 's mind , must n't they ? |
| 22 | Sadie let go of the young man 's lapels , smiled grimly , and limped across the floor to Dierdrie , waiting by the fan-shaped mirror . |
| 23 | Maggie found herself staring directly into the eyes of the young man she 'd noticed at a setting loom on her first day . |
| 24 | He took Wilde 's viewpoint of the young man in love , and a spontaneous killing by a man whose passion exploded through a short-fused temper . |
| 25 | She was a sturdy woman , some years younger than him ; and , looking down at Agnes kneeling by the side of the young man , she said , ‘ Oh , miss , miss . |
| 26 | I remember a case where an architect designer , without excuse bent over the shoulder of his employee , a brilliant 22-year-old designer , and put his name unashamedly to the novel ideas and design of the young man , claiming them for his own . |
| 27 | She had been there before and was very tolerant of the young man plying her with questions . |
| 28 | The most telling symbol of the young man 's alienation , which Nichols lightens and makes funny , is Benjamin standing awkwardly in the rubber underwater suit his father has bought him . |
| 29 | She told me that the trial of the young man was to take place the following month and that she was , of course , the only witness . |
| 30 | She was able to repeat them at the trial of the young man — and he was sentenced to seven years in prison . |