Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] man [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you want to know about the old man 's will ? ’ |
| 2 | In fact , Joshua 's retirement to the safety of his estate had freed Dowd to wander until the old man 's demise , when he was drawn back to offer his services to Joshua 's son Nathaniel , only revealing his true nature once he 'd made himself indispensable , for fear he was trapped between his bounden duty and the zeal of a Christian . |
| 3 | When investigating an alleged miscarriage of justice , I have always made it a rule first to talk to the convicted man 's trial solicitor as he is likely to be the last man his client would wish to con , or would succeed in conning ii he tried . |
| 4 | It stayed poised there for a moment and another question , another proclamation of innocence , then he brought it down ready to drive into the small man 's stomach again . |
| 5 | They behaved as if I 'd got something to do with the wretched man 's disappearance . |
| 6 | The fact that this stack is merely structured from stone , the result of a well understood physical sequence , does nothing to detract from the Old Man 's personal aura . |
| 7 | That you still want to compete in a young man 's race , even though it might kill you ? ’ |
| 8 | The doctor , a family friend , had called to see his father , after which Leonard was invited to sit on the good man 's lap . |
| 9 | Lio ! rt came in for a second run , but slower this time to allow for the big man 's unexpected agility . |
| 10 | One of my few remaining unsatisfied ambitions is to get into the old man 's study . |
| 11 | We would be the next to follow in the great man 's footsteps . |
| 12 | All around them the other coolies stared in disbelief at the sight of their tormentor so astonishingly struck down before their eyes ; then the floodwaters of their hatred burst some invisible dam , and several men dashed forward screaming incoherently to slash at the kneeling man 's head and shoulders with their coupe-coupes . |