Example sentences of "young man [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sizeable number of old and younger men provide such care for their own elderly relatives and , in our generation , we have seen some men assume ‘ mothering ’ tasks for their children to a greater degree than in the past . |
| 2 | ‘ He says that the night I returned Mr Laing his passport , duly altered , the young man spent most of the night in the computer room , and left before dawn with a large amount of computer printout . |
| 3 | You always have your hair cut every six weeks young man keep all the knots away |
| 4 | the difficulty is , that an otherwise nice young man cuased these deaths and was bound to get a substantial sentence . |
| 5 | The mysterious messenger , Corbett surmised , must have been a very nimble young man to scale that , leave a message and depart . |
| 6 | Still pleased as punch from selling an exploding lager can , I went on to boost sales of an elephant 's trunk nose design and a Woody Allen mask but I did n't ask what the young man wanted THAT for . |
| 7 | So my father went over on the Monday evening and after such a a young man paid such interest in the garden and paying so much compliments , Well you ca n't go home without coming in for a cup of tea . |
| 8 | I had to admit that the young men leaving that room all looked a bit shattered and one almost reeled out , holding his mouth with both hands . |
| 9 | The two young men regarded each other thoughtfully . |
| 10 | Young men make such a mess , they 're so lordly . ’ |
| 11 | Alice sought out Mary and they watched appreciatively as the two strong , tall , graceful , beautifully built young men whirled each other about , endured two dog falls — draws — and only after several lengthy spasms of athletic tussling arrived at the deciding fall . |
| 12 | We must ask ourselves , ‘ Why did these three young men undertake this task ? ’ |