Example sentences of "a man [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His talk about not wanting her had been nonsense , stuff handed out by a man salvaging a bruised ego . |
| 2 | The result , for a man serving a twelve-year sentence in one of the new categories , would be that parole review at the four , five and six year mark would be a hollow charade . |
| 3 | A woman in her mid forties was dragged into bushes by a man wearing a black stocking mask . |
| 4 | He was grabbed by a man wearing a black balaclava and pulled to the ground . |
| 5 | To say that a man frequents a particular address has no defamatory meaning to ordinary readers — unless they know that the address is a brothel . |
| 6 | All were agreed that multiple homage was an aberration , displeasing to God ; but we may assume that it was rare for a man to refuse a good gift or a bargain on this account . |
| 7 | In Spain for a man to call a pretty girl a man would be great rudeness . ’ |
| 8 | In the ordinary case of a man earning a regular wage or salary , there is little difficulty in assessing damages under this head . |
| 9 | The woman , not named by police , was walking home in Stevenage , Herts , on Sunday night when a man wielding a large knife slashed her three times on the forehead , leaving one cut seven inches long . |
| 10 | A Man Likes A Good Listener . |
| 11 | A Man Likes a Good Listener |
| 12 | Taplow was filthy , but looked well fed and , for a man facing a horrible death , too calm and serene . |
| 13 | A FILM crew making a documentary about the end of the Second World War were threatened with a shotgun when they asked a man to move a parked car . |
| 14 | It is possible for a man to assemble a large number of these mystical phrases that move the mind and to use them as passports to the transcendent world . |
| 15 | There were a number of Brahmin priests there too , and a man holding a black goat . |
| 16 | A door burst open and a girl in green ran out , shrieking excitedly , chased by a man waving a wispy bra . |
| 17 | A MAN said a silent prayer of thanks yesterday on the third anniversary of his heart transplant for the anonymous donor who gave him his life . |
| 18 | Finally , the common law contained areas of tortious liability for interference with family and service relationships which were based upon the archaic idea that a man had a proprietary interest in the services of his family and his servants . |
| 19 | And there used to be a man had a little forge on the top , a chap named , an old man . |
| 20 | And if a man had a bent furrow or a hog 's trough ( a hollow between two furrow slices ) in his work , the mistake would soon be recorded in every farm and public house in the parish . |
| 21 | In summer a man sells a wide variety of bottles — wine and soft drinks — which he keeps cool in the water fountain . |
| 22 | The arrests follow an incident on Sunday when a man hailed a passing ambulance on the A12 near Chelmsford . |
| 23 | It is said that , at the third defendant 's instance , it was proposed to raise finance for C.M.C. from a lender ( ‘ B.M.T. ’ ) and that the third defendant became managing director because B.M.T. would prefer to deal with a man having a proven business record rather than a musician . |
| 24 | Tommy Sparks was a man having a remarkable thirst and woe betide anyone unfortunate enough to be having a haircut around opening time . |
| 25 | One day I saw a man pulling a small cart . |
| 26 | But it seems now , except a man hath a fixed estate in this kingdom , he hath no right in this kingdom . |
| 27 | Following the death of former professional dancer Mr Walker , whose parents kept a general store in Seaforth , a man phoned a tabloid newspaper claiming responsibility . |
| 28 | Only the carpet of snow relieved its drabness , and that was being rolled up by a man driving a small tractor with a scoop on the front . |
| 29 | Deciding she was crazy , she made her way back to her room , collected her things and was just about to leave when a man carrying a young boy walked up to the doors . |
| 30 | Such a man earned a good word on his behalf . |