Example sentences of "[noun] man [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Oxbridge men had less time and money to spare . |
| 2 | The economics of all such awards are sound : give away a substantial sum of prize money ( preferably the biggest that most seductive word ) , spend a little more on promotion , and , most essential , appoint as judges a judicious mixture of ancient worthies , the current great and good , a television personality or some such , and perhaps a critic or museum man to add some small semblance of probity to the proceedings . |
| 3 | The Tyrone men have another important League fixture this afternoon — visitors Limavady inspired by the mercurial Des Curry are likely to provide the first searching test of Strabane 's ability to stay the course . |
| 4 | I tried to drag you away but you were too engrossed in the Butler man to pay any attention . ’ |
| 5 | At some stage during the night an ARP man brought some of the neighbours to the shelter . |
| 6 | But the synthesis is fractured when Marcel recognises an external world that can confound this absolute complementarity : De Man calls this appeal to objects in their " natural state " , the " test of truth " ; it reintroduces an objective world to challenge the intratextual complementarity of inside and outside worlds : the totalised synthesis of subject and object . |
| 7 | Adult men consume most of the alcohol in the country . |
| 8 | Look round any showground and you 'll see that a hell of a lot of showjumping men buy those striped Marks and Sparks underpants or are Donald Duck fans . |
| 9 | The field man spends much of the day in his car . |
| 10 | In private settings where the field man needs some seemingly objective , unambiguous evidence to support his demands for remedial action , sample results are also useful , though most dischargers are prepared to accept the field man 's personal assessment of the nature of the pollution . |
| 11 | Remittance Man deserved this change of luck as he has never been out of the frame in his seven previous starts but had only managed one win . |
| 12 | In contrast with their younger counterparts , some of whom at least could hope realistically for the possibility of promotion , the older field men have little ambition , though they retain some sense of mission . |
| 13 | During their captivity the Wolverton men had many experiences , some macabre and some humorous . |
| 14 | Two SPG men accompanied this force as chaplains — David Patterson and John Matthew . |