Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [prep] men " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eliot was the most orderly of men , and Anne Bradby ( who became Mrs Ridler shortly after ) was , I am sure , a methodical young lady ; but typescripts did get lost or mislaid , though other people suffered more than I did . |
| 2 | But Leo , usually the most tolerant of men , had suddenly decided shortly after James and Kate 's wedding that he did n't like his stepson-in-law . |
| 3 | A woman rather shy of men , whose eyes did not quite meet his when he looked at her . |
| 4 | She was in a mindless world where she had forgotten everything about why he was there , mindless that not half an hour ago she had thought him the most hateful of men when , abruptly , shatteringly , he suddenly stilled . |
| 5 | He dug his hands into the pockets of his jacket and , because sailors are the most superstitious of men , he crossed his fingers . |
| 6 | He was the kindest , most generous of men , and spread great happiness ( Jane had only to think of him to cheer herself up ) — but was himself a tragic figure , tied to a wife he did not love . |
| 7 | It certainly was n't meanness — he was the most generous of men with his money , his time and his affections . |
| 8 | It was to be Samuel Hasted the cooper , that most bountiful of men , who would come to the rescue of a lady who was , after all , only his niece by marriage . |
| 9 | He 's usually the most charming of men to work for , but just lately … talk about bad-tempered . |
| 10 | It is only right for men to be admitted these days . |
| 11 | A similar picture emerges in the case of women except that women 's earnings at all levels are only two-thirds of men 's . |
| 12 | Kiltmakers have never been so popular with men who are not members of pipe bands . |
| 13 | I am being objective , not self-pitying , because quite honestly I am not much interested in men anyway . |
| 14 | Some are collector 's pieces , and apparently they 're especially popular with men customers . |
| 15 | By women being open about sex , it made life much easier for men . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's much easier for men because they have their clubs and their networks to rely on . |
| 17 | It took a long time for the penny to drop with me about why I was so apparently popular in men 's organizations in the aftermath of so many women deciding to work separately . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've spent a lot of money increasing and improving the toilets , ’ says Windsor 's Eram Osman , who added : ‘ It does n't matter so much for men — they can always go behind the bushes and we have plenty of those here . ’ |
| 19 | Why is it so hard for men to be happy ? |
| 20 | Both are particularly important to the young and much less important to men over 35 . |
| 21 | As income level rises , it seems to become less important for men to have a career . |
| 22 | Have you ever felt so angry about men that you 've been moved to write a song about it ? |
| 23 | Until recent times women were more or less owned by men — not allowed to vote or to own property ( if they were married ) , or to enter higher education . |
| 24 | The kitchen was suddenly full of men from the mountain rescue team of the Guardia Civil , and messages were relayed from the mountaineers who had found the corpse . |
| 25 | Writing on land settlement is much preoccupied with men ; women rarely feature although they make up half the population . |
| 26 | ‘ She 's been so sheltered from men , you know . |
| 27 | This is much commoner among men than among women , ’ wrote one of the best-known counsellors , J. H. Wallis , in Marriage Observed . |
| 28 | Systemic complications occur in between 1 and 2 per cent of cases of gonorrhoea and are less common in men than in women in a ratio of about one to four . |
| 29 | Until recently , competitors only had one chance to win because it was only open to men in their first year after indenture to the Company of Watermen and Lightermen — so winning the buckled shoes , white stockings , silver badge and scull cap which complete the scarlet raiment is no mean feat . |
| 30 | These brave adventures were only open to men , and their treasure was a worldly one . |