Example sentences of "[vb past] the other man " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gregson met the other man 's gaze and pulled a small photograph from the inside pocket of his jacket . |
| 2 | ‘ Is this true ? ’ he asked the other man . |
| 3 | Still suffused with a sense of equality to the challenge that confronted him , he slipped deftly into the image he believed the other man would have of him . |
| 4 | Imagine his surprise then , when , looking more closely , he identified the other man as . |
| 5 | Again Jacob prevented the other man from speaking . |
| 6 | Partridge had got all angry and upset soon too because as he was struggling with Steven a magazine fell out of his trousers on to the towpath of the canal and the other men had picked it up and it had been a spanking magazine so all the other men who were n't laughing and shouting already started teasing partridge ; Partridge started trying to wrestle Steven to the ground but Steven had got free and clouted the other man with the shovel , which was still bloody from hacking the cat to bits , and after that , with the magazine coming apart as the other men grabbed at it and Partridge rolling about dazed on the towpath in the cat 's blood and almost falling into the canal , Dan Ashton had said soberly that enough was enough and they 'd better go and see Mr Smith the supervisor because they just could n't go on like this . |
| 7 | Coffin sensed the other man wanted to be quietly at home with his family tonight . |
| 8 | He stood in the darkness and heard the other man move to the left and a door open and saw the rectangle of lighter grey . |
| 9 | He touched the other man 's arm ; at once he dropped his cup and they came towards her . |
| 10 | She heard Niall say something softly in the man 's own language , watched the other man 's smile widen as he nodded . |
| 11 | ‘ Why is the boy crying ? ’ repeated the other man , puzzled . |
| 12 | The two men shook hands and Scott offered the other man a seat which he accepted and a drink which he declined . |
| 13 | He slapped the other man on the shoulder , and Shannon studied him closely , curious to see the ‘ old and valued friend ’ for herself . |
| 14 | And there was this system of four men in a bargain , nobody knew the other man 's wages , we were all on different wage , everybody was on a different wage . |
| 15 | Not once did the other man interrupt the litany , and it was only when a rapping on the door , announcing Chant 's return , interrupted the flow that Estabrook remembered there was anyone else alive in the world tonight beside himself and his confessor . |
| 16 | Selden could not choose to live anywhere else , but why did the other man live in such conditions ? |
| 17 | ‘ Aye , Aah could n't agree more , ’ answered the other man . |
| 18 | ‘ Officer , he tried to murder me ! ’ cried the other man . |
| 19 | There was little apology in Luke 's voice or in the look he gave the other man , and Fred laughed . |
| 20 | I glimpsed the other man getting up and tried to break and run . |
| 21 | ‘ Krieg ist Krieg , ’ said the other man . |
| 22 | ‘ Raffo , ’ said the other man . |
| 23 | ‘ Raffo , ’ said the other man . |
| 24 | ‘ And a big hotel , ’ said the other man . |
| 25 | ‘ There does n't have to be a reason , ’ said the other man . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh fine , jist fine , ’ said the other man . |
| 27 | ‘ Progress is not at your discretion , George , ’ said the other man . |
| 28 | He winked again and nudged the other man 's arm . |