Example sentences of "[subord] [art] man [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not , then , a question of deciding on the elements of a ‘ defence ’ of mistake , because , where the man is mistaken , this means that he quite simply lacks the fault element required for the offence . |
| 2 | Prosecution is thus reserved for the cases in which some unfair advantage has been taken of the girl , particularly where the girl is under 13 ( when lack of proper understanding is assumed ) , where the man is considerably older than the girl , where the man held some position of trust in relation to the girl , and where there is some element of deception involved . |
| 3 | The Conservatives have worked to an archaic family structure where the man is seen as the dominant wage earner , despite their uneasy recognition that market forces , with demographic change , are soon going to require skilled female labour . |
| 4 | The desired family form was a household consisting of a married couple and their children , where the man is the breadwinner and the woman a domestic worker . |
| 5 | Where the man was , gone or waiting for him behind the next tree , he had no idea . |
| 6 | This possibility needs consideration where the man was well known to the woman and where it is clear that she was not intimidated . ’ |
| 7 | Yes , he said , there were equal rights for Lebanon 's 17 religious communities , freedom of expression for every man and woman be they Muslim or Christian ; it was a land where every man was a friend to the other without distinction . |
| 8 | It is no easier for evidence to be obtained where a man is cohabiting with a woman , yet rape is a crime in these circumstances . |
| 9 | You can sometimes get a situation that occurs where a man is married to a woman who is in fact his grandmother , this can happen . |
| 10 | Three days later , Mr Koc said he was taken from his room at the hospital to another room where a man was lying in bed watched by his wife and six-month-old baby . |
| 11 | Three days later , Mr Koc said he was taken from his room at the hospital to another room where a man was lying in bed watched by his wife and six-month-old baby . |
| 12 | Bragg went over to the counter , where a man was pouring cups of strong tea . |
| 13 | I knocked on it but it was so dilapidated that I could see right through the door frame and into a large room where a man was sitting in a kitchen chair , dressed in trousers and vest . |
| 14 | It was indeed hierarchical : both in theory and practice it made a great difference where a man was born . |
| 15 | Detinue lay where a man was in possession of another 's goods and refused to give them up but could it be said that such a mere refusal was a positive act ? |
| 16 | In any case the flunkey , y'pripio , was moving again , leading us to the largest of the cloud-soft couches , where a man was reclining . |
| 17 | The drama began when police were called to a pub car park in Blaydon , Gateshead , where a man was reported sniffing glue in a car . |
| 18 | He swung round to stare at the spot where the barrow of ‘ Trumper , the honest trader ’ had stood for nearly a century , only to find a gaggle of youths warming themselves round a charcoal fire where a man was selling chestnuts at a penny a bag . |
| 19 | The " sexual peak " of womanhood is slightly later than the man 's — around the age of 30 . |
| 20 | ‘ Although the man is the curse of my existence . |
| 21 | It follows that although the man is a plagiarist , he is not a deliberate plagiarist . |
| 22 | Although the man was old , he stood straight and tall . |
| 23 | Although the man was smiling , he looked ill at ease in morning dress , while the woman 's face was all but invisible under a large hat . |
| 24 | The gang fled , but police say although the man was brave to tackle them , they ca n't encourage others to do the same . |
| 25 | Once a man is sexually aroused and is quite it is quite difficult to stop is n't it ? |
| 26 | there are but I mean it 's it 's silly for people to say once a man is sexually aroused it 's quite difficult to stop is n't it ? |
| 27 | Once a man 's lumbered you with one , he 's got you where he wants you — in the kitchen and in the bed . |
| 28 | The fact that you fantasise about a woman rather than a man is neither here nor there in these circumstances . |
| 29 | Again the short answer is simple , but this time the other way about : because the wages paid to a " compess " , while less than a man 's , were high compared to the wages a girl could earn elsewhere . |
| 30 | During ejaculation , the sperm deposited in the woman will , provided the man is fertile ( i.e. that sperm are being produced ) and that contraceptive measures are not taken , proceed on their way to the uterus and fallopian tubes . |