Example sentences of "[noun] to a man [unc] " in BNC.

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1 Er one time the locksmiths had a rise from ni eighteen , twenty to twenty-one a man , it was a big rise but the locksmiths ' union they altered it from to twenty and a half , twenty-one , twenty-one and a half , three rises before you went from a lad to a man 's raise , you know .
2 The one up there , amidst trees and mountains , where they winters are long and lonely and do strange things to a man 's mind .
3 Thus they considered it an affront to a man 's dignity — but not to a woman 's — to earn a wage only on a par with social security benefits .
4 Clearly she knew the way to a man 's heart was through his feet .
5 They say the way to a man 's heart is through his stomach , so pick up an elegant Gentleman 's Gift Tray from Waitrose at £13.50 .
6 But mum still knows the best way to a man 's heart , according to a new survey .
7 He wondered if it was because a woman 's mind worked in a different way to a man 's or whether Blanche simply thought too much .
8 The way to a man 's mathematical heart is to get him ( and her ! ) grappling with characteristically mathematical problems and enjoying the experience .
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