Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] men in " in BNC.

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1 Some of the men in the offices looked up as they passed , nodded to Wilcox and eyed Robyn curiously .
2 Some of the men in GLF had called themselves feminist , as had the Mao-ist men at Skegness .
3 If they could get even some of the men in Grantley to take the blood test they would be halfway home .
4 He raised his voice so that it carried , and saw that some of the men in black were already raising their helmets on lance or sword points , the universal token of surrender .
5 As I said to you , for some of the men in here it 's all they understand . ’
6 Or perhaps Miss Hopper should speak to the women who 've been raped by some of the men in here .
7 You 've seen some of the men in here ; you know what they 're capable of .
8 Some of the men in the restaurant were surprised ; some of them said , ‘ Well done ! ’
9 White Face addressed some of the men in a fast-flowing and high-pitched language .
10 The wipers began to wheeze as the snowflakes built up into hard wedges of ice , and some of the men in the back were stamping feet on the floor of the van trying to improve their circulation .
11 ‘ It is n't at the house , ’ he said , looking at each of the men in turn .
12 The social profile of the women differed markedly from that of the men in a number of respects .
13 Groomed from his designer haircut to his designer shoes , glossily packaged and undeniably sophisticated , he inhabited another world to that of the men in her Welsh valley .
14 Fewer than 1 in 5 of the men in our sample has confined his sexual experience to a single partner , though two-thirds of them have done so over the last 12 months .
15 Many of the men in prison have poured their frustrated tenderness onto small children , and this is one reason why offenders against children receive such short shrift .
16 On checking certain facts in David Buxton 's Honour to the Airborne , Part ii : Sword of Honour , I was surprised and distressed to find Leslie 's name and those of the men in his ‘ stick , listed as in ‘ D ’ Squadron and as casualties on operation ‘ Gain' .
17 Tim and Pistol were in a pub when Pistol had been made angry by the men in the pub .
18 Almost three-quarters of the men in our sample fantasize about having sex with someone they have not slept with .
19 Like I was saying to one of the men in the section who has n't been that co-operative , like , I 'm only here for a year and you all know more than I will ever know about policing .
20 This possibility was confirmed some months later when I received a letter from the mother of one of the men in Leslie 's ‘ stick , ( as a unit of paratroops dropped together from one aircraft was called ) .
21 She had fervently hoped to be taken to the sergeant with the kindly expression and ruddy cheeks , or one of the men in the trailer , but it was not to be .
22 One of the men in her party considers it was made by a madman .
23 The letter was obviously unofficial , probably some cranky rubbish from a relative or a sweetheart of one of the men in his squadron .
24 ‘ How long ? ’ one of the men in the back asked the driver .
25 Then he aimed the rifle again , this time at one of the men in the front rank .
26 One of the men in the room got to his feet and crossed to a well-stocked drinks cabinet , refilling his glass , offering the same service to his colleagues .
27 Let's go , ’ said one of the men in white .
28 ‘ Stay in the car , ’ one of the men in white shouted at Karen .
29 But maybe he did see Rosa run heavily for the door of her home ; maybe he was one of the men in the cafe who knew , who corroborated Tommaso 's insult later with their laughter , and made it impossible for Davide to ignore it and fail to issue his challenge .
30 One of the men in the street ran to open the door , then another man pushed him .
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