Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] a [adj] man " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew 'e would like you , because you are a wonderful girl , and 'e is a wonderful man . |
| 2 | I 'm not being funny , but she 's a white man 's woman , do n't you think so ? |
| 3 | Behind her is a young man with a tube up his nose . |
| 4 | I lick your boom boom now Money , money , money , money , money , it 's a rich man 's world ooh , ooh , ooh , ooh . |
| 5 | It 's a fortunate man with more than one son — and I 'm such . |
| 6 | It 's a young man in sweat top and tracksuit bottoms . |
| 7 | Five will get you ten it 's a young man . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's polite of you to say that , but it 's a young man 's venture this — well , that 's not to call Fael-Inis a man precisely , and that 's meaning no disrespect either , ’ he added to Fael-Inis , who replied with grave courtesy , ‘ None in the world . ’ |
| 9 | That it 's a nice man 's shop . |
| 10 | The young policeman said in his friendly way , ‘ It 's a careless man ye are , Billy , leaving them gates and the back door open . ’ |
| 11 | Now he said , ‘ It 's a wise man who recognises his own sins , ’ and smiled . |
| 12 | It 's a beautiful man 's shop . |
| 13 | Yeah , Thursday nights and , it was n't that local , it 's a horrible man anyway ! |
| 14 | The thriller man in it is a black man . |
| 15 | It is a one man show from the Sheffield company who specialise in creating work with and for the Labour and Trades Union Movement . |
| 16 | The towering , effortless blow that cleared the St Lawrence lime certainly pleased the Canterbury archivists , and it is a foolish man who bets against him delighting the rest of the world for many years to come . |
| 17 | Another ambition has been financial reward , and it is a lucky man who escapes a conversation with Jackie without being reminded of his various positions , his bankers , his lawyers , his accountants and his courtiers . |
| 18 | ‘ It is a lucky man or woman , ’ he told her in a soft voice , ‘ who is blessed with the privilege of being able to pick and choose the challenges he or she must face in life . |
| 19 | It is a wise man who learns from other men 's mistakes , but a wiser man who learns from his own . |
| 20 | It shows that he is a caring man . ’ |
| 21 | Afterwards he reflected on the preacher 's dilemma : ‘ If he is a strong man , the possessor of popular gifts , he will be treated with plenty of consideration ; but the consideration is not due to his office so much as to his personal qualities . ’ |
| 22 | He is a better man than his two younger brothers , and he is different from his sister . |
| 23 | And he is a better man than the King . |
| 24 | He is a melancholy man , much older than Mishkin , with pouched drooping eyes that have seen civilizations fall and currencies collapse . |
| 25 | He is a nice man . |
| 26 | He is a good man , ’ Florence Ames said , ‘ and excellent company . |
| 27 | He is a good man beneath that façade . |
| 28 | He is a good man , signora . ’ |
| 29 | He is a good man to have with us on this journey … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ He is a good man , mademoiselle — all the world would tell you so — but he has had to be strong — to bear everything on his shoulders . |