Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] [art] man [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if a man had a bent furrow or a hog 's trough ( a hollow between two furrow slices ) in his work , the mistake would soon be recorded in every farm and public house in the parish . |
| 2 | She ran to the end of the queue and when the man fell flat , face down , he fell on top of her and she was going like that to the camera . |
| 3 | And when the man had arrived , Luke had offered him a glass of champagne and then shown him through to the kitchen and shut the door . |
| 4 | His sharp eyes had seen a figure moving in the darkness in front of us , and as the man came closer , I could see that it was indeed Stapleton . |
| 5 | He could see Kathleen in front of the treatment table , clutching a stitch-cutter like a lifeline , and as the man lunged at her he threw himself forward and grappled with him , falling with him to the floor . |
| 6 | Trent bunched his knees up as a fulcrum and as the man hit them , grasped the big man 's trousers at the waist , heaving for his life . |
| 7 | Tamar glanced across curiously and as the man emerged from the shadow of the stable into the bright sunlight , her throat constricted and her heart gave a lurch . |
| 8 | It was hard luck on Steinmark , that went without saying , but if the man had been lurking in disreputable quarters and lurching home drunk , it was his own fault . |
| 9 | It was said as a joke , but if the man had seen the evil look on Fagin 's face , he might have thought the warning was a necessary one . |
| 10 | But when a man came in last night and threatened her with a knife , shop assistant Parveen Akhter decided enough was enough . |
| 11 | But when the man reached out a hand towards his nose , the horse shook his head and shied away . |