Example sentences of "the [noun sg] and a man " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been on the run since her conversation with Jack , a steady stream of nasty fractures and frightened children and anxious parents , and then , shortly after two , just when things began to settle down and she thought she might actually get some lunch , a car screeched up into the entrance and a man jumped out , flung open the back of the car and half dragged , half carried a woman towards the doors . |
| 2 | In July , a German magazine received a phone call from a man alleging to have vital information about the Princess and a man . |
| 3 | Gathering his wits , the pot-man said , ‘ The constable and a man from Scotland Yard in London came to Dore 's Lodge today . |
| 4 | ‘ I adore Ingrid , but I do spend a lot of time making love to her in the Baron and a man needs a change . |
| 5 | An air rifle was later recovered from the scene and a man has been reported for summons at a later date . |
| 6 | Then to everyone 's relief the emergency door was suddenly opened from the inside and a man appeared . |
| 7 | However , another influential neighbour of Richard Baxter 's was Sir Matthew Hale , Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and a man of great ability , godliness and learning . |
| 8 | He went over to study two exhibits lying on the central work bench , the mallet and a man 's jacket . |
| 9 | The feudal bond established in the first place a special relationship between the lord and a man whom we should call a cavalry officer , whom they called a vassal . |
| 10 | Ruth rang the bell at the gate and a man came out of the lodge to attend to her . |
| 11 | There was a hearse parked at the kerb outside the church and a man in a black bowler hat polishing the bodywork with a yellow duster . |
| 12 | At the funeral near Belfast , Jack was startled by a tap on the shoulder in the church and a man 's voice hissing , ‘ Do ye want a lift to the cemetery ? ’ |
| 13 | There was a knock at the door and a man came with a message , causing still more agitation . |
| 14 | There was a knock at the door and a man in his forties slipped in . |
| 15 | He answered her in his usual calm manner , which was easy for him , thought Sally-Anne , for was he not one of the lords of the world and a man to boot ? |
| 16 | shall we just look at one or two erm documents that you 've already looked at please , would you go to page twenty nine , just the illustration that seen and this is the I 'm not sure whether a point is going to be made about this or not , but if you look at page thirty one there there 's a golf club on the left and a man fishing on the right |
| 17 | Tourist backpackers chattering in high tones ; theatre-/supper-goers gazing nervously at the cluster of dishevelled , ruby-faced lads who wave their cans and bawl out the rallying cry of ‘ 'Ere we go , ‘ ere we go ! ’ at alarming volume ; a comatose figure lying on the bucket seats and crying out an important but indecipherable message about some quite obvious connection betwixt Jesus and Aids ; in the corner a girl with dishevelled hair and a soiled James Dean T-shirt sprawled on the concrete and a man with bloodied chin mouthing profanities as he urinates against the wall . |
| 18 | Eventually the police got into the house and a man was arrested . |