Example sentences of "be the man [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jim , true to his word , may be the man to fix it after all . |
| 2 | The new threat came as bachelor James Gilbey — said to be the man recorded on the Di ‘ love tapes ’ — was reported to fear that a SECOND tape may exist . |
| 3 | And following Bull 's press conference last week to announce its 1992 results , it was not altogether clear that its new chief executive Bernard Pache will be the man to lead the company out of the crisis . |
| 4 | But Leicester boss Brian Little could be the man to replace Crosby at Roker . |
| 5 | John Smith may prove to be the man to give Labour its best chance in a 1996 general election ( although it can not be good to have had him all but enthroned as leader before the leadership contest was even underway ) . |
| 6 | He is an experienced , professional negotiator and if both sides agree to arbitration then he would be the man involved . ’ |
| 7 | He believes he can be the man to change the face of referring for the better . |
| 8 | Hitchcock could be the man to help them achieve that , despite a threat from Russian keeper , Dimitri Kharin , due to arrive from CSKA Moscow in the near future . |
| 9 | ‘ Macrobius would be the man to try ‘ etc ) This is certainly how dons talk in the novels of Dorothy L. Sayers . |
| 10 | ‘ If they ever have a cowards ’ trade union , I 'll be the man representing England at the World Congress . ’ |
| 11 | From what you fella 's have been saying about speeds form , he should be the man to drop . |
| 12 | It 's almost certain that he will also be asked to continue as Ulster captain , and with the likelihood of Michael Bradley standing down as Ireland 's leader , McBride could be the man to step into the Munsterman 's boots . |
| 13 | Yet despite Christie 's absence , at least the men 's 60 metres should still provide the highlight of the two-day meeting , with young Jason Livingston out to prove he could be the man to spoil the Olympic silver medallist 's last year in international competition . |
| 14 | But he endorsed the belief of most people at ringside that Lewis can be the man to end Britain 's search for a world heavyweight champion , and bring a new order to the division . |
| 15 | Not even Adams could believe that Linighan , felled and battered by a 19th minute elbow in the face from Wednesday 's Mark Bright , would be the man to provide perhaps the most fantastic finish to a four-hour saga which had been marked mostly by wretched mediocrity . |
| 16 | Kiernan , always a popular visitor here , and winner of last year 's Dublin marathon , looks to be the man to beat this year also . |