Example sentences of "man 's [noun] [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 Carradine hacked at the other man 's stick and a length of wood flew away .
2 She said that Sister Matthew John had a man 's name and a moustache . "
3 Sir Richard turned and called the man 's name and a small , bald-headed man wandered over .
4 In the bedroom cupboard , scented with lavender , a man 's shirt and a woman 's white skirt swung among the empty coat-hangers .
5 It was a grit man 's delight but a Lakelander 's nightmare of delicate bridging , jamming and powerful laybacking .
6 In consequence , trouble started , and arrests were made for drunkenness and there was one woman there , she was a very big woman , at least six foot or more , and she wore a man 's jersey and a man 's cap .
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