Example sentences of "to this man [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Crump was alarmed ; Mrs Crump leaned forward on her toes to increase her disappointing height and to reach forward to this man whose every title and reference made him more and more desirable . |
| 2 | So erm they all looked at him , you know , the district nurses so John said to this man what there are some of our patients who are housebound |
| 3 | Apparently , whenever she 'd gone close to this man he 'd shooed her away , recoiling from her and muttering , ‘ Pork , pork , pork , VD , VD , white woman , white woman . ’ |
| 4 | To this man he entrusted six wagonloads of treasure , and sent him off to wander over the whole wide world , looking for a twin brother and sister , Stoja and Stojane . |
| 5 | But I felt such a twit , cos I said to this man I , I do n't know about you , but I ca n't get my money . |
| 6 | She giggled suddenly and took another swig from the bottle , carelessly wiping away the champagne that trickled down the sides of her mouth with the back of her hand , in a gesture that proved to this man she was n't the least bit impressed or intimidated by his overbearing attitude . |
| 7 | And , quite apart from demonstrating maturity by dismissing the incident and behaving normally , if she could manage to be polite to this man there was just a chance she might discover some clues to his plans for her family 's business . |
| 8 | Yet he owes his life to this man who , in saving him , has sacrificed his hands to frostbite . |
| 9 | She had come to London to take control of her own life , and now she was meekly handing over the reins to this man who was almost a stranger . |
| 10 | She ought to be a little less susceptible to this man who was causing her brother so many problems . |