Example sentences of "of [noun sg] a man " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is conceivable that on a charge of rape a man might argue that he had in fact meant to perpetrate an act of buggery and that the sexual intercourse that took place was unintended . |
| 2 | Chekhov said : ’ In search of truth a man takes two steps forward and one step back . |
| 3 | For his part , Alexei treated Jehana with the kind of respect a man might give to an aged relative , polite and always attentive , but there was a careful absence of warmth every time he spoke to her . |
| 4 | More , she was passionate and wilful , exactly the sort of creature a man badly damaged by life and love ought to avoid — only , he could not avoid her . |
| 5 | Where the depths that made of Man a man ? |
| 6 | It was the kind of thing a man might pass on to his son some day — if he had a son . |
| 7 | The kind of thing a man would remember for the rest of his days . |
| 8 | The kind of son a man could be proud of . |