Example sentences of "a man give " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a man given to painting there is a surprising lack of colour , of objets d'art . |
| 2 | Jonadab was taken aback , not being a man given to overt affection . |
| 3 | It was after the finding that the real work began , and Pascoe was not a man given to anticipating events . |
| 4 | ‘ Muhammad — may God bless him and grant him peace — who was , I do n't need to remind you , quite a guy — once said — and what he said was , on the whole earth , listening to — on several occasions — not that he was a man given to repeating himself — once , anyway , said — and he had a beautiful speaking voice … ’ etc. etc . |
| 5 | He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father . |
| 6 | Franco , however , was not a man to give way to this kind of pressure . |
| 7 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 8 | A man gave the police a two-fingered gesture and upon being stopped exclaimed , ‘ I 'm a Prod , I 'm on your side . ’ |
| 9 | They 'd only taken a few steps when a man gave an appreciative wolf whistle . |
| 10 | The astonishing range of innovations made by this tireless giant of a man gave contemporary noblemen — never mind humbler folk — the sense of being in the hands of some alien , elemental force . |
| 11 | On the crowded train a man gave up his seat to Ianthe and she accepted it gracefully . |
| 12 | The Pharisees had asked why Moses commanded that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce . |