Example sentences of "man 's [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McLeish instantly understood the man 's nightmare but realized he could give only qualified reassurance . |
| 2 | This power also has proved to be potent on a truly universal level , with France in particular warming to the man 's work and awarding him its prestigious Chevalier of Arts and Letters , an honour doubtless of special significance to a writer who lists Flaubert and Stendhal as primary influences . |
| 3 | Carew , sensing the other man 's agitation and fearing he was going to say something rash , gave a warning glance . |
| 4 | After checking that the proper procedures had been followed and that the incident had been fully recorded , Rachel contacted Louise Raymond , the factory welfare officer , and asked her to telephone the man 's wife and inform her that he was being admitted to hospital . |
| 5 | So-called from ‘ hak ’ , a species of snake , developing into the term ‘ hagge ’ during the sixteenth century to describe ‘ a succubus who sits on a man 's chest and gives him nightmares ’ . |
| 6 | Any astrologer worth her salt would have predicted this man 's presence and told her to steer clear . |
| 7 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 8 | ‘ Yeah , do that , ’ Joe suggested , and he walked over and put his hand behind the man 's head and pushed him face-first into the screen . |
| 9 | All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the faith and correcting error , for re-setting the direction of man 's life and training him in good living . |
| 10 | A SKINHEAD bit off a man 's ear and spat it out on a pub floor after the victim criticised his pitbull terrier . |
| 11 | If you get a basin of water from the old man 's shop and pour it over the man , it 'll help . ’ |
| 12 | Kathleen put her arm round the man 's shoulders and led him in . |
| 13 | Absolutely , ’ he said , hooking an arm around the man 's shoulders and leading him from the porch . |
| 14 | Curtis met the younger man 's eye and held it . |
| 15 | The young nurse brought Michael a chair and he sat beside Joe , holding the old man 's hand and stroking it every now and again . |
| 16 | Dr Sasaki shouted the name of the chief surgeon and rushed around to the man 's office and found him terribly cut by glass . |
| 17 | He thought of taking the man 's rifle but knew it was too heavy for him and that he would be incapable of aiming it . |
| 18 | Culley stretched the man 's neck and cuffed it again . |
| 19 | I know now what her power is strong enough to shatter a man 's mind and cast him from this world . |
| 20 | A master can teach his pigeons to capture another man 's flock and drive it home like a herd of sheep . |
| 21 | Athelstan seized the man 's wrist and forced him to look up . |
| 22 | The consultant has explained that Tourette 's Syndrome is a rare and unfortunate condition , and he should fucking well know about those , he 's right off the Christmas tree , probably spent half his life sucking strange men 's cocks or taking it up the arsehole in a public loo in the Charing Cross Road . |