Example sentences of "man 's [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a second or two she felt the protection of a man 's arms holding her securely and then she had crashed on top of him and was lying spread-eagled on a rock-hard body , deceptively concealed beneath soft fabric . |
| 2 | As the couple approached him , George could not hear what remarks were passed but saw the dull flush of anger suffuse the shepherd 's face , as the farmer picked up his wrist and spanned it , passing his hands up the man 's arms to judge his muscles . |
| 3 | The man 's efforts to comfort his young nephew collapsed in laughter , men slapping their hands together . |
| 4 | The ideal structure is created by plant and animal life in the soil : man 's efforts to produce it mechanically are , at best , a poor substitute for nature . |
| 5 | This refers to what the man 's beliefs lead him to feel or do . |
| 6 | But bitterly I regret that I needed another man 's hands to help me , and he in ignorance . ’ |