Sentence examples for man's taking from inspiring English sources

Although Father Brennan then visited the family's home less frequently, the relationship continued, and led to the man's taking a ride on the priest's motorcycle sometime later.

No way that man's taking my Christmas money for my babies".

"A man's taking a shit over there, and here comes a guy trying to sell watches to us.

In a unique example of a man's taking his work home with him, mining magnate John W. Mackay in 1877 shipped a half-ton of silver from his mines in Virginia City, Nev. to Tiffany & Co. in New York, with instructions it be fashioned into a dinner and dessert service for his wife.

This is actually one of the film's better lines, going for the risky humor in a young man's taking sexual advantage of his coming death.

Examples of ritual behaviour have included a man's taking to his bed or dressing in his wife's clothing during her labour and delivery, a new father's being bound or bandaged in the same manner as a postpartum mother, and a father's pre- or postpartum avoidance of specific foods or activities (most commonly sexual intercourse or heavy exertion), in some cases for a period of years.

Employers negative to the idea of men's taking parental leave are often blamed for this low figure.

Let's take the Man Utd deal first.

The film is one man's take on how things are, and it's an awfully funny one.

The collection had a muted sense of decoration, almost a poor man's take on refinement.

Meanwhile, the loudest applause was reserved for the quirkiest or most energetic performances, including one bearded bald man's take on Tori Amos's "Cornflake Girl".