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Examples
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In his mind, these incitements to party down, combined with all the jack-the-lad funnies, are slowly transforming him from Bullingdon Club toff to a latterday Jacko from Brush Strokes.
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Maybe by showing that he was taking care of Pete, if accompanying a known alcoholic to the pub could strictly be called taking care of, he would somehow impress her, show her that he was more than just another jack-the-lad.
The Home for Broken Hearts Rowan Coleman 2010
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And now he was knackered anyway, his carefully cultivated jack-the-lad image making the truth about him all the more sensational.
Gridlock Elton, Ben 1991
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Mentor Gary Barlow is playing a risky game by casting him as jack-the-lad, complete with footage of the unwashed urchin out on the tiles.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Michael Hogan 2011
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Such talk sits at odds with Nigel Kennedy's public jack-the-lad persona.
Evening Standard - Home Louise Jury 2011
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Mentor Gary Barlow is playing a risky game by casting him as jack-the-lad, complete with footage of the unwashed urchin out on the tiles.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Michael Hogan 2011
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Mentor Gary Barlow is playing a risky game by casting him as jack-the-lad, complete with footage of the unwashed urchin out on the tiles.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Michael Hogan 2011
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He's more than just an all-round jack-the-lad good egg.
The Guardian World News Sanjiv Bhattacharya 2011
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He was a very likeable, jack-the-lad type of bloke.
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He was a very likeable, jack-the-lad type of bloke.
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