Example sentences of "[art] few woman " in BNC.
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1 | The screening will follow a Guardian Talk with Lynda La Plante , one of the few women to have established herself in television drama as a writer . |
2 | From the City came English Trust 's Susanna Todd , one of the few women directors of a merchant bank . |
3 | Livée played the spinet and was one of the few women in France to have mastered the analytical geometry of René Descartes . |
4 | When I graduated in Economic and Social History from Bristol in 1982 I had no idea that I would be earning my living as a thatcher , one of the few women working in that field , some eight years later . |
5 | ‘ She was one of the few women Charles regarded as an equal , ’ one who witnessed their early meetings recalled . |
6 | There is also some evidence of increased levels of representation for the few women employed in the highest paid jobs ( Labour Research , Jan 1987 ) . |
7 | In 1871 , 74 per cent of the village men were manual workers and most were engaged in agriculture , while the few women who worked outside the home were almost entirely ‘ in service ’ . |
8 | One of the few women who had done so over time without the complement of sexual gratification . |
9 | The few women members of parliament hardly ever raised controversial issues to do with women and the family , instead the principal of equality was ‘ officially proclaimed ’ . |
10 | She smiled at the few women clustered at the counter and acknowledged their somewhat surprised greetings , and was enormously grateful to Frank Green , the owner , for treating her as if she were a regular and valued customer instead of a virtual stranger . |
11 | And your cousin was one of the first one of the few women I ever knew , who could take shorthand in Welsh . |
12 | But if today Georgia O'Keeffe is one of the few women to have been admitted to the art historical canon under the banner of ‘ greatness ’ , in her day she never won the critical acclaim she sought . |
13 | Among her leisure occupations is birdwatching , and she admits to being invariably the oldest of the few women ‘ twitchers ’ on the scene when a rare bird is reported . |
14 | For a few women — particularly those who have rather heavy periods or any history of pelvic infection — IUDs are not satisfactory . |
15 | A few women notice heavier periods . |
16 | For a few women , such as those who have had repeated miscarriages , intercourse may have to be limited . |
17 | Only a few women were on equal terms with their husbands and they recognised their relationships as exceptional . |
18 | It was an unprecedented public appearance by the ultimate grey man in front of a deeply critical and anxious audience of greyish men ( and a few women ) . |
19 | However , even after excluding these infective causes and any anatomical reasons ( it has been suggested , for instance , that a ‘ pouting ’ urethral meatus in women can give rise to recurrent urethral symptoms , and a urethral caruncle , a tiny button of sensitive flesh at the urethral opening , can certainly cause a similar discomfort ) , there remain a few women for whom no predisposing factor can be elicited . |
20 | One possible factor in the success of some of these marriages is that quite a few women do seem to get a kick out of seeing men dressed up in women 's clothing , though I do n't know why . |
21 | The people heading for the square were mostly men although there were a few women , dressed in black . |
22 | However in a few women the periods may become a little heavier . |
23 | However , after conduction an informal poll , I can report that quite a few women of a certain age think Mr McShane is hotter stuff than most of the antiques he sells . |
24 | Its clientele was almost entirely male , with just a few women — secretaries being bought a drink by their bosses , presumably . |
25 | Perpetrators are almost exclusively male , though a few women are reported , particularly in retrospective studies . |
26 | A few women make it despite the system and then become vaunted as a great example of personal initiative and drive , thus suggesting that employment is a matter of personal ability rather than an economic and political issue . |
27 | I would urge a few women of a higher class to resolutely enter upon an apprenticeship for this purpose . " |
28 | Edinburgh thus came into line with the rest of Britain , and the trade of compositor became a male monopoly until the Equal Opportunities legislation of the 1970s , which enabled a few women to serve regular apprentice ships as compositors , before the widespread adoption of the new computerized technology convulsed the printing trade , in ways which have been thoroughly discussed by Cynthia Cockburn . |
29 | It can be assumed then that by 1910 the age range ran from 14 to 43 for certain , and there will most likely have been a few women in their late forties or early fifties . |
30 | At first I did n't mind doing it , but after two months I found out he had quite a few women . |