Example sentences of "a few women " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a few women — particularly those who have rather heavy periods or any history of pelvic infection — IUDs are not satisfactory . |
| 2 | A few women notice heavier periods . |
| 3 | For a few women , such as those who have had repeated miscarriages , intercourse may have to be limited . |
| 4 | Only a few women were on equal terms with their husbands and they recognised their relationships as exceptional . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The people heading for the square were mostly men although there were a few women , dressed in black . |
| 9 | However in a few women the periods may become a little heavier . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Its clientele was almost entirely male , with just a few women — secretaries being bought a drink by their bosses , presumably . |
| 12 | Perpetrators are almost exclusively male , though a few women are reported , particularly in retrospective studies . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I would urge a few women of a higher class to resolutely enter upon an apprenticeship for this purpose . " |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | At first I did n't mind doing it , but after two months I found out he had quite a few women . |
| 18 | Men were herding mares and their foals away from the water , and a few women were washing clothes beside the shore . |
| 19 | Indeed , a few women embraced domesticity and the family and tried to become more involved in , for example , their extended family . |
| 20 | Apart from the very young , who were not interested in having siestas , the only human beings to be seen were a few women who preferred to sit in the shade of their houses . |
| 21 | At lower levels in Britain and the United States , however , a few women can now be found . |
| 22 | Over the next days , he was taken round the various offices used by the SIS in London , and introduced to many men , and a few women , with whom he was to work . |
| 23 | ‘ I was just wondering how , when a few women of my acquaintance would shrink in horror from such a confection , you manage to down such delights , while at the same time maintain such a slender and perfect shape . ’ |
| 24 | Actually I saw so many women saw quite a few women up there . |