Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] the women [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | When civil war broke out in Ireland she became president of the Women 's Prisoners ' Defence League . |
2 | , George Robert ( 1847–1922 ) , writer , was born at 8 Newton Terrace , Kennington , London , 2 September 1847 , the eldest of the six children of George Sims , wine merchant , cabinet manufacturer , and plate-glass factor , and his wife Louisa Amelia Ann Stevenson , who became president of the Women 's Provident League . |
3 | I went round all the hospitals in Edinburgh and Leith all the doctors surgeries and there was nowhere and I ended up at the the women 's unit in Edinburgh City Chambers and I got help from the women 's unit and er from there we started a pressure group to get more literature to people , you know to get them into doctor 's surgeries so as they would know what to do , what to expect . |
4 | Sally Gunnell has broken the world record to win gold in the women 's four hundred meter hurdles final in Stuttgart . |
5 | A separate men 's 10k race will take place after the women 's . |
6 | In 1886 she became secretary to the Women 's Protective and Provident League ( founded by Emma Patterson ) but resigned in 1889 when events in London 's East End convinced her that a more radical , socialist approach to women 's trade unionism was needed . |
7 | In 1972 Rata Quick formed an ‘ Elite Team ’ of 12 performers to represent Medau at the Women 's League of Health and Beauty Anniversary Festival at the Royal Albert Hall . |
8 | The gay movement learned greatly from black analysis and black political experience , and it was possible in 1970 tor Huey Newton , joint founder of the Black Panther Party , to welcome alliance with the women 's and gay movements . |
9 | Half jokingly , Clare assumed the role of teacher-guide , and fed Carolyn a steady supply of reading material on the Women 's Movement , ranging from Spare Rib magazine to the lives of suffragettes ; from The Female Eunuch to pamphlets on Consciousness Raising . |
10 | A mean-looking door gave entry to the women 's cloakroom on the left , and , a few yards down , a similar door led to the men 's washroom on the right . |
11 | No when used to get music for the Women 's Own choir to do for Mothering Sunday , she used to say keep quiet where you got the copy from . |
12 | She became treasurer to the Women 's Social and Political Union , and with her husband 's support soon became a key figure in the suffragette movement . |
13 | It was at a time when many lesbians , angry at the lack of weight given to women 's issues within the mixed movement and at the continuing sexism of many gay men , chose to prioritize work with the women 's movement . |