Example sentences of "it [was/were] a woman " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe it was a woman from the Savonnerie company who taught Meg how to make the herbal soap which restored not only the colour of the fabrics but also their texture , how to stretch the fabrics on rollers of scrim , 30ft long , and how to repair the fabrics with 100 wax threads to the inch . |
| 2 | It was some time before Wexford could decide whether it was a man or a woman and when he realised it was a woman he called out a brisk , cheerful good night so that she should not be afraid . |
| 3 | Hospitality was one of the first duties of any bride ; at certain social levels it was a woman 's raison d'etre . |
| 4 | It was a woman . |
| 5 | It was a woman in sun-glasses , the collar of her short , smart coat turned up against the morning mist . |
| 6 | When asked about the job ‘ scientist ’ , 69 per cent said that it was a man 's job and only 9 per cent said it was a woman 's job . |
| 7 | It was a woman who got the first question in , her voice rising shrilly above the others . |
| 8 | I had the distinct impression it was a woman . ’ |
| 9 | This was very important — if it was a woman I would walk right out again — I wanted someone young — a kind of ‘ big brother ’ image . |
| 10 | ‘ Actually I was really happy about that , not just because we 'd been made Singe Of The Week , but because it was a woman reviewing the singles — and they 're a lot harder to please . |
| 11 | It was only then that we realised it was a woman . ’ |
| 12 | It was a woman . |
| 13 | Forbes spoke rapidly : ‘ It was a woman calling on instructions from the kidnappers . |
| 14 | The fact that it was a woman who delivered the doubly-sexist utterance makes it no more PC . |
| 15 | It was a woman 's voice , but it reminded her of her father 's whining . |
| 16 | Usually , it was a woman or a very young man . |
| 17 | A JUDGE sparked fury yesterday after saying it was a woman 's ‘ function in life ’ to upset men . |
| 18 | ‘ It was a woman once , ’ Estabrook went on . |
| 19 | It was a woman ; she had a vulgar Parisian accent . |
| 20 | It was a woman that it was a woman that did it . |
| 21 | It was a woman that it was a woman that did it . |
| 22 | But it was a woman , was n't it ? ’ |
| 23 | But it was not Maria ; a whiteness , a flowing whiteness , a long coat or a dressing-gown — I had only a second 's sight , but I knew it was a woman and I knew it was not an old woman . |
| 24 | I assumed it was a woman . |
| 25 | It was a woman , obviously upper class . |
| 26 | It was a woman 's . |
| 27 | If we 're talking about the same phone call , the reason it was a woman who spoke to you was that we were both travelling in my car at the time — and I was driving . |
| 28 | She caught a glimpse of colour — dark red — and realised it was a woman 's dress . |
| 29 | ‘ I just said , it looked to me at first as though it was a woman , then just something made me think it might be a man . ’ |
| 30 | It was a woman , Guy realised in surprise . |