Example sentences of "woman ['s] [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , for example , a woman 's wish to work outside the home might conflict with the expectation that she should care for an elderly relative . |
| 2 | There was a sudden crash , and then a woman 's screams rang through the night . |
| 3 | When Swayne stopped speaking small sounds reached them from the street : a woman 's heels tapping on the paving stones , a snatch of conversation from the people opposite … |
| 4 | In the distance he could hear a woman 's heels catching on the cobbles as she ran to keep an appointment . |
| 5 | The woman 's face twitches like a tramp 's to the smell of soup . |
| 6 | A woman 's face appeared around the door . |
| 7 | Too late Polly realised that her words were open to a very different interpretation from the one she intended , and her heart sank as the woman 's face creased into a hard-edged cynical smile . |
| 8 | He wondered if it was because a woman 's mind worked in a different way to a man 's or whether Blanche simply thought too much . |
| 9 | A neighbour raised the alarm after seeing the woman 's dog sitting in the road outside in the early hours . |
| 10 | The old woman 's mouth twisted into a smile of gleeful satisfaction , and she turned to Theda . |
| 11 | One of the woman 's children died in the ensuing fire . |
| 12 | German doctors at a university hospital in Bavaria planned to keep the unnamed brain-dead woman 's body functioning for the sake of the child , which was not due to be born until next April . |
| 13 | ‘ I saw a woman 's body Iying in the passage behind the personal door from the garage , ’ said Melissa wearily . |
| 14 | Many of the smaller radical politically active women 's groups reformed under the Irish Women United umbrella . |
| 15 | In secular western culture , however , the physical events of women 's lives meet with a resounding silence . |
| 16 | But the greatest blow to the dictates of fashion on women 's dress came with the World War I. Although Laura Ashley had , unconsciously , much in common with the nineteenth-century dress reformers it is ironic that their efforts towards change were entangled inextricably with the organized struggles for the rights of women ; women , to be taken seriously , had to dress in a more robust , sensible manner , they stated — an argument amply demonstrated by their usefulness in wartime . |
| 17 | 3 BROOKS BLAST 200g Available in men 's and women 's models built on a curved last . |
| 18 | ’ Women for Socialism ’ states that it is an ’ autonomous women 's organisation affiliated to the Labour Party ’ ( draft aims ) . |
| 19 | So to New York , where the world of women 's tennis met for the Virginia Slims Championships to a background of political ferment , following my disclosure in The Daily Telegraph , that , like the men three years earlier , the women — or at least the WTA board — felt they were also ready to declare UDI . |
| 20 | Indeed , this sexual labelling had less to do with actual sexual practices than with the extent to which young women 's behaviour conformed to the popular ideas of ‘ femininity ’ — for instance by the use of swear words or loud behaviour , ( this is more fully discussed in Sue Lees , 1986 ) . |
| 21 | Among the eight extra nominations by the Scottish women 's AAA rejected by the selectors were sprinter Janise Neilson , a member of the Great Britain relay squad at the Seoul Olympics , and Dawn Kitchen , one of the British 4x400m squad for the European Cup finals at Gateshead . |
| 22 | The women 's ability to contribute towards the cost is assessed and she needs to know at the outset what she will be asked to pay . |
| 23 | Her commitment to women 's causes continued for the rest of her life , and when female suffrage was granted in 1918 she was one of the first women to contest a parliamentary seat , standing unsuccessfully as Labour candidate for Rusholme in 1918 . |
| 24 | This virulent loathing of women 's bodies continued during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the West : any expression of sexual desire by women was considered filthy , corrupt , sinful and marked them as whores , the daughters of Eve . |
| 25 | Since the 1960s , some attention has been devoted to the signs of fertility women 's bodies produce through the menstrual cycle . |
| 26 | The Scottish women 's team led from the opening end for a comfortable victory over the defending champions . |
| 27 | SCOTLAND suffered mixed fortunes yesterday with the women 's side romping to a 138-82 win over Ireland in the opening game of the Home International series in Perth , while in the men 's British championships at Swansea , the Scots were left empty-handed . |
| 28 | Well let me ask you this in this case , do women 's personalities change behind the wheel ? , button one for yes and button two for no well , well , well |
| 29 | And let me tell you , if there was a women 's demonstration to protest against the machismo of the men in our country , I 'd be right there in the front ranks ! |
| 30 | In fact , women have been speaking out on this issue for some time — among them Sue Cavanagh , co-author of a report on women 's loos published by the Women 's Design Service . |