Example sentences of "woman [Wh pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind the public smiles Diana is a lonely and unhappy young woman who endures a loveless marriage , is seen as an outsider by the Queen and the rest of the royal family and is frequently at odds with the aims and objectives of the pervasive royal system . |
| 2 | A woman who bears a male child is unclean for seven days , plus an additional thirty-three days , to complete the process of purification . |
| 3 | Harriet Walter plays her excellently as a woman who combines a strong sexuality with a defiant nobility of character . |
| 4 | One of the problems in the public sector is that no one keeps a balance sheet , so there is no proper record of maintenance costs and of depreciating assets — whereas the business man or woman who manages a private care home is alive to the importance of maintenance , and of protecting the value of that asset . |
| 5 | On the basis of this table , it can be said that the two variables are connected : a woman who declares a positive attitude to housework is likely also to have a high specification of standards and routines . |
| 6 | And I am not the only woman who wants a fulfilling working life and domesticity as well . |