Example sentences of "[prep] a woman ['s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the rounded curves of a woman 's plump nether cheeks , which were pleasantly padded , a man 's bum was slim , with little flesh covering the bone . |
| 2 | Furthermore , amongst those who influence the development of the law , it is still far from accepted that the overriding objective of the law of rape and allied offences should be the protection of sexual choice , that is to say , the protection of a woman 's right to choose , whether , when and with whom to have sexual intercourse . |
| 3 | The deep divisions within the party over the abortion issue were illustrated by Bush in an interview on Aug. 12 in which he appeared to have softened his own stance of opposition to abortion under almost all circumstances , by recognising the importance of a woman 's personal choice in the matter . |
| 4 | Story-telling is considered a part of a woman 's magical repertoire — a device she can use to affect the listener , melting his heart , distracting him or binding him to her as the occasion demands . |
| 5 | Her stomach did an odd flip as her brain registered a new-found awareness of a woman 's absolute power over the seemingly stronger sex . |
| 6 | Or consider Magritte 's The Rape , in which the sexual trial of a woman 's erogenous zones ( breasts and pubis ) are superimposed onto the rhyming facial triangle of eyes and mouth . |
| 7 | This connection between the two factors suggests that the nature of a woman 's early relationship to the housewife role helps to shape her own housework behaviour in later life . |
| 8 | Implicit in this is both a fear of female competition for scarce jobs and a sense of the need of a woman 's domestic labour at home . |
| 9 | The requirement for abstinence after menstruation and the time for resuming relations correspond precisely to the natural tides of a woman 's sexual desire . |
| 10 | Ken did n't want to think there was any remnant of a woman 's sexual smell on a man he had previously trusted as one of his own . |
| 11 | The 1912 Royal Commission on the Civil Service clearly stated that the responsibilities of married life were incompatible with ‘ the devotion of a woman 's whole time and unimpaired energy to the public service ’ . |
| 12 | This case covers perhaps in classic form the problematic use of a woman 's previous sexual history in determining the outcome of a rape trial . |
| 13 | Among all the debris , a grey sodden teddy bear was found near a woman 's black shoe . |
| 14 | Earlier this week , the first television debate in a fascinating and closely-fought Virginia gubernatorial race was dominated by the arguments for a woman 's right to choose and a foetus 's right to life . |
| 15 | As a woman 's teenage children leave home , she may interpret the loss of the first as a welcome freedom . |
| 16 | Whatever one man tells another about a woman 's sexual inclinations and whether or not she demonstrates her unwillingness , it is hard to see why a man should be able to rely for consent on the word of another man or why there should be no obligation upon him to consult her himself . |
| 17 | He 'd sought her out in her sanctuary , confirmed her belief with the tender , arousing touch of the perfect lover , and she 'd learned enough from him to return his caresses with a woman 's intimate knowledge of how to pleasure the body of the man she loved . |
| 18 | For example , a commitment to acknowledging and validating personal biography must not be a justification for intruding too deeply or too early into a woman 's personal history . |
| 19 | If Candida gets into a woman 's urinary tract or bladder it can produce a form of cystitis — characterized by a burning sensation when passing urine . |
| 20 | Abortion : belief in a woman 's right to choose ; support for abortion on request |
| 21 | Maybe it would change her mind about the great Prince Sabatini , maybe she 'd ask her papa to marry her off to someone who believed in a woman 's right to decency and respect . |
| 22 | Doctors have had dozens of enquiries for what family planners claim is another step forward in a woman 's right to choose . |
| 23 | The clinical interview provided information about the severity and diagnosis of disorders , but also enabled researchers to measure onset and course using a concept of change-points : a point in time when an increase or decrease in the number of symptoms led to a noticeable change in a woman 's psychiatric state . |
| 24 | This belief in a woman 's heightened sexuality during her period may also have contributed to her being considered dangerous and hence polluting to all males . |
| 25 | For a long time it was felt that having kiddies was the answer to a woman 's complete fulfilment . |
| 26 | In this painting , a memorial to a woman 's tragic death is transformed into an indictment of the culture which destroyed her . |
| 27 | All the candidates agreed that the issue was an extremely complex one and that ultimately , within limits , policy had to be based on a woman 's right to choose . |
| 28 | ‘ Until four years ago , doctors had to state the type of operation on a woman 's work-leave papers . |