Example sentences of "[be] [art] [adj] wife and [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lady Pomfret had been an excellent wife and mother and an efficient Lady of the Bedchamber , but she exposed herself to constant ridicule in society because she was so desperate to be thought of as a learned woman . |
| 2 | She really has n't much choice , there 's the glorified schoolmarm ; there 's the brave little woman who tries to be a good wife and housewife , and I daresay mother , as well , and makes a point of her pretty clothes ; and there 's the bluestocking , the eccentric and frump , the mathematic 's dean who does n't know which side her tea-cup is chipped . |
| 3 | Six-months pregnant Whitney , left , says she plans instaed to be a good wife and mother and control her life . |
| 4 | Who happens to be a young wife and mother of impeccable ultra-orthodox credentials . |
| 5 | Margaret proved to be an excellent wife and companion for Richard . |
| 6 | As well as being an ideal wife and mother , and a symbol of social reform , she also represented a strong Western influence which was anathema to the Shiite clergy and to many ordinary , conservative Iranians . |
| 7 | She was a loving wife and mother and an exceptional career woman , and Tim wants everyone to know that . |