Example sentences of "mothers [vb base] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mothers set themselves exacting standards , either because of their own inner motives or because of social forces acting upon them . |
| 2 | While statistics on household expenditure suggest that families give priority to health needs , in practice many mothers find themselves cutting back on basic necessities . |
| 3 | All mothers ask themselves ‘ Why ? ’ when their children 's marriages fail . |
| 4 | I , I mean it may not be right , but it , I mean as I think you can see it has a kind of logic about it , erm and , and i it may be that it , it 's not the right explanation , but the very fact that erm we 're suggesting it , I think shows that erm again it 's naive to think that motherhood is a kind of er is a one-sided affair where you know mothers sacrifice themselves er for their offspring , because nature demands it . |
| 5 | But 28% do feel working mothers regard themselves as superior which suggest that some of us might have got carried away with out own importance . |
| 6 | Breastfeeding was not found to be an area of jealousy and envy as many mothers prepare themselves with books , potties , drinks , and crayons to distract the older child while they breastfeed the baby . |