Example sentences of "woman 's [noun sg] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Woman 's inability to be content with either living in the orbit of the male ‘ I ’ or repressing her desire into ‘ hystery ’ is a result of the fact that male desire is an essentially narcissistic ‘ Pygmalion urge ’ to invent woman in its own image , while permitting the male subject the freedom to enjoy multiple reflections . |
| 2 | He received a brisk and bewildering up-date on the progress , so far , in woman 's struggle to be a person in her own right , and not the property of some bloody man . |
| 3 | Turning to Bridget , she sensed the other woman 's hesitation to be as great as her own . |
| 4 | Julia was horrified , thinking that the last thing David 's mother would want to hear just then would be about another woman 's wish to be with her husband . |
| 5 | Worry was considered by Woman 's magazine to be the main cause of an unattractive appearance . |
| 6 | Another aspect of the white woman 's burden to be shouldered and borne with . |
| 7 | But as the men in suits — the politicians — give way to the men in the studios — the experts — it seems too obvious even to mention the fact that these days there is hardly a woman 's face to be seen on television . |
| 8 | I do n't like a woman 's face to be artificial . ’ |
| 9 | In fact she imagined the woman 's body to be filling the room , spreading right across it , blotting out the men behind her . |
| 10 | A second phase of the successful campaign is planned by Edinburgh District Council 's Women 's Committee to be launched in September of this year . |
| 11 | Women sailors who might not have their sights set on such lofty goals — or , for that matter , those who have — will be interested in a seminar about women 's sailing to be held in February . |
| 12 | About 50 old Somervillians met in the library of the University Women 's Club to be welcomed by the A.S.M. President and brought up to date on Somerville news by the Principal . |
| 13 | This arguably reflects women 's socialisation to be attentive to and concerned about what others think and feel . |
| 14 | Pauline is also in the middle of writing for a new BBC programme about women 's health to be screened around next April . |