Example sentences of "she [was/were] [adv] [art] woman " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And then , when he brought the lady … no , she was n't a lady , she was just a woman , and her voice was common and she called me duckie and … and I said to them , ‘ I 'm going to scream . ’ |
| 2 | But no , she had never been observed doing anything ‘ noticeable ’ in any way , she was just a woman going about her life , and apparently enjoying it . |
| 3 | If in some respects , Jennens 's life was rather quiet and domestic , she was also a woman of imagination . |
| 4 | She was not exactly a refugee from the violence of invaders like many other Anglo-Saxon women , including one whose case we shall soon encounter : she was simply a woman of royal birth being educated in a monastery awaiting a suitable marriage . |
| 5 | Whatever else the mysterious Arianna might be , she was clearly a woman of taste . |
| 6 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 7 | Mr Fisher 's visit had underlined the position she was in , she was now a woman alone . |
| 8 | She was never a woman for any compromise on a matter of principle . |