Example sentences of "[noun sg] [unc] wife was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rector 's wife was a bit of a mystery , and Betty could n't really make her out . |
| 2 | The Men and the Girls sold over 40,000 copies in hardback ; The Rector 's Wife was the 24th bestselling paperback of the year ( The Bookseller , 15th January ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Seducing the man 's wife was the hard way , was it ? ’ |
| 4 | The farmer 's wife was the choice of over half but where possible others were included to do the heavy work . |
| 5 | Her elder son 's wife was a long-standing irritant , like an ill-perforated toilet roll . |