Example sentences of "be [adv] woman [Wh pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are largely women who have got to the top in other careers and found they could not go any further . |
| 2 | The interviewers who work for market research companies are usually women who wish to work part-time . |
| 3 | There 's never been more public discussion of sexual abuse and the misery it causes , but there are still women who keep the bitter memories to themselves because they 're ashamed to speak out about the torment they 've been through . |
| 4 | Nonetheless , there were also women who chose against marriage in order to retain personal freedom . |
| 5 | On the other hand , since it is mostly women who are responsible for running households and caring for dependent members of their families , it is not surprising that they are involved in helping each other in these practical ways , which lend themselves to being organized on a reciprocal basis . |
| 6 | Yet Zelda says , ‘ I do n't think it 's only women who want to change their partner . |
| 7 | For instance , if clitorectomy often known as female circumcision — is a ‘ moral ’ requirement to serve male interests , it is nevertheless women who carry out , maintain and insist upon the practice , and it is women who express their moral offence if it is not carried out . |
| 8 | It is usually women who have left work , or moved from full time to part time employment , to care for a sick or frail elderly relative . |
| 9 | It is also women who are the targets of the state 's sex stormtroopers , the Special Claims Control squads set up in the 1970s . |
| 10 | Fathers , because ultimately they control financial resources , may be the people who sign cheques or who authorize the payment of money to their children , but it is often women who mediate and negotiate such gifts and loans ( Morris , 1983 ) . |
| 11 | For these reasons , it is often women who provide the impetus for , and who are extremely active in , campaigns against dampness , for central heating , for improved playspaces and other necessary facilities . |
| 12 | Men were ‘ distinguished ’ at forty ; it was only women who turned into old bags . |