Example sentences of "[coord] a woman " in BNC.
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| 1 | A player should be a man or a woman , make decisions , think . |
| 2 | After studying large numbers of systems of kinship terms and placing them in an evolutionary sequence , partly in terms of their characteristics , partly in terms of the technological level reached by the societies from which they originated , Morgan felt confident that he had discovered a governing tendency in the history of human marriage : as social evolution progressed , the number of legitimate sexual partners a man or a woman could have diminished progressively , finally producing monogamy — the permanent union of one man and one woman . |
| 3 | It was some time before Wexford could decide whether it was a man or a woman and when he realised it was a woman he called out a brisk , cheerful good night so that she should not be afraid . |
| 4 | Now a man may marry his stepmother or stepdaughter , or a woman her stepfather or stepson , provided that the younger person is aged at least 21 and has not at any time before reaching the age of 18 lived as a child of the family of the older person . |
| 5 | I mention him in particular because he understood that opera concerns those ecstatic moments when a man or a woman has to use a means of expression other than the spoken word . |
| 6 | God 's constant watch over the created world is compared to that of a female bird caring for its young , or a woman suckling her child ( these images come from the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament ) . |
| 7 | There was n't a man watching , or a woman , who had n't had an eye on him in admiration . |
| 8 | ‘ We all know whether someone is a man or a woman . |
| 9 | As was pointed out in the judgment , ‘ In some contractual relationships , for example life assurance and pensions schemes — some aspects of the law regulating conditions of employment , and … various state-run schemes such as national insurance ’ , 35 it is ultimately a matter for the parties concerned whether the individual should be treated as a man or a woman . |
| 10 | whether a man 's or a woman 's he could not tell , |
| 11 | Who teaches us what it means to be a man or a woman ? |
| 12 | Going out , especially at night , may seem particularly dangerous for people on their own , but there are many things you can do to promote your safety whether you are a man or a woman . |
| 13 | But we do not like to admit that we masturbate , because people might think that we can not get ourselves a man or a woman of our own . |
| 14 | I do not know whether a man or a woman |
| 15 | Originally a Celtic nature-goddess , depicted as a woman astride a mare , or a woman 's torso with a horse 's head . |
| 16 | If , however , a man or a woman has mystical ability , it will become essential . |
| 17 | Whoever saw a beach of red sand , or a woman with a green face ? |
| 18 | You can get a pension if you are a man of 65 or a woman of 60 , provided you have paid ( or been credited with ) sufficient national insurance contributions . |
| 19 | Sexual abuse and violation Or a woman 's body is unforgivable and totally unacceptable in any civilised society . |
| 20 | In small groups , too , men are able to discuss intimate matters , whether the group leader is a man or a woman . |
| 21 | Through what is sometimes called ‘ role-playing ’ within the family , the child is taught to anticipate certain adult roles and identities , particularly those identities associated with being a man or a woman . |
| 22 | Secondly , its direct effect on sexual activity is such that a man may obtain an erection ( or a woman may become " prepared " for sexual intercourse by dilation of the vagina , protrusion of the clitoris and the other numerous changes which make coitus comfortable and pleasant ) with no physical stimulation at all ; simply by action from the brain — seeing and being close to an attractive member of the opposite sex , looking at pornographic material or simply by fantasy or " thinking about it " . |
| 23 | Children playing with toys , men putting up prefabricated house units , a family in a holiday resort or a woman using a knitting machine are all likely to enhance the original subject . |
| 24 | child , man or a woman holding a child |
| 25 | A trained monkey could operate them new machines — or a woman . ’ |
| 26 | But would the story have been told in quite the same way if I had been black , or a woman , or nearer their own age and social background ? |
| 27 | I think er a lot of it has to do with confidence , the more confidence you get the quieter driving erm , I 'm afraid the more aggressive you become whether your a man or a woman but er quiet . |
| 28 | My immediate reaction , whether it be a man or a woman , is to think the worst of them . |
| 29 | And she 'd got a big black hat on , and a big black cloak , and all er crosses down here , and she 's got a boot on her arm all laced up , and nobody 'd know whether she were a man or a woman . |
| 30 | If the official is a man who is uncomfortable when his wife cries or a woman ill-at-ease with her own tears , the weeping customer can seem very threatening . |