The equivalent of a sergeant is a "forewoman," and there are quartermistresses in charge of stores. From Wordnik.com. [Women and War Work] Reference
Kaidi is a ma'aziba, which translates as "forewoman" in the regional dialect. From Wordnik.com. [arabnews - frontpage] Reference
March! "again called the forewoman, with the coolness a veteran fireman might have envied. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
The forewoman is a pretty girl of twenty. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls] Reference
The forewoman of the jury sent a note to the judge. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
You no right to come here; you not my forewoman now. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
"Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
The jury's forewoman insists they did a conscientious job. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2007] Reference
Boss rancher and forewoman eyed each other in astonishment. From Wordnik.com. [Even Cowgirls Get The Blues]
"The forewoman will rehearse you a bit," Mr. Pertell went on. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
"That's the way to talk!" declared the forewoman, admiringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
‘Quite so good a forewoman as I have, I suppose,’ suggested. From Wordnik.com. [Nicholas Nickleby] Reference
"I shan't feel happy about you," said the forewoman solicitously. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
"Only to a very moderate extent," replied the forewoman precisely. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
"Fire drill!" called the efficient forewoman, and afterward Ruth and. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
"Julie, Julie, listen to me," cried the forewoman almost in despair. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
"It isn't a fire at all -- it's only a drill!" insisted the forewoman. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
The forewoman was described, and her domestic troubles lightly sketched. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
Seeing that she was her own calm self again, the forewoman said gently. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
Lynne Schwarz was the jury forewoman in the trial of the King brothers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2002] Reference
HARRIS: Green also forgave the forewoman of the jury that convicted him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2008] Reference
"That is for the operatives on the upper floor," explained the forewoman. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
Mary "-- a signal for the forewoman to come and take charge of the oven.". From Wordnik.com. [Mary Minds Her Business] Reference
"What do you think the name of the forewoman at our place of business is?". From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
"Oh, you poor child," exclaimed the forewoman, her eyes filling with tears. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
The forewoman was right: the sewing on of the spangles was inexcusably bad. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Mirth] Reference
Big Red was acting forewoman, and she was permitting the hands a very extended break. From Wordnik.com. [Even Cowgirls Get The Blues]
Knag the forewoman shall then have directions to try you with some easy work at first. From Wordnik.com. [Nicholas Nickleby] Reference
During this outburst the forewoman sat quietly watching the indignant faces before her. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
No bullying nor entreating of the forewoman could persuade the women to return to work. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER XIV] Reference
Julie, for twenty years I have been forewoman of my department over there in the factory. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
"It's only one of the girls who has run a needle into her finger," the forewoman explained. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
The forewoman, wearing a black cardigan, rose and walked a few steps with a sheaf of papers. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Plameologists Go] Reference
And not until the last girl had left the room did the forewoman make a move toward the escape. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
It turned out that all of the jurors, including the forewoman, wanted to vote for death for Lyle. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2002] Reference
The forewoman rather surmised what the trouble was and smiled behind the shelter of her newspaper. From Wordnik.com. [The Alchemist's Secret] Reference
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