woman in the street
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He recalled that officers met a woman in the street in a "distressed state" who cried out "Oh God! It's the bairn, they've found the bairn" at about 10:30 on 8 October.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023
“We have had individuals come back on the force who a reasonable man or woman in the street would say, ‘I don’t want that person carrying a gun on my behalf,’ ” said Ms. Patterson.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022
“The average man and woman in the street probably doesn’t care a lot about it,” said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia.
From Slate • May 23, 2022
"The smallest things upset me. The other day I jumped when a woman in the street hiccupped as she walked past me."
From Fox News • Dec. 5, 2019
Mr. Morley relates of the Philosopher of Ferney, that when he made his triumphal journey through Paris, some one asked a woman in the street "why do so many people follow this man?"
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
