Collocations withwife
These are words often used in combination withwife.
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ailing wife
Take a man who has an ailing wife requiring constant treatment.
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beloved wife
He offers the following analogy : if one receives a message that purports to be from one's beloved wife, this uncertain provenance nevertheless gives us some reason to believe the message.
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dear wife
Our thoughts go out to his dear wife and family on their grevious loss.
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estranged wife
When a father makes such an application to a court, presumably the estranged wife or partner would have the right to challenge it.
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future wife
I wish him and his future wife every happiness.
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lawful wife
After a few years he left her, lived with another woman and brought up three children; but his lawful wife would not divorce him.
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loving wife
The still loving wife who has the courage to hold on to her last, faint hope is thought to be distinctly unsporting.
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separated wife
Increases for a separated wife or children are, however, payable only if the claimant is already making the requisite contributions to their maintenance.
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surviving wife
Moreover, for the surviving wife, such procreation could have a significance that is comparable to that of procreation in the ordinary context.
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