Hawkes

American  

[hawks] / hɔks /

noun

1. John, 1925–1998, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

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Example Sentences

Sadie Hawkes, 33, of Ilkley in West Yorkshire, was told by a pharmacist she would not be charged for allergy pills but lost her baby before seeing a midwife to obtain proof of exemption.

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Ms Hawkes miscarried in November last year, two months after she and her partner Luke Crabtree learned they were expecting their first child.

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Ms Hawkes said: "Understandably I was a bit upset. I rang up the number on the letter straight away and thought I'll just tell them what happened, I've had a miscarriage - surely they'll just wipe the fine."

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But she said the NHS call handler "had no sympathy whatsoever" and told Ms Hawkes she would have to obtain medical notes from her doctor and would still have to pay the prescription charge.

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Ms Hawkes said she had since learned many other women, including friends and family, had also been fined after miscarrying.

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