Example sentences of "he lived [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scott inherited the family estate in 1596 , but from 1612 until towards the end of his life he lived for a good part of the year in Canterbury . |
| 2 | In 1902 he lived for a short period in Clerkenwell , east London . |
| 3 | He lived in a small cottage in the fields just off what is now Princess Way . |
| 4 | He lived in a small house there with his brothers and sisters , all Israeli citizens who spoke Hebrew and lived and worked in Israel . |
| 5 | Grandfather 's wage was the magnificent sum of twelve shillings per week and of course he lived in a tied cottage . |
| 6 | He lived in a good loose-box , and was let out to water twice a day . |
| 7 | He lived in a quiet road off the south side of Clapham Common in a small Victorian semi , with tiny patches of garden at front and back . |
| 8 | Except he lived in a big house up on the Ridge . |
| 9 | He lived in a big house which had a bright red front door . |
| 10 | He lived in a converted cowshed and was exercised by his owner , who raced his three horses simply for the fun of it . |
| 11 | He felt as though he lived in a purposeless world . |
| 12 | In the summer , he lived in a little house surrounded by sunflowers higher than it was , beside a village with a pale blue pump in the centre , with geese marching around , pigeons gurgling ( they have a different accent on the Continent ) and people sitting on walls gossiping in the evening . |