Example sentences of "they live [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure , but they 're many of them are concerned about their budget because they live off a fixed pension |
| 2 | They live with a constant dread of the telephone ringing because they fear it will bring bad news . |
| 3 | This small herd of 40 or 50 animals , though enclosed , still has the freedom of 135ha of land and the animals are rarely in contact with humans ; they live as a wild herd and exhibit many interesting behaviour patterns , which have been studied in the past by famous artists and very recently by Cambridge zoologist Stephen Hall , who has published his observations . |
| 4 | They live in a tiny village in the golden countryside around St Andrews . |
| 5 | They live in a tiny council house that may be overcrowded ( line 2 ) . |
| 6 | For them he is a dark god but a necessary one , for they live in a violent world and must be able to fight when called upon to do so . |
| 7 | These ‘ happy homes ’ are meant to give old people a sense of dignity and worth , but in reality they live in a privatised world cut off from both family and the wider community . |
| 8 | To set up such a tank containing only the larger species so that they live in a harmonious group requires careful thought . |
| 9 | Often brilliant , they live in a rarefied atmosphere of books , bewildering their parents and grandparents whose plans for such daughters have to be abandoned . |
| 10 | Perhaps less curious when one remembers that mentally handicapped people have always been ostracised by those who believe they live in a comfortable world of normality . |
| 11 | They live in a large house with children aged 10 , 14 and 18 . |
| 12 | Signor Banterle is an architect and they live in a beautiful villa which overlooks all Verona . |
| 13 | Erm , he 'll come in in the evening he 's done the shopping , he cleans the house , they live in a converted barn |
| 14 | Everything gets dirty and they live in a different way to what we do at home , they speak English more like Americans ( even Uncle Steve ) than us . |
| 15 | You mean because they live in a different county . |