Example sentences of "[adv] lived [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody who has not lived in a dungeon could understand how absolute the silence down here is . |
| 2 | If you have ever lived with a dog , you will know how important is his ( or her ) sense of smell . |
| 3 | Despite her previous marriage , Æthelthryth had always lived as a virgin and was determined to remain one , retiring altogether to live as a nun in Coldingham about 672 . |
| 4 | She had always lived in a town , with a street light shining outside the window , so the first thing she hastened to buy was a chair on which to place a candle , beside her bed . |
| 5 | She had always lived in a crowd , other people 's dramas and her own played out through a thin wall for the benefit of anyone who chose to listen . |
| 6 | ( He has also lived through a revolution and it was hell , but he keeps quiet about that ) . |
| 7 | If you 're a dinghy sailor and you have n't lived on a cruiser before , do a ‘ Brush-Up ’ course , either in Falmouth ( p46 ) , or on Villa-Flotilla ( p8 ) , to learn about anchors and engines . |
| 8 | Punch was first produced in 1841 and is the longest lived in a series of comic magazines inspired by the French Figaro . |
| 9 | I am not a city person and have never lived in a city in my life I represent a rural area , a hunting area , a hunting area erm I believe the terrier men from the some of them live in my area . |
| 10 | But on the same score I 'm afraid I must be an a narrow minded urban socialist well okay , I 've never lived in a city but if you want to call me that , fine . |
| 11 | ‘ I have never lived in a place where the past was so alive , and my great predecessors seemed like daily companions . ’ |
| 12 | I am convinced she had never lived in a house before , and had never had any real relationship with people . |
| 13 | Chairman of the Residents Association , Frank Dempsey said : ‘ A lot of people in the area , especially young people , have never lived in a house before . |