Example sentences of "[pers pn] was wearing [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was wearing lime-green chiffon and my mother 's emeralds . |
| 2 | Since I was wearing posh garden visiting attire — a pair of thin striped leggings , white leather ballet pumps , a halterneck top , a cute bolero cardigan and dangly earrings — we were only planning to leave the car for some air . |
| 3 | I think that because I was wearing dark clothes and not giggling , he saw me as a challenge . |
| 4 | I went cold with horror — I was wearing odd shoes ! |
| 5 | People would occasionally point out that I was wearing odd shoes , but it really did n't seem to matter . |
| 6 | I was wearing most of it . |
| 7 | I 'd be concerned as to whether I was wearing more layers of clothing than the other women , and whether anyone had noticed . |
| 8 | ‘ Word had got round that I was wearing red , but I think the guests were relieved when they saw me , and realised my dress was n't too outrageous , ’ says Alison . |
| 9 | My pole was varnished , and I was wearing white . |
| 10 | J.B. I was wearing this jumper . |
| 11 | ‘ Since I was wearing this I assume it 's mine . |
| 12 | she had fat knees in ginger stockings which kept straying apart … he could see she was wearing apricot knickers ; |
| 13 | She taught in a health club ; aerobics , that kind of thing , and the next we knew she was wearing hot pants on a street corner in New York and strutting her stuff at the cars . |
| 14 | She was wearing blue tights and sandals and had hitched her dress well up in order to swing her legs . |
| 15 | She was wearing blue jeans , a black coat and pink and white trainers . |
| 16 | She was wearing one of the Rabbit 's white gloves . |
| 17 | She thought of taking off her overall — ; she was wearing one of Lily 's blouses underneath — only when it was unbuttoned and she looked in the mirror her chest poked out in a most peculiar way . |
| 18 | ‘ What 's that supposed to mean ? ’ asked Rose , and grimaced ; she was wearing new shoes and they were giving her gyp . |
| 19 | She was wearing clingy jeans and a ribbed woollen sweater which emphasized the lines of her body . |
| 20 | Oh and plus she was wearing all mine . |
| 21 | She was wearing long evening gloves , indeed seemed to be fully dressed for a ball . |
| 22 | The olive colouring of her skin was back in full bloom , and though she was wearing little or no make-up , her lips , or rather her mouth , which , with her nose , was the most notable part of her features , was bright red . |
| 23 | She was wearing little or no make-up , so that for a moment Melissa did not recognise her . |
| 24 | She was wearing black , with an absurd little French hat perched over one ear . |
| 25 | She was wearing black with a black straw hat with a deep brim like a laurel wreath . |
| 26 | She was wearing black trousers topped with a belted tunic in thin grey wool , high-buttoned almost to the chin , and deep-cuffed . |
| 27 | She was wearing high-heeled shoes — which is very unusual for a First Spiritualist — and she was smirking at people as if she was at a cocktail party rather than morning service . |
| 28 | He had already recognised that she was wearing poor clothing , and it was also obvious that she was taking her work seriously enough to sacrifice her privileged lifestyle and live among those of whom she wrote . |
| 29 | You do n't want to know that she was wearing odd socks and one of them was green , it 's |
| 30 | Afterwards he said : ‘ Well , she was wearing dark glasses , was n't she . |