Example sentences of "[noun prp] lived a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Jackson lived a solitary existence . |
| 2 | If his public life was typical of the Whig grandees of his day , Wharton lived a private life ( at least in his head ) that was bizarre in the extreme . |
| 3 | The Victorian poet Algernon Swinburne lived a tortured sex life , heavily influenced by the beatings he received at Eton ( where it was said the boys were required to sprinkle eau de cologne on themselves before the canings began ) . |
| 4 | Sadie lived a solitary life for about three years without even the company of other dogs . |
| 5 | The Cagots lived a peculiar life outside society , without rights but exempt from taxes , wearing a badge on their clothing to indicate their standing , forbidden to walk barefoot , unable to hear mass with their fellow Christians . |