Example sentences of "he [be] wear [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is wearing white shorts , and laughter lines run in deep creases by the sides of his eyes . |
| 2 | He is wearing another crumpled three-piece suit , and another tie which sags to reveal his brass collar-stud . |
| 3 | He 's wearing expensive-looking slacks and a silk shirt . |
| 4 | He 's wearing thick old cords worn smooth at the bum and knee but good-quality once , and what looks like a load of shirts and holey jumpers and cardigans . |
| 5 | In most he 's wearing Reactolite glasses turned black by the sun — a Roy Orbison in shorts ; Only The Lonely meets The Long Distance Runner . |
| 6 | He 's wearing white , the only white on the roof , a symbol of his purity . |
| 7 | ‘ And tell him he 's to wear Dutch uniform tonight ! ’ |
| 8 | He was wearing tartan trews and a glengarry . |
| 9 | Today he was wearing long trousers and a very remarkable jacket , and it did not even matter that his shoes were too small for his feet or that the safety-pin at his throat was digging into his flesh . |
| 10 | ‘ He was wearing fawn slacks yesterday , ’ said Iris . |
| 11 | Harrods , which last year refused entry to Jason Donovan , the singer , because he was wearing torn denims , said the guidelines were part of a programme to keep staff up to date with the latest styles . |
| 12 | On his feet he was wearing tiny green boots rather like miniature wellies . |
| 13 | He was wearing patched jeans and a dark brown jacket tied with string . |
| 14 | He was wearing khaki dungarees about three sizes too big for him and a boy 's shirt with pictures of Mickey Mouse printed across the front . |
| 15 | He was wearing dark sunglasses ; why , I do n't know . |
| 16 | He was wearing dark trousers and a white , short-sleeved shirt . |
| 17 | The bruises on his wrists showed like diamonds beneath Boy 's cuff ; he was wearing one of O 's white shirts , with the sleeves rolled down . |
| 18 | Graver even than usual , he was wearing one of his greyer suits . |
| 19 | He was wearing one of my father 's ties . |
| 20 | He was wearing one of his Savile Row suits , the cut of that grey cloth superb , fitting his muscular body to perfection . |
| 21 | He was wearing two pairs of thermal overalls and had to struggle to the surface . |
| 22 | He was wearing rough clothes , and he was about sixty , with a brown face and long grey hair . |
| 23 | He was wearing blue trousers and little white socks . |
| 24 | When last seen he was wearing blue jeans , a cream sweatshirt , blue padded jacket and black shoes . |
| 25 | He was wearing close-fitting jeans , and a loose crimson silk shirt , open at the neck , and he carried a guitar . |
| 26 | ‘ As the pile-up happened and before the commentator spotted him , I saw Foinavon pop over the fence for he was wearing distinctive yellow blinkers which I had had especially widened for the race to prevent mud from getting into his eyes , ’ Kempton said . |
| 27 | He was wearing uniform but his battledress jacket was unbuttoned and his tie was loose . |
| 28 | On it was a solitary photograph in a silver-plated frame — of John Redburn as a young man ; he was wearing uniform and sported a narrow , black moustache . |
| 29 | He was wearing immaculate white tie and tails and the cloakroom lady kept shaking my hand and shouting ‘ Welcome ! ’ . |
| 30 | He was wearing needle-thin black cords , the inevitable trainers , and a black and white sweatshirt that bore the logo of one of his sponsors . |