Example sentences of "he [be] wear a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this city where everything is possible , and he cuts such a figure in his light suit and striped silk tie , and is 32 and full of self-confidence , and can walk up to a girl he has never seen before and with a disarming smile ask her when lighting-up time is — how can he be wearing a maroon crew-necked sweater , and cavalry twill trousers with turnups , and be 22 , and find himself running after a girl and being told that she may or may not see him tomorrow ? |
| 2 | He had a curious , heavy growth of fur on the crown of his head , which gave him an odd appearance , as though he were wearing a kind of cap . |
| 3 | Cherish the fact that he is wearing a cap ; the days of the anonymous helmet were drawing near . |
| 4 | Now that he is wearing a beard , he looks just like Dana — the square-shaped face , the mouth , the nose . |
| 5 | one expect to be comfortable if he is wearing a belt two inches too tight or a pair of shoes two sizes too small ? |
| 6 | A requirement imposed by regulations shall not apply to any follower of the Sikh religion while he is wearing a turban . |
| 7 | He is wearing a blue tunic and around his shoulders is a fur cloak made of the skins of the hyrax . |
| 8 | He is wearing a tweed cap and an ancient blue trenchcoat . |
| 9 | He is wearing a faded navy-blue trench-coat with a collar that curls shrunkenly upwards . |
| 10 | When he comes back he is wearing a shirt and a pair of socks held up by suspenders . |
| 11 | He is wearing a rather old-fashioned three-piece suit , made of a material that 's far too thick for comfort , with turn-ups on the trousers . |
| 12 | He is wearing a somewhat creased jumpsuit of the bell-bottomed persuasion . |
| 13 | He 's wearing a paper hat — you know , like they do in caffs . |
| 14 | ‘ My husband 's Captain Bligh , he 's wearing a cocked hat and the bottom half of his pyjamas … ’ |
| 15 | He 's wearing a garland of marigolds and carrying a bowl of yellow rice grains . |
| 16 | So then he 's doing a scene and he 's wearing a khaki shirt which has a sweaty spot on it . |
| 17 | He 's wearing a transparent blue plastic cagoule . |
| 18 | He 's wearing a pair of well-presses , dark pinstripe slacks and a white , V-necked T-shirt that has a couple of nickel-sized holes in it , one of which reveals whorls of thin white hair on the left side of his chest . |
| 19 | He 's wearing a knife-creased , sky-blue seersucker , safari-style suit . |
| 20 | He 's wearing a pair of slick-soled shiny leather shoes . |
| 21 | That 's why he 's wearing a bin-liner . |
| 22 | He 's wearing a matching blue check lumberjack shirt . |
| 23 | He 's wearing a crisp white shirt that makes him look tanned . |
| 24 | He 's wearing a heavy raincoat in the photograph for some reason , though it does n't seem to be raining , with the collar turned up , and he 's got a pipe in his mouth , though there 's no sign of any smoke coming out of it . |
| 25 | a guy called Mr maybe he 's wearing a trilby as well with a tape measure . |
| 26 | He was wearing a leather jacket with one sleeve torn off . |
| 27 | ‘ but he was wearing a collar and I 'd tied him to a lamppost . ’ |
| 28 | He was wearing a dark suit and tie when we met . |
| 29 | He was wearing a T-shirt and jeans and looked perfect for the UK market . |
| 30 | He was wearing a tea towel all right , but Lawrence was a funny name for an Arab and he seemed confused about caravans . |