Example sentences of "[adj] live a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Followers were prepared to live a life of poverty . |
| 2 | Now consider T 5 ; the 252 robins that die aged 5 live a total of 252รท2 robin-years , to which must be added one year of life for each of the 63 birds that survive at least another year plus their total life beyond their next birthday ( i.e. T 6 ) . |
| 3 | Emily felt a moment of pure terror , the spectre of the workhouse on Mount Pleasant Hill rose before her eyes , the poor house where the homeless lived a life of sheer drudgery and hardship . |
| 4 | Not only are these perfectly natural consequences of human consciousness , but they are utterly necessary to live a life of any depth whatsoever . |
| 5 | Today 's generation of old women may be the last to live a lifetime of socially accepted wagelessness . |