Example sentences of "[pers pn] wore [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wore high-heeled linen pumps . |
| 2 | Rosalba tried to respond , turning to her friend and patting down a curl or two round her face ; then she adjusted the combs which held her friend 's hair behind her ears , where she wore small gold hoops . |
| 3 | She wore smocked Liberty dresses and sandals and smoked in the street , considered very daring . |
| 4 | Her eyes were nearer black than brown and she wore woollen knee stockings ; from a distance she could have been mistaken for a child , of either sex . |
| 5 | Underneath this she wore black cotton trousers — ideally these should have been made of silk , but she felt sure no one would notice . |
| 6 | As it was after six o'clock , and , according to her much thumbed book of etiquette , a lady might glitter after that hour , she wore long diamanté earrings . |
| 7 | We were showing a Jessie Matthews film called Evergreen , one of her first films , in which she wore long silk stockings . |
| 8 | Tight denims clung to her legs and she wore knee-length leather boots . |
| 9 | She wore American silk stockings embossed with beads and flowers , coloured leather shoes with high heels and peek-a-boo toes , and multi-shaded scarves tied gypsy-fashion around her hair . |
| 10 | While pottering about her domain she wore old-fashioned riding breeches ending just below the knee , followed by surprisingly pink , surprisingly chubby , bare legs . |
| 11 | She wore white ankle socks ; my mother preferred me to wear fawn knee-length ones , but our skirts and berets were the same except mine had a leather band inside you could n't see . |
| 12 | She wore sensible walking gear but an air of not quite belonging . |
| 13 | She wore red nail varnish . |
| 14 | The military officers among them wore full dress uniform of horizon blue while civilians wore frocked coats and chapeau hauts de forme — top hats . |
| 15 | They wore fawn corduroy jeans , sandals and jerseys , Kate 's red , Stephen 's navy-blue . |
| 16 | The girls en masse looked extremely smart especially in the summer , when they wore cream straw boaters , having a bright red band , white blouses , navy blue skirts and white gloves . |
| 17 | They wore large cotton hats to keep off the sun , and gloves to protect their hands from the corn . |
| 18 | He wore black evening clothes and a mask over his face . |
| 19 | Beneath it he wore black velvet leggings , and his feet were encased in black slippers , decorated with gold embroidery . |
| 20 | He wore simple plaid shirts and corduroys , even in summer . |
| 21 | Now he wore ordinary street clothes and a hat . |
| 22 | His straw hat was balanced on his forehead , his jacket lay folded on the concrete beside him , and she noticed that he wore balding suede shoes and some form of club or regimental tie . |
| 23 | He wore casual country tweeds and checked shirt which was unusual on Old Year 's Night . |
| 24 | He wore full combat kit and a large silver crucifix on a chain , which matched his parachute wings . |
| 25 | He wore cream linen trousers and a pale yellow shirt that was definitely not off the peg . |
| 26 | " You eighteen , laddie ? " the proprietor inquired as he reached down a pint tin of Worthington E. He wore thick pebble spectacles , behind which his eyes were unnaturally magnified . |
| 27 | He wore an anorak over a wool sweater with a polo neck and he wore tough cord jeans and walking boots . |