Example sentences of "[pers pn] be wear a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackie is wearing a red tee-shirt and I am wearing a blue one . |
| 2 | ‘ If I am wearing a pure white carnation I am best avoided on that day because it means I am in a bad mood , ’ he said , adding that he always warns new acquaintances of this fact but has as yet not lived up to the threat . |
| 3 | I am wearing a shiny souwester ; |
| 4 | I 'm wearing a blue prison-issue shirt — open-neck , of course — and the jeans I was wearing when they arrested me . |
| 5 | I 'm wearing a black figure-hugging knee-length frock , which has been hand-embroidered all over with dangling jet beads ; sharp , dangling jet beads that make standing up imperative . |
| 6 | I 'm wearing a red dress . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm wearing a red dress . ’ |
| 8 | Though my head is uncovered , I 'm wearing a huge black rubber raincoat — my favourite — and slinging my holdall over my shoulder , tuck my cold blue hands into the wide warm sleeves and strike out towards home . |
| 9 | If I were wearing a next-to-nothing nightie and he was sitting on my bed , I 'd be having serious trouble breathing too ! |
| 10 | I was wearing a blue woollen sailor 's hat as disguise . |
| 11 | The glamorous nightdress I 'd bought to wear for his visit was still lying in my locker and , instead , I was wearing a shabby old hospital gown . |
| 12 | It was early evening , about seven o'clock ; I was wearing a short skirt and no coat , because the weather was warm , and we were supposed to be going out . |
| 13 | I remember I had this one on my arm and we were we , I was wearing a short sleeved t-shirt and there was some Americans sat behind and I said , ca , I can just always remember one thing Gosh ! |
| 14 | and I 've also got one album erm with a few pictures in from when I was in Kenya which was in nineteen eighty four so , you know , if anyone wants to see what I looked like in there I had longer hair and I was wearing a white coat so they 're very welcome . |
| 15 | I was wearing a heavy overcoat and woollen gloves but the bust whipped its way right into my bones . |
| 16 | The first time I met my wife , I was wearing a fine blue jacket . |
| 17 | I was wearing a thick semi-dry suit and I was quite cold the water was cold and this was in June I was quite nervous and I was forever adjusting my buoyancy to achieve neutral buoyancy . |
| 18 | I was wearing a tight black one-piece , with hands and neck coloured Egertroic green , and artful of scarlet down my front to simulate the usual bloodstains . |
| 19 | I was wearing a large theatrical ring with an enormous ‘ emerald ’ surrounded by paste diamonds and he bent more closely to look at it . |
| 20 | The only excuse I have is that I was very young , a marvellous justification for most reprobate behaviour , and that I was wearing an uncomfortable vest . |
| 21 | And tho' I know the smooth curve of your naked shoulders , right now , and now it 's right , you are wearing a moth-mauve shirt and a chic built-up soap-opera heroine jacket . |
| 22 | Worn with jeans the all-in-one looks as though you 're wearing a regular vest . |
| 23 | The same applies to the tops of your legs , especially if you 're wearing a high-cut swimsuit . |
| 24 | Some jokes are so awful that you should only ever tell them while you 're wearing a decent pair of trainers . |
| 25 | When you 're wearing a short skirt , you feel young , carefree and hedonistic . |
| 26 | You 're wearing an insubordinate expression . |
| 27 | You were wearing a blue gaberdine suit and a white blouse with a pussy bow at the neck . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ She 's wearing a fabulous black silk sheath dress and satin shoes . |
| 29 | She 's wearing a yellow paisley dress and she smells of flour . |
| 30 | She 's wearing a slinky black mini-skirt and slinky black top , but it is not , apparently , erotic enough . |