Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [be] wearing a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 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 . |
2 | If I were wearing a next-to-nothing nightie and he was sitting on my bed , I 'd be having serious trouble breathing too ! |
3 | ‘ If I 'm wearing a silk teddy or stockings and suspenders , I whisper a description in Stewart 's ear as he leaves for work . |
4 | ask her about , she was calling me Sharon on the train cos I was wearing a skirt , she 's going oh Sharon , she was drunk |
5 | Franca , with her almost black hair and her almost black dress , felt occluded , invisible , as if she were wearing a shadoor . |
6 | Her scrunched up face made her look as if she was wearing a perpetual mirthless grin . |
7 | That may not go down so well in the middle of Leicester Square if you are wearing a suit . |
8 | If you 're wearing a bra we just undo your bra , okay ? |
9 | The same applies to the tops of your legs , especially if you 're wearing a high-cut swimsuit . |
10 | If you have a skirt on , or if you 're wearing a dressing gown |
11 | ‘ We do n't want people to be abused or intimidated but just to be made aware of the fact that if they are wearing a fur coat the public have got a right to say something . ’ |
12 | one expect to be comfortable if he is wearing a belt two inches too tight or a pair of shoes two sizes too small ? |
13 | Zach put it on and when the jacket was done up it looked as if he was wearing a proper dress shirt . |
14 | His face closed up completely at her words , almost as if he was wearing a mask . |
15 | It made him look as if he was wearing a mini-skirt . |
16 | Remember a couple of weeks ago when you were taking the piss out of him for being scruffy , you told him not to come in again unless he was wearing a tie . |
17 | The fire had been doused under a great , smoking heap of insects ; the human beings shook themselves like dogs to rid themselves of the sickening creatures , which were showing , for some reason , perhaps because she was wearing a white muslin dress , a particular desire to land on Lucy . |
18 | He had felt sure when he left his hotel room that every eye in Saigon would be on him that evening because he was wearing a white tuxedo for the very first time in his young life . |
19 | He was a sensible and capable boy , an eldest child , so he moved closer , trying not to breathe , and stood steadfastly looking until he was confident of what he had seen : a body , must be a girl because it was wearing a skirt , lying face down , head towards the bottom of the embankment as if she had dived off the top . |
20 | Some jokes are so awful that you should only ever tell them while you 're wearing a decent pair of trainers . |
21 | A requirement imposed by regulations shall not apply to any follower of the Sikh religion while he is wearing a turban . |
22 | I know now he was just trying to make a sale and did n't have my size in stock , but since he was wearing a fleecy top and tracksuit trousers I believed him , and bought these huge leather edifices that a young married couple could quite comfortably live in and bring up a family . |
23 | I suddenly realized that I was n't myself any more : I did n't give a damn whether he was wearing a tie or not . ’ |
24 | When you 're wearing a short skirt , you feel young , carefree and hedonistic . |
25 | It is equally important when she is wearing a soft tunic or one-piece tights and leotard . |
26 | She suffered a serious head injury even though she was wearing a recommended riding hat . |
27 | An inquest has heard how a fifteen year old girl died in a fall from her horse — even though she was wearing a recommended safety helmet . |
28 | Worn with jeans the all-in-one looks as though you 're wearing a regular vest . |
29 | ‘ Could it have been done before he was murdered when he was wearing a shirt , say ? ’ |
30 | She initially mistook him for a police officer as he was wearing a police-style anorak , white shirt and black tie . |