Example sentences of "had to wear a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He moaned about ‘ declining standards ’ and fondly recalled his own early days when each detective had to wear a dark striped , three-piece suit , an Anthony Eden homburg , and a watch chain at the correct angle . |
| 2 | The next day I had to wear a long Kamiz over my trousers and have a scarf covering my head — can you imagine going to school like that … |
| 3 | He was in hospital for four weeks and had to wear a fibreglass jacket for 16 . |
| 4 | I 'd never accept a job where I had to wear a skirt . |
| 5 | He was also jaundiced and so had to wear a hood to protect his eyes and lie naked under a constant bright light . |
| 6 | In summer , we had to wear a panama hat with the school band round it . |
| 7 | He recovered but at the age of 22 was left almost completely bald and had to wear a wig , a fashion he discarded in the heat of India . |
| 8 | She had to wear a brace for many years before she was well enough to walk with two sticks , and I still carry in my mind the picture of her trying to walk around the room and on the landing , hobbling in her iron braces . |
| 9 | What a tragedy if that son had to wear a brace for the rest of his life . |
| 10 | She fancies herself as another Madonna , so I had to wear a black bra with dungarees over the top — it looked gross . |
| 11 | This meant that on special occasions I had to wear a black pleated skirt , white blouse and black beret , with white socks and black shoes and , when the weather was cold , a black cloak . |
| 12 | Mr Bailey told her that she had to wear a special white coat , some special shoes and a white hat . |
| 13 | When and I got married I had to wear a size 16 wedding dress . |
| 14 | My mother was a delicate creature and a cripple who had to wear a large , specially made boot as she had a shortened leg . |
| 15 | Previously , in the eighteenth and seventeenth centuries , a man himself could dress and show how wealthy he was , and when man started going to work he had to wear a respectable , responsible suit ; he had to put across the image of honesty , of , you know , I 'm , I 'm a respectable man , I 'm decent , I 'm down to earth . |