Example sentences of "to wear a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please sir , Axl 's doctor said we 're to be nice to him because he comes from a broken home and he has to wear a kilt . |
| 2 | To wear a kilt of camblet denoted a singular man — such as Malcolm Macleod of Raasay . |
| 3 | By dint of some speedy alterations by Taheb 's dressmaker , Huy was able to wear a kilt and shirt that had belonged to Taheb 's late husband , his friend Amotju . |
| 4 | Keep babies out of the sun and persuade children to wear a sunhat |
| 5 | I wrote out , over and over , with a calm satisfaction : " I should like to live among the leaves and heather like the birds , to wear a dress of feathers , and to eat berries . " |
| 6 | The question facing women 's studies today is the extent to which she has , in the last decade , matured into the dutiful daughter of the white patriarchal university — a daughter who threw tantrums and played the tomboy when she was younger , but who has now learned to wear a dress and speak and act almost as nicely as Daddy wants her to . |
| 7 | Early in 1864 , before he was sixteen , he became a lay member of an irregular order of English Benedictines under the leadership of ‘ Father Ignatius ’ ( Joseph Leycester Lyne , q.v. ) , and loved to wear a monk 's habit and cowl with bare feet . |
| 8 | She knew that Sarah planned to wear a midnight blue taffeta dress , with silver sandals and her mother 's diamante clips and fur cape . |
| 9 | Venture inside and you would be wise to wear a respirator to filter off the stench , and clothing that will protect you from the steady rain of droppings and urine that falls from the ceiling . |
| 10 | Okay John why why why why do you think it 's important that you should be allowed to wear a hairpiece if you want ? |
| 11 | ‘ Luk at thon in a shellsuit , ’ she called as a middle aged shopper hurried by , ‘ I thought you had to be a glue sniffer to wear a shellsuit . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm never scared , we do n't get hurt because we have to wear a head guard . |
| 13 | My hands are of your colour , but I shame To wear a heart so white . |
| 14 | Your first stop is their excellent catalogue which contains a wealth of detail — start to wear a dream now — see page 9 . |
| 15 | Check beforehand if you intend to wear a badge because , if the rules are being strictly interpreted , only a single national or association badge will be permitted . |
| 16 | But the spirited kid who used to wear a badge proclaiming Born To Raise Hell was also in trouble with his teachers more often than not . |
| 17 | They were the Ostarbeiters , intelligent and educated , and set to work as labourers , made to wear a badge . |
| 18 | I think you 're supposed to wear a T-shirt . |
| 19 | He was unconventional — he always used to wear a woolly cap and refused to wear a tie . |
| 20 | Snooker 's a lot more fun when you do n't have to wear a tie and waistcoat — who in their right mind would want to do that ? |
| 21 | ‘ Do I have to wear a tie ? ’ |
| 22 | Just in case Reynolds ' letter has had any influence on venue managers or promoters , on my next trip up to London to see Blyth Power at the Robey , I 'd better be prepared to wear a tie . |
| 23 | Just in case Reynolds ' letter has had any influence on venue managers or promoters , on my next trip up to London to see Blyth Power at the Robey , I 'd better be prepared to wear a tie . |
| 24 | As always women must wear a skirt on or below the knee to get into the enclosure and men have to wear a tie — regatta traditions which are rigidly adhered to . |
| 25 | Yes will you give me to wear a tie ? |
| 26 | The Havvie Blaines of this world ought to wear a sign warning decent women off — and he 's as handsome as the devil , which does n't help . ’ |
| 27 | I definitely have to wear a top cos never worn no tights on . |
| 28 | He was n't going to wear a condom and I did n't have anything . |
| 29 | It is now compulsory to wear a back protector at most events , and if not , it is still sensible to wear one . |
| 30 | One woman who wanted to wear a sari had been told by her husband ‘ who do you think you are — Mrs Gandhi ? |