Example sentences of "she wear a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ And I expect she wears a new pair of knickers every day , ’ little Kitty whispered in my ear . |
2 | She wears a black cocktail dress — the sort they wear in Soho at art school gatherings in flats white and minimal . |
3 | Today she wears a Moschino-style blouse in splashes of primary canary and scarlet — a refreshing contrast to the oppressive pastels all around us . |
4 | Good songs are ‘ Home on the range ’ , ‘ John Brown 's body ’ [ p.73 ] and ‘ Around her hair she wears a yellow ribbon ’ as well as other children 's songs such as ‘ Ai n't going to grieve my Lord ’ [ p.72 ] . |
5 | She wears a brown rain mac , right , oh she yeah red and long dark grey greasy hair , . |
6 | She wears a pink robe . |
7 | She wears a pink suede jacket with a studded fringe which she takes great care to hang . |
8 | She wears a gigantic wig decorated with feathers and red bows , the shape of which echoes that of the wide skirt . |
9 | She wore a fawn mackintosh and a scarf patterned with neat flowers . |
10 | She wore a great deal of make-up at all times , but that day , perhaps just as primitive man might have painted his face as a protection , she was garnished with particularly bright eye colours and lipstick , so that it was a little garish mask staring at the two policemen . |
11 | She wore a flowered smock , and her spectacles hung round her neck on a cord . |
12 | She wore a naval greatcoat with brass buttons and some sort of goggles on her head . |
13 | She wore a blue dress . " |
14 | Beneath her mink she wore a blue dress which made her look like an overgrown Girl Guide . |
15 | She wore a blue denim skirt on the knee and a striped shirt with the collar turned up . |
16 | She wore a dirty apron in dark , printed cotton , which went round her back and fastened with thin tapes , pulled awry over her black skirt and sweater , and she appeared flustered . |
17 | She wore a gold-fringed dress of red murrey with a white silk head-veil ; around her throat was a golden necklace of bejewelled pomegranates . |
18 | She wore a swirling dress with something bright wrapped round the waist , and she carried a laundry basket . |
19 | Slender and demure , she wore a simple ao dai of brown silk , and the serene beauty of her delicate golden face belied her years . |
20 | She wore a simple summer dress of Western origin . |
21 | On her first royal engagement with Prince Charles — at Goldsmiths Hall — she wore a deep plunge black Emanuel dress . |
22 | She wore a russet gown , the white lace beautifully worked , her hair flowed down her shoulders and her back like a cascade , glistening softly in the flickering light , and her expression was resolved in a contentment , more , a sheer happiness that affected all of them . |
23 | She wore a long raincoat which drooped from her thin shoulders and she carried a small overnight bag . |
24 | He always liked it when she wore a certain shade of lipstick , coral , not cherry . |
25 | She wore a black dress , an old thing with slightly tattered lace which filmed about her like some black froth . |
26 | She wore a black dress reaching to just above her knees , suspended from her shoulders by straps no thicker than shoe laces ; black stockings , encasing surprisingly slim legs , and very high-heeled red shoes that elevated her an inch or so above Morse as he stood up and offered her his stool . |
27 | She wore a black cotton frock with a very full skirt and frilly lace-edged petticoat underneath it , just showing . |
28 | In the early morning light he could see that she wore a black cape over a dark red dress . |
29 | She wore a black silk trouser-suit , the jacket reaching her hips and hanging loose . |
30 | She wore a black swimsuit , a huge straw hat with the brim pinned back and a bad-tempered scowl . |