Example sentences of "[adj] roof [prep] his head " in BNC.
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| 1 | We use this way in to stop people stealing what gear we have.Andy has been scratching around for a regular roof over his head for a year , ever since he lost his job and his home burned down in a fire . |
| 2 | He had a good roof over his head , clean sheets , enough to eat and a bottle of stout in his hand . |
| 3 | The last thing he remembered before falling asleep was the patter , patter , patter of it gently and rhythmically hitting the tiled roof above his head . |
| 4 | It is not the only roof over his head — in fact he has never lived in it . |
| 5 | Since the end of hostilities he had had a permanent roof over his head , but no other aspect of his life had improved radically , whereas I had been passed from a doting father to a doting husband . |