Example sentences of "he [be] wearing a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a curious , heavy growth of fur on the crown of his head , which gave him an odd appearance , as though he were wearing a kind of cap . |
| 2 | When he comes back he is wearing a shirt and a pair of socks held up by suspenders . |
| 3 | A requirement imposed by regulations shall not apply to any follower of the Sikh religion while he is wearing a turban . |
| 4 | Cherish the fact that he is wearing a cap ; the days of the anonymous helmet were drawing near . |
| 5 | Now that he is wearing a beard , he looks just like Dana — the square-shaped face , the mouth , the nose . |
| 6 | one expect to be comfortable if he is wearing a belt two inches too tight or a pair of shoes two sizes too small ? |
| 7 | He is wearing a tweed cap and an ancient blue trenchcoat . |
| 8 | a guy called Mr maybe he 's wearing a trilby as well with a tape measure . |
| 9 | He 's wearing a knife-creased , sky-blue seersucker , safari-style suit . |
| 10 | He 's wearing a garland of marigolds and carrying a bowl of yellow rice grains . |
| 11 | He 's wearing a paper hat — you know , like they do in caffs . |
| 12 | That 's why he 's wearing a bin-liner . |
| 13 | ‘ He was wearing a jacket , I 'm sure of that . |
| 14 | He was wearing a duffel coat , done up on the wrong toggles , with copies of evening papers turned back at the job columns sticking out of both pockets . |
| 15 | ‘ but he was wearing a collar and I 'd tied him to a lamppost . ’ |
| 16 | He was wearing a T-shirt and jeans and looked perfect for the UK market . |
| 17 | He was wearing a T-shirt , and she slid her hands beneath it and threaded her fingers through the soft curls on his chest . |
| 18 | He was wearing a trench coat , military style with wide lapels , the collar turned up , belted . |
| 19 | He was about the same height as his wife but he looked stooped now , and he was wearing a dressing-gown ; normally he was the epitome of tweedy country-squiredom , an archetypal laird in three-piece suit , clumpy shoes , checked shirt and cap ; he resorted to a beaten-up , much reproofed Barbour when the weather turned particularly foul . |
| 20 | He was wearing a dressing-gown . |
| 21 | The lad Steve came into the room , silently like a little cat ; he was wearing a dressing-gown and pyjamas as if he had started to go to bed , but decided against . |
| 22 | He was wearing a domino costume of black spots on white on his left side , white spots on black on his right . |
| 23 | This morning he was wearing a rugby scarf flung boyishly about his neck . |
| 24 | But he was wearing a bikini , a pink bikini with big black spots all over it . |
| 25 | His face closed up completely at her words , almost as if he was wearing a mask . |
| 26 | He was wearing a tie for the first time in his life . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | His jacket looked new and he was wearing a tie . |
| 29 | 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 . ’ |
| 30 | He was wearing a tie Matt recognized . |