Example sentences of "a roof over [pos pn] head " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I thought what we were worrying about was a roof over your head , ’ I said , feeling that Aunt Louise needed bringing down to earth . |
| 32 | You said all you wanted was a roof over your head . ’ |
| 33 | Finding a roof over your head has become a real problem for many more thousands of young people seeking a home of their own . |
| 34 | A Roof Over Your Head |
| 35 | Oh , I do n't matter — I 'm nothing , nobody , just the bloody fool who keeps a roof over your head — but I 'd have thought you 'd have the decency not to drag Tom into it … . ’ |
| 36 | To stress the importance of a roof over your head . |
| 37 | A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD |
| 38 | It 's impossible to start studying seriously until you 've found a roof over your head that suits your needs and allows a clear head for studying . |
| 39 | ‘ If it were n't for me giving you a roof over your head after your mother had the gall to die on me , you would have ended up in the bloody workhouse ! |
| 40 | We feed you , keep you warm and give you a roof over your head . |
| 41 | ’ , ‘ Comfortable woman needed , good with children … ’ , when the thought came to me that , with a roof over my head and just about enough money to live on , there was no real need for me to work at all . |
| 42 | Thanks to her I still had a roof over my head , but this economic patronage subtly altered relations between us in a way that did nothing to improve my self-respect . |
| 43 | The Lord is my Warden ; I shall have a roof over my head . |
| 44 | You see , I do n't expect , or want , anything from you , apart from a roof over my head . ’ |
| 45 | Mr Diplexcito , who has fought for three years to get a suitable house for his family — he has been offered several by the district and regional authorities — said : ‘ My wife and daughters will be staying with relatives , but I only have the car as a roof over my head . |
| 46 | It 's very difficult now with all the other cutbacks , I just do n't know how I 'm going to manage and whether or not I 'll have a roof over my head by the end of the year or what will be happening . |