Example sentences of "a [adj] roof over [pos pn] 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 | There are some blacks who are born and die without even a decent roof over their heads or a job . |
| 3 | He had a good roof over his head , clean sheets , enough to eat and a bottle of stout in his hand . |
| 4 | The latest initiative is the Livingston Software Innovation Centre — this is the only organisation in Europe that aims to remove the hassles plaguing start-up companies , by providing them with ‘ a nice roof over their heads ’ free of charge for the vital six months to a year before they start making money . |
| 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 . |