Example sentences of "a roof over [pos pn] head " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the homeless on London 's streets would be glad of warm clothes and a roof over their head . |
| 2 | Most homeless people are not ‘ social problems ’ in any other respect than that they need a roof over their head . |
| 3 | Since nineteen eighty two when they took away the related earnings from the unemployment benefit they have introduced a further nine retrograde steps to the plight of the unemployed and now the proposals as has already been pointed out they now have a look , because there 's a fifty billion pound shortfall at how they can best tackle the sick and make them pay , as well as people who are struggling to keep a roof over their head . |
| 4 | It should be housing designed to meet a social need , directed towards those with no other means , no other option of getting a roof over their head . |
| 5 | Bearing in mind that you 're rich enough to live in Surrey , and some people ca n't even afford a roof over their head do n't you think you have a moral obligation towards these people ? |
| 6 | Well in one they 've got a roof over their head and in the other they have n't , I would 've thought that was a rather major difference . |
| 7 | She had no prospect of a job and , without even a roof over her head , she was an automatic candidate for cardboard city — the community of derelicts who survive on the capital 's streets , in danger of sinking into a subculture of drugs and crime . |
| 8 | ‘ She 'll have a roof over her head as long as I 'm above ground , ’ he responded aggressively . |
| 9 | Vi had a roof over her head again , bed and board and two shillings a day pay , and , better than that , she had found someone to mother . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean , we took her in when she came back from London with her tail between her legs , and we fed her and gave her a roof over her head , but she was forever dolling herself up and going out . |
| 11 | Rain guessed what had caused such changes : the realization that her talent did not stretch very far ; the passing of a way of life which had been so thrilling ; impending old age with few friends , little money and no certainty of a roof over her head . |
| 12 | Now Anne Henderson is going to court to try to keep a roof over her head . |
| 13 | Whereas if you and I did n't have a roof over our head |
| 14 | " He did n't even have a roof over his head . " |
| 15 | The contrast between his treatment of Morpurgo — the occasional condescending coin — and Dysart 's — a roof over his head and some honest employment — was obviously lost on him . |
| 16 | What was comfort only a roof over your head , a full belly , a fire , books to read and nothing on your mind ? |
| 17 | ‘ I thought what we were worrying about was a roof over your head , ’ I said , feeling that Aunt Louise needed bringing down to earth . |
| 18 | You said all you wanted was a roof over your head . ’ |
| 19 | Finding a roof over your head has become a real problem for many more thousands of young people seeking a home of their own . |
| 20 | A Roof Over Your Head |
| 21 | 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 … . ’ |
| 22 | To stress the importance of a roof over your head . |
| 23 | A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 26 | We feed you , keep you warm and give you a roof over your head . |
| 27 | ’ , ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The Lord is my Warden ; I shall have a roof over my head . |
| 30 | You see , I do n't expect , or want , anything from you , apart from a roof over my head . ’ |