Example sentences of "[verb] a roof over [pos pn] head " in BNC.
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| 1 | We try to tackle the problem at all ends — to prevent young people ending up on the streets , to provide a roof over their heads , and to search for long-term solutions . |
| 2 | Like most British national trails , many continental distance routes assume that walkers are travelling light and seeking a roof over their heads each night . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 … . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ She 'll have a roof over her head as long as I 'm above ground , ’ he responded aggressively . |
| 7 | The Lord is my Warden ; I shall have a roof over my head . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Whereas if you and I did n't have a roof over our head |
| 10 | " He did n't even have a roof over his head . " |
| 11 | Now Anne Henderson is going to court to try to keep a roof over her head . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The fact is I did take it out once or twice , determined to do something with it , but other things , like earning enough to keep a roof over our heads and send the children to decent schools , always seemed to intervene . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It 's one of the most basic needs we all have is to have a roof over our heads . |
| 16 | Finding a roof over your head has become a real problem for many more thousands of young people seeking a home of their own . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | The first night passed quietly enough as the newcomers were thoroughly examined and were glad to get a roof over their heads . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ They got fed , ’ said Constance , ‘ and they had a roof over their heads . |
| 21 | We had enough , we had a roof over our heads and we had enough food and things like that , but nothing for luxuries or little extras . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Most homeless people are not ‘ social problems ’ in any other respect than that they need a roof over their head . |