Vain to persuade
a policeman to let him enter downing street!
Vain conceit?
Lets not let carlo's death be
in vain.
Now that it's happened, however, he's sadly
proven too vain
for that.
Vain to escape
several times from prison.
Vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Tony blair and new labor were
so vain
that all they could think about was the glory of the opening ceremony.
If once they
seemed vain, now surely their reality fills me - as sunlight fills the lost man who waited out the night.
Vain to expect
the whole world to be won over to liberal toleration within one or two generations.
Vain attempt
to lose some weight i have taken to reading the labels on the food i buy.
Now that it's happened, however, he's sadly proven
too vain
for that.
They
became vain
in their own conceits because they chose to be great rather than humble.
Vain to attempt
counting her guns - some heavy metal - a great many shots, the noise enough to deafen one.
Vain repetition.
Now all this might sound
quite vain
and you'd be half right.
Vain to find
the commandment which stated they were not allowed to do this.
Vain imaginings.
These people are
very vain
and greedy for costly things!
Vain to keep
up.
Vain hope
to take on a third road is doomed to failure.
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