Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] room " in BNC.
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| 1 | His description was that ‘ it is easy to aim for the front room and find yourself in the kitchen ’ . |
| 2 | Forasmuch as Mr. William Lambarde hath deserved universally well of his Commonwealth and country , and likewise of the fellowship and society of this house , and is likely hereafter to win greater credit to himself and the society of this house , it is therefore agreed , that he shall have room to sit amongst the Society of the Fellowship of the Bench , as other assistants do , without paying for the same : Provided always that this be no precedent to any other that shall be called to the like place hereafter , but they shall pay for the said room such sums of money as shall be assessed by the Bench . " |
| 3 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 4 | Well if it 's any good I mean that 's not bad for the for the for , for the other room is it ? |
| 5 | It was love he felt — and not only for her : for the pathetic room , the faded carpet , the floor boards , the stove , everything . |
| 6 | Probably get one for the little room , probably get er |
| 7 | The ground floor consisted of stables , coach-houses , tackrooms and storehouses , while above , in addition to apartments occupied by unmarried male outdoor staff , was a room known as the Long Room . |
| 8 | Some will still recall the warm fire at the far end of what became known as the Primary Room and the tiny wooden chairs which allowed small feet almost to reach the ground . |
| 9 | Sally confesses : ‘ We realized , after we 'd had the dividing wall rebuilt between the front room and the back parlour , that it was impossible to get in or out of the back parlour , since we 'd also had the doorway closed off and made into a display case for the tortoiseshell medical implements Peter collects . |
| 10 | So we thought we would have to lose either the display case or the rebuilt wall — and then an old friend of ours , who happens to be the Emeritus Professor of Suburban Buildings at the University of Lutterworth , visiting one day , told us that these houses never actually had a dividing wall between the front room and the back parlour-so we had to take the whole wall out and remodel the opening in the original style , with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals , which we bought at auction in Fyfe . ’ |
| 11 | Mrs Tota was duly coy about the private room decorated with a gold , brown and green paper , oil paintings of Italian scenery and gilt candelabra ( " very snug " , pronounced the Colonel ) ; she enjoyed her dinner , chattered nineteen to the dozen and decided that Room A at Kettner 's was almost as glamorous as the dear old Châlet at Simla . |
| 12 | Mr Beckenham looked about the altered room , and seemed to take in the improvements in one swift glance . |
| 13 | Erm you know when you 're th we were just talking about the upper room , and erm and the great wind that was noise that was felt . |
| 14 | Getting to her feet , angry and hurt all over again , she moved jerkily about the small room and only halted when Leo came up behind her and placed his palms on her shoulders to still her . |
| 15 | Councillor Ardor Deems took a turn about the long room . |
| 16 | Members of all three shifts were milling about the circular room : repeating rumours , distorting facts and generally hyping themselves up . |
| 17 | Shielding the flame carefully from the draught sweeping in through the open door , Isabel glanced about the single room . |
| 18 | Various members of the cast were lolling about the Green Room , in various stages of shell-shock . |
| 19 | He rose , paced about the little room , stared at the oak bureau , remembered it in his old room , in the nursery ; it had come here with Matey — he remembered her showing him the secret drawer it held , quite capacious , and unthinkingly worked the mechanism which opened it — |
| 20 | ‘ I fancy you , Matt , ’ Georgina said , leading him through the crowded room . |
| 21 | Sternly she dragged her thoughts and reactions under control , as Rune guided her through the crowded room towards the exit . |
| 22 | I go through the front room and then I get to this room [ the ‘ breakfast ’ room ] and I do the lunch washing up then , and I wait till they go to bed to put the hoover over this room and polish round . |
| 23 | Hammond , as well as carefully going through the various room assignments with Hunt , asked for a two-storey fire-proof building with attic and basement , and limited accommodation for servants and messengers . |
| 24 | Many pupils who had left a schoolbook behind would rather risk punishment than walk through the dark room with the animals smiling as they watched you hunt for your things . |
| 25 | And so they returned to the kitchen again ; and after the meal was put on the table Aggie went through the other room and from the door yelled , ‘ Ben ! ’ just the once before returning to the kitchen . |
| 26 | I 'm not calling , either , for sporadic barracking or bricks through the Long Room windows . |
| 27 | An unusual feature of the canteens is the noise : it is also a recreational area for games of dominoes , and the sound of the pieces echoes through the long room . |
| 28 | Are you , it is difficult to cross at Lord 's , er , I mean it is as you say , it 's quite a trek from the er , from whichever dressing room you 're in , down the steps , through the Long Room , there 's always someone coming the wrong direction then . |
| 29 | Impervious to the babble of conversation and the pop music blaring from the dancers ' dressing room , I stick the exaggerated lashes in place , put on my spectacular Medusa-like crown and walk through the Green Room to the coffee-making area . |
| 30 | In the tense silence that followed , Tam and Lan , who had their faces to the wall , heard their father draw a long shuddering breath ; then the first crack of the bamboo cane rang through the quiet room like a pistol shot . |