Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a [noun] room " in BNC.
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| 1 | To get to this bar you had to pass through a billiard room full of jeering straight men . |
| 2 | The agony of the debate was over — although both John Nott and Peter Carrington next had to appear in a committee room upstairs in front of an unhappy party meeting . |
| 3 | In short what you should aim to create in a dining room is a special atmosphere within a very practical framework , so when you 've provided for the basics you can add to the mood with window treatments , interesting lighting and decorative tricks to make the room as comfortable , as functional and as good looking as you can . |
| 4 | So far work on the promontory site has uncovered a large mosaic floor , thought to belong to a dining room , and the remains of a freshwater swimming pool 115 feet in length that was once encircled with walls and colonnades that allowed views of the sea below . |
| 5 | ’ What governor in his right mind is going to go into a dining room of 150 prisoners and say that ? |
| 6 | There was a compact flowered sofa in one corner , and she sat on it , trying to find something absorbing to do in a hotel room that was deprived of any literature apart from the hotel menu and some self-congratulatory stuff about the hotel itself . |
| 7 | But then , she had n't come to Venice to sit in a hotel room . |
| 8 | But these days , with space at a premium , a room kept solely for dining is rare ; the chances are that it has to double as a work room , say for hobbies like model making , or as a quiet place where the family can get on with homework , studying or other paperwork . |
| 9 | The Secretary 's office had to double as a bridge room ( to save coal ) , and the subscription to Illustrated Sporting was cancelled , although not yet to The Tatler ! ’ |
| 10 | being able to get into a living room , or main family room , |