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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Barwick the new garlands are taken round the surrounding villages and a collection made before they are attached to the maypole.
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Both men wore garlands of wild jasmine, sold to them by child hawkers who worked the front of the Continental.
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Each garland has a steel framework which is wrapped with silk stockings before being lined, inside and out, with hessian.
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He could faintly smell her sweat, and also the lavender of the garland she wore in her hair.
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She was wearing a sarong and several garlands of flowers.
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The streets were adorned with garlands of flowers, and the balconies were covered with beautiful flags.
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Then the group of assembled pupils began to sing, as they waved their flags and garlands in the air.
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These usually consist of large, naturalistic floral garlands or medallions set against an open or sparsely decorated field.