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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A bloody-mouthed mastiff tied by a chain to a lintel of a door snarled and barked.
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But again, as with the lintels, the union did not allow the bricklayers to use a plumb line.
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Doors and lintels were decorated with whitewash.
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Each one has its silvery gray live-oak lintel , still supporting the column of lovely pink brick.
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Forget to duck - whack; your head hits a lintel .
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Horse brasses had been tacked along the length of the oaken lintel and gleamed in the firelight.
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Occasional low lintels bumped and scraped his head in the blackness.
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We wedged it in place firmly, but not too tight against the lintel , leaving room for adjustment.