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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From my childhood I remember being told that the way to improve your conkers was to pickle them in vinegar.
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In autumn, youngsters will be urged to collect conkers, ash keys and acorns to grow next year's seedlings.
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Naturally, the stronger and harder the conker , the more chance of success.
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Players take it in turns to do this until one conker is so damaged that it is dislodged from its string.
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Standing still was important for if the conker was swaying about, the striker had a free go.
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That's what my dreams showed - that underneath my standard teenage exterior I was conkers, stark staring.
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The winner is obviously the player with the intact conker .