noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a furniture designer
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The tables and chairs were made by the furniture designer Robert White.
an item of furniture
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A few items of furniture had not yet been delivered.
bedroom furniture
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All the bedroom furniture was old and falling apart.
furniture/shoe/floor etc polish
garden furniture (= chairs and tables used in a garden )
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Garden furniture sells well when the weather is warm.
reproduction furniture/chairs etc
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a reproduction Louis XIV table
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
antique
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Shown here is the Regal Supreme, supplied complete with a pocket-sprung mattress to bring modern comfort to antique furniture .
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His passions were antique furniture and shrewd bargaining.
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Amanda claims she got her eye for good antique furniture from her grandfather.
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It even has antique furniture that is used rather than just polished.
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After lunch we walked around the town and marvelled at the prices which were being asked for some of the antique furniture .
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The advisability of using antique furniture in a hotel bedroom is debatable.
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There is little call for antique furniture .
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We have one of the largest and finest collections of antique furniture in the country.
fine
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The interior features fine furniture and needlework.
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An interior from a Maryland farmhouse shows that with nationhood comes a fully developed appreciation of fine furniture and decorative pieces.
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He had been brought up with a lot of fine furniture and had always been conscious of its value.
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Sixteenth-century mansion with fine furniture , tapestries and objetsd'art.
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Central heating can be as serious a scourge to fine old books as it is to fine old furniture .
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Today the Gallery houses a fine collection of furniture and paintings.
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Because their interiors perfectly reflect the fine reproduction pine furniture that you find for sale in them today.
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One involves craftsmen, operating on a small scale, producing custom-made or individual products such as quality pottery or fine furniture .
full
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She spent all morning going in and out of dark, silent rooms, which were full of heavy furniture and old pictures.
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The place was so full of heavy furniture that there was no room to rearrange the beds further apart.
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Number 131 antiques, full of mahogany furniture , tables and chairs all beautifully polished.
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His enormous merchant's house was full of beautiful furniture , glass, china and musical instruments.
heavy
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She spent all morning going in and out of dark, silent rooms, which were full of heavy furniture and old pictures.
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They all chose the heavy wrought-iron lawn furniture painted blinding white.
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The place was so full of heavy furniture that there was no room to rearrange the beds further apart.
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The heavy brown furniture , and Senor Menini: his eyepiece, the solder in his teeth, his dusty scales.
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They chose a bedroom with heavy old-fashioned furniture and a huge old bed.
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The curtains were drawn and it was crowded with heavy brown furniture .
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It was a huge relief to find himself in the big bedroom with its heavy mahogany furniture .
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That was not enough to compensate for the oppressive opulence of the dark panelling and heavy antique furniture .
modern
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He began his retailing career in 1964 when he founded Habitat, a chain of stores selling well-designed modern furniture and furnishings.
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All the apartments and studios are well equipped with modern furniture , private bathrooms, kitchen facilities and fridges.
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Her room was large and comfortable, with pale walls, light, modern furniture and an en suite bathroom.
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I suspect that central heating and modern furniture are inimical to ghosts.
new
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New wallpaper, new furniture , new window frames ... the past is forgotten.
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Moving trucks regularly pulled up to her modest two-story house with new furniture .
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A new furniture shop with a three-piece suite in uncut moquette in the window next to a cocktail cabinet shiny as toffee.
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My friend and her spouse bought a new car, a new house, and new furniture .
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One of the most bizarre things I saw was the lengthy and intricate preparation for the blessing of a new furniture store.
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They happily allocated a portion of their development funds for new school furniture .
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The council-run Windsor Restaurant will be redecorated and get new carpets, a suspended ceiling and new furniture .
old
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Don't sell the killer foam.Shops warned over new laws on old furniture .
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Squatters had dragged piles of old appliances and furniture in front of them and overturned a car to deter police.
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I've seen this happen on many old piece of furniture .
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When it snows in Boston, residents litter the streets with old furniture , barrels and a rusty washing machine or two.
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The old furniture was left outside in the sun to air.
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We went into a living room in which there was old furniture , a worn rug, and a frayed velvet sofa.
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I watched with growing amazement a succession of beautiful old pieces of furniture go into the cottage.
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Just a bunch of old furniture , right?
only
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The floorboards were still bare and the bed was the only furniture in the room except a large dark wood wardrobe.
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The chair, a bed and a small table were the only pieces of furniture she had in her hut.
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The only other furniture was an old chest under the squat window.
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A priest was kneeling on a low velvety shelf, the only furniture in the stark room.
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Lucien settled himself upon the only piece of furniture - a bench - and leaned back against the wall.
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Apart from that and the bed, the only furniture was a cupboard in the corner.
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The man was sitting behind the single wooden desk that was, in addition to three chairs, the only furniture in the room.
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The pool table was the only piece of furniture in those two rooms.
other
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Apart from the bed, the only other piece of furniture in the room was a chaiselongue upholstered in red-tinged chintz.
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Sir Thomas's chamber, deserted except for a bed, table, and other sticks of furniture was, surprisingly, open.
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There is almost no other furniture .
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But staff still need a fridge and would welcome any offers of help with that and other furniture or equipment.
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The other furniture was a couple of wing chairs a single-ended Victorian chaise-longue and a fruitwood dressing-table.
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The only other furniture was an old chest under the squat window.
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Ivory was used, like shell, to decorate wooden boxes and other pieces of furniture .
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An armchair, desk, a couple of straight chairs and other bedroom furniture were all Victorian.
wooden
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Also on sale are seeds, chemicals, compost, fencing and Branson wooden garden furniture .
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Maloof has spent almost half a century building wooden furniture , piece by glorious piece.
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The shopkeeper had left behind some home-made wooden furniture , and the villagers had loaned Jane several beautiful rugs for the floors.
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Mr Welt sneaked about at night and removed all the wooden furniture in the school and replaced it with metal furniture.
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Timber and wooden furniture industries reported 206 machine injuries, with many resulting in amputations.
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Everywhere, solid wooden furniture , original doors and iron bedsteads are in evidence.
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The essential projection is of simple wooden furniture , plain walls, some carpeting on the polished floorboards.
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Mr Peters gave me a whole suite of wooden furniture to go in Mulberry Cottage.
■ NOUN
bedroom
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Fitted bedroom furniture is particularly popular around the 35 years of age group.
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He was getting dressed when the building rumbled and the bedroom furniture began to dance.
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We have two wonderful prizes of bedroom furniture to be won from the top of Ducal's range.
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Maybe I was going to pick out my own bedroom furniture .
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Product segmentation of this sort is visible in clothes retailing, and the distribution of fitted kitchens and bedroom furniture .
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Regional Council employees receive ten percent discount on Blindcraft products including beds and bedroom furniture like chairs, stools and headboards.
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What's more, when you move house, your bedroom furniture can go along with you.
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However, similar problems can arise with regard to kitchen units and fitted bedroom furniture , etc and similar considerations apply.
business
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Parnham House 6 miles away is the home of Viscount Linley's furniture business .
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Hal worked for his father in the family furniture business .
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His one younger brother works in the furniture business .
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We then found a family-run furniture business near Lezhe.
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Off the pitch he's in the reproduction furniture business .
garden
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The windows of the Villa were firmly shut. Garden furniture had been neatly stacked under the colonnade.
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I idly noted that a brass plate declared that this bit of garden furniture was sacred to some one's memory.
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Also on sale are seeds, chemicals, compost, fencing and Branson wooden garden furniture .
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In fact the Duke and Duchess were tempted by some garden furniture . this conversation bench kept them talking.
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It even covers your garden furniture , whether it's out in the garden or inside the shed.
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Sometimes, there will be additional monies agreed in respect of fixtures and fittings, or even in respect of items of household and garden furniture .
office
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Other recipients are: Raybee Credit Union, Hartlepool, £800, for office furniture and equipment.
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The new layout and office furniture worked like magic.
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From Pentagon, specialists in office supplies, there's a first prize of £2,000-worth of the latest office furniture .
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The back room or office furniture included two lockable steel four-drawer filing cabinets.
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The following evening Merrill was meticulously checking the proofs of a glossy brochure advertising the company's line in executive office furniture .
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The company specializes in office furniture , according to owner Sandy Norby.
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Here and there lay yellow plastic helmets, boots, fragments of office furniture .
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Raul Salinas once had her arrange his office furniture for maximum karmic benefit.
period
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The marbled staircase leads to 126 rooms and suites filled with period furniture .
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The ranch house, corral and outbuildings have been restored and contain exhibits, photographs and period furniture .
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They filled it with period furniture and even had an antique staircase installed.
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Inside, antiques, family paintings and period furniture enhance the elegance and character inherent in this finely proportioned manor house.
polish
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Exotic scent mingled with the more religious smells of incense, furniture polish and veneration.
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I tried using some spray furniture polish , rubbed well in, on the areas that were jamming.
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Is it mothballs or furniture polish or tobacco or vapour rub?
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Rainbow may smell furniture polish , baby powder, simmering borscht.
shop
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Later another partially ignited device was found in a second furniture shop but caused only minor damage.
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She and Ruth lived most of the year in Ealing, where their father owned a furniture shop .
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A new furniture shop with a three-piece suite in uncut moquette in the window next to a cocktail cabinet shiny as toffee.
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Wates was a small family concern. two members of which owned a furniture shop in south London.
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At sixteen, his father encouraged him to take an apprenticeship in the local handmade furniture shop .
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Farm shop , old granary showroom handcrafted country furniture shop, ceramics artist and Art Gallery.
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The furniture shop on the right is now Forte's corner restaurant.
store
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The shop was owned by Mr. Sewell who also ran a furniture store , further up the street at No. 29.
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Edusha had lost her job in the furniture store .
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Standing in the lighted alcove of a furniture store at Glasgow Cross.
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At the end, he had his own furniture store in Manhattan.
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One of the most bizarre things I saw was the lengthy and intricate preparation for the blessing of a new furniture store .
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Edusha, now working in the furniture store , was away from home all day.
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Friends of the Earth want shoppers to boycott some furniture stores , including Hatfields of Colchester.
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Holliday, the downtown furniture store manager, said he was in his second-floor office when the quake struck.
street
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Although the sophisticated Woonerf-type street furniture is not used, that does not imply that the zone needs to be dull.
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Unfortunately the same can not be said of the decision to persevere with the existing range of street furniture .
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Many categories of street furniture can now be listed - pillar boxes, telephone kiosks, drinking fountains and bus shelters.
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There is no reason why Edinburgh should not develop its own range of street furniture designed by some of our young talents.
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Planners hope that fashionable street furniture will lend Continental glamour to our city centres.
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You could find yourself paying to rebuild a house or replace expensive street furniture .
■ VERB
buy
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Sarah Jacobs has tried to build herself a life, saving for four years to buy furniture and applying for training courses.
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Miguel had bought all the furniture in the place.
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Do not buy foam-filled furniture if you can avoid it, as it can give oft lethal fumes when it ignites.
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The group bought used, 1960s furniture from a facilities manager at General Dynamics and set up shop as best they could.
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Potential customers are advised to take the utmost caution when buying second-hand furniture .
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People drive from all over the region to buy their furniture , candles, quilts, glassware and so on.
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As well as buying paintings, furniture and porcelain, Sir Ralph was a keen book collector.
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Let's concentrate on the wedding and set aside minor matters like setting up home together, buying furniture and the honeymoon.
move
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After that comes the fun part - designing your extension or moving the furniture .
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At midmorning they were moving furniture around.
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He is rearranging his thoughts like a man trying to move heavy furniture single-handed.
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We drove until we saw a man in a tractor cap moving furniture from his pickup to his trailer home.
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Annie and one of the lads in the yard helped to move what furniture she had.
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He said he suffered the injury moving furniture .
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A farmer's wife is too busy to start moving the furniture around!
sell
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He began his retailing career in 1964 when he founded Habitat, a chain of stores selling well-designed modern furniture and furnishings.
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She wanted me to dispose of my apartment, sell our furniture , move in with her.
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But from next month, new laws will make it illegal to sell old-style foam-filled furniture .
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The company operates retail stores that sell furniture , bedding, appliances and consumer electronics.
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One spring Conran went on a tour of sixty shops which sold his furniture .
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Just sick over the prices in shops selling the 1960s furniture you finally convinced your parents to throw out?
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Social security officials suggested that they sell some of their furniture and the television before receiving help.
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Sears currently has four such stores that sell furniture , hardware, automotive parts and appliances.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Renaissance art/furniture/architecture etc
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Little Renaissance furniture survives intact, and the present catalogue will go a long way to furthering its understanding.
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That year, several superb works of Renaissance art were sold without publicity to private investors.
be/become part of the furniture
period costume/furniture etc
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All performers in period costume with period music.
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Decor includes period furniture and contemporary art.
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Inside, antiques, family paintings and period furniture enhance the elegance and character inherent in this finely proportioned manor house.
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Plus a Battlefield model and period costume dolls.
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The exhibits are surrounded by period costumes and photographs, and the show is to last until January.
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The marbled staircase leads to 126 rooms and suites filled with period furniture.
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The ranch house, corral and outbuildings have been restored and contain exhibits, photographs and period furniture.
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They filled it with period furniture and even had an antique staircase installed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The master bedroom is filled with antique furniture .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Carpets, building products, furniture and other durable goods all began to see downshifting during the fourth quarter.
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Garden furniture had been neatly stacked under the colonnade.
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He set up as a freelance industrial designer making furniture from a basement studio in 1952.
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His most famous commission was to supply all the furniture and furnishings for the house constructed for Napoleon on St Helena.
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Later another partially ignited device was found in a second furniture shop but caused only minor damage.
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The flood took furniture and coins and valuables in one room, and left everything that was in another intact.
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The scheme provides second-hand furniture to the needy.
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The soldier fights for his country and the broker calls for his furniture .