noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
old
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It's an old manor house.
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I journeyed out to the old manor house near Buxfield.
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The rebuilding of the old manor took place over a period of about five years and was probably finished in about 1727.
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Unless further evidence comes to light I believe that Court Farm is the old manor house of Langridge.
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Sheldon Manor, Wiltshire's oldest inhabited manor house.
■ NOUN
house
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Beautiful, medieval, moated manor house in the heart of the Kentish Weald.
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When the fellow returned I entertained him here in the manor house .
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The manor house and Ferriby Hall are still extant and remind one of the former grandeur of the High Street.
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Meanwhile, Seb tied the reins of his horse to the back of the cart before sprinting towards the manor house .
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I felt restless, uneasy in that haunted, creaking manor house .
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Triumphant in this latest development in his career has bought a manor house in the area.
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This is a palatial Jacobean country manor house with exquisite interiors and wooden carvings.
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The former manor house passed to Bonds.
■ VERB
buy
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When William Faunt bought the manor in 1549 half the land was already enclosed.
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After the Restoration he bought the manor of Watton in Norfolk, remaining its owner until his death.
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Triumphant in this latest development in his career has bought a manor house in the area.
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For example, between 1338 and 1376 the Earl of Arundel bought over twenty manors in Sussex and Surrey.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A window hanging twitched in the manor house, but the only person to reappear in the yard was the young squire.
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But whoever the mystery buyer is, the manor will remain closed to the public.
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I felt restless, uneasy in that haunted, creaking manor house.
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Parish councils were set up in 1894 and superseded parish vestries, which had in turn supplanted manor courts.
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The hotel was a converted manor house.
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The Roman Research Trust says the publicity from the case helped to sell the manor for more than the reserve price.
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The Templars first built it as a fortified manor but later generations had embellished it to make it more comfortable.
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Tsarina to the manor returns..