noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a birthday meal
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Where are you going for your birthday meal?
an evening meal
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I was just preparing the evening meal when the phone rang.
cook a meal
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Shall I cook the meal tonight?
fish meal
have lunch/a meal etc
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I usually have breakfast at about seven o'clock.
meal ticket
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There were times when he suspected he was just a meal ticket to her.
midday meal
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We stopped off in Colchester for our midday meal .
ordered a meal
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He sat down and ordered a meal .
potluck meal/dinner etc
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a potluck supper at the church
proper meals
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Try to eat proper meals instead of fast-food takeaways.
ready meal
restaurant meals
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There is a choice of bar snacks or restaurant meals.
school meals/lunches ( also school dinners British English )
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We provide good-quality school meals.
walk off dinner/a meal etc (= go for a walk so that your stomach feels less full )
wholesome food/fare/meal etc
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well-balanced wholesome meals
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
decent
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He desperately needed sleep and a decent meal .
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A lot of the time up there, I was starved for a decent meal .
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With her stomach settling and a surprisingly decent meal in her, Anne's spirits rose all the way up to okay.
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More and more husbands, desperate for a decent meal , are donning aprons themselves.
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You'd get a decent meal at least.
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By the looks of Carla she had not had a decent meal for weeks.
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And as for compassion, haven't I just provided your first decent meal of the day?
delicious
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Here's how to create delicious last-minute meals entirely from standbys in the store cupboard.
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Lauriston Farm Restaurant Enjoy a fabulous view over the Forth as well as a delicious meal .
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They had eaten the delicious meal to the sound of the river flowing past while the sun faded behind the skyline.
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And our free gift this month is a recipe leaflet showing you how to create delicious calorie-reduced meals .
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The result was a delicious nourishing meal , and many swore, an aphrodisiac to boot.
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Filled with recipes for quick, easy, yet substantial and delicious meals it may soon become your bible.
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The Coach House and Buttery restaurants offer delicious meals and refreshments.
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Prestige's stainless steel pressure cooker with a Thermocore base allows you to produce delicious , complete meals in minutes.
free
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A lot of them were here, because a free meal is not to be sneezed at.
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Instead of having parents pack lunches, he decided the kids should get free , hot meals .
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This increases their own biological chances and gives them a free meal into the bargain.
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How can a free meal raise money?
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Details of clothing grants, free school meals and community contacts should also be at hand.
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The folks who ran the place were nice enough, offering me a free meal next time.
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Clinton's plan to provide free meals is a case in point.
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They served thousands of free meals a week to the hungry in their neighborhood.
full
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As an alternative, guests can buy snacks and full meals in the hotel's own taverna.
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Several small restaurants at the swimming area serve full meals and cold beer.
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She provided full meals and basic decency for her many children.
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The cookhouse - for snacks or full meals .
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Many said they felt full after every meal and never needed to eat in between.
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Traders working late can even take a full evening meal in the restaurant.
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The restaurant has a full meals service, seven days a week, and there is also a bar facility.
good
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The police at Castlereagh allocated a cell to each man and gave them a good meal .
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The inmates in there get three good meals a day.
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When a gentleman has had a particularly good meal , Bogtrotter, he always sends his complements to the chef.
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In either case, a good meal helps to relax the body and spirit and wind up the day.
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Tea and toast would not have done for Hannah, who thought breakfast the best meal there was.
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All she had to do was provide three good meals a day.
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It was well worth waiting for, and was the best meal we had during the holiday.
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Enough for one good meal , anyway.
hot
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It was by now that and I wondered whether chilli had been a good choice for a hot meal .
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Instead of having parents pack lunches, he decided the kids should get free, hot meals .
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Choice of 16 malt whiskies. Hot bar meals .
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Why have a separate bureaucracy charged with one small thing-delivering hot meals to the elderly?
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With a warm fire, and a hot meal , I began to recover from my unpleasant experiences.
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What is so special about a hot meal anyway?
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During cold weather, hot meals and plenty of hot drinks will make you feel warmer inside.
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You want us all home for hot meals !
main
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A relaxed regime of visiting the lavatory after each main meal and at bedtime is established with the parents keeping a record.
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It usually covers the cost of accommodation, breakfast, a main meal and return taxi fare from airport to hotel.
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The main meal is often followed by something sweet.
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The main meal of the day may be eaten at lunch time or in the evening, according to your normal habit.
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Try to stick to the suggested menu and have your main meal at lunchtime.
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Tomorrow's main meal will be at lunchtime again so please try to prepare for it today.
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The main leavings from meals were bones.
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Snacks can follow the same principle of low-fat, low-sugar eating as the main meals .
proper
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Have at least one proper meal a day, hot if possible.
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I know it ain't much, but I du n no if it's enough to get a proper meal like.
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I don't see why we can't have a proper meal after a do.
ready
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You can dish up lavish meals without doing anything more than popping a ready meal in the microwave.
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Seddon was now ready for a meal , too.
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Freezer: Pack of steaks, beefburgers, fish-fingers, peas, runner beans, ready cooked curry meal , cod.
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Further on were the more recent developments in the ready-meal section.
regular
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Three regular meals a day avoiding snacks often leads to weight reduction.
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But the sound of those guns makes regular meals impossible....
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For more information: Available from: Healthy Eating Eating regular nourishing meals is important to keep yourself fit and well.
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To appear round and full was to exhibit the characteristics of prosperity and the patent outcome of regular meals .
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He'd never found a wire he couldn't climb. Regular meals , that was the problem.
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Lois's arrival had provided him regular meals and meaningful work.
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And the sharks in the estuary were used to solid, regular meals .
simple
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Le Déjeuner - a simple midday meal after a morning in the fields. 3.
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A well-made pesto is a fine companion to a grilled game bird when a simple , low-cholesterol meal is in order.
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And within all these cuisines you call choose anything from simple meals to gourmet spreads.
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Later, at half-past twelve, she began preparing a simple meal , hot soup and cold salad.
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There were plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from, but Sabine had already mentally opted for a simple meal .
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Rosheen had prepared a simple meal for herself and Klift.
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Light beer and vodka were followed by a simple but nourishing meal of stewed meat and boiled potatoes, preceded by borscht.
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They'd taken no notice of Thérèse reporting that the Bishop expected only a simple meal .
square
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Indeed he often gave them whatever was in the till, feeling they looked in need of a square meal .
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So a catastrophic drop to 5 percent of its pre-deluge invertebrate quantities still provided them with three square meals a day.
■ NOUN
barium
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A small bowel barium meal and colonoscopy were performed in eight cases and gastric endosonography was performed in one patient.
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So I went to see a man in Devonshire Place and he sent me down the road for a barium meal X-ray.
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The following year the surgeon arranged an x ray of her lumbar spine and a barium meal , which were normal.
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A barium meal showed no definite abnormality.
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Oesophageal radionuclide transit was evaluated in 15 patients and a barium meal was performed in five cases to confirm endoscopical findings.
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She continued to have the pain and a repeat barium meal four years later was normal.
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This study, however, showed increased use of barium meal examinations, from 46 during 1974-7 to 86 during 1988-91.
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A barium meal confirmed a hiatus hernia but the chest pain continued to infiltrate my left arm.
course
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And catering for everything from carrot juice to champagne, open sandwiches to a 5 course meal .
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The evening features a four-\#course meal at $ 65 per person.
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A three course meal costs just £1.75 and is completely free from any artificial colours and flavours.
evening
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Price includes bed and breakfast, however evening meals may be taken at the Leonetto for a supplement.
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An evening meal began promisingly with a bruschetta topped with chopped spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto and feta cheese.
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Once again the room becomes a hive of activity, and the evening meal is forgotten.
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Nutritional deficiency must be avoided by providing the recommended daily allowance of protein in the evening meal and later in the day.
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The evening meal generally includes two courses: the food cost averages £1.35p.
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Bar lunches, full lunches and a four-course evening meal are available.
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The vehicles are put away again, and the now cold and slightly unappetising evening meal is pushed back into the microwave.
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The prize includes first class rail fares to Rusland Hall and two nights' accommodation with breakfast and evening meal .
midday
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Le Déjeuner - a simple midday meal after a morning in the fields. 3.
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I said to him once, sitting in a chair as he fed me my midday meal of baked beans and crackers.
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They had their midday meal fairly early, soas to have it out of the way before their peculiar visitor arrived.
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The family is eating the midday meal .
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During the midday meal the older children read edifying passages chosen by Nicholas from religious or secular history.
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His wife came in to tell him that the midday meal was ready, that the soup was getting cold.
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They would stop at an inn for a midday meal , discuss their finds and be instructed particularly on their medical properties.
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Sunday was the one day on which most of the mountain shepherds ate their midday meal indoors.
school
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This boom in fast food is providing strong competition for both staff restaurants and school meal services.
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It's very easy to organise some investigative work by children on school meals provision.
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They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds.
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Assemblies, dress requirements, school meals provision and links with parents may be insensitive to different cultural backgrounds and linguistic diversity.
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Like most things in education there is no single market for school meals .
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One of the largest new contracts is a £9 million deal with the City of Westminster to provide a school meals service.
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Discuss the possibility of getting a 51 school meals debt taken off our books.
test
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At eight hours after injection, about 70% of maximum gall bladder contraction was achieved at 45 minutes after the test meal .
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They were swallowed half an hour before the ingestion of the test meal .
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Time zero was considered the time of completion of the test meal .
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Subsequently, after consumption of a test meal , gall bladder images were made every 15 minutes for 2 hours.
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All received the standard semisolid test meal .
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In gall bladder filling after a test meal , V r e s reflects maximum gall bladder volume.
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Identical test meals were used for all the experiments.
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Clinicians must take into account the nature of the test meal used when results are correlated with clinical features.
ticket
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There were times when he suspected he was just a meal ticket to her.
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For much of Pennington's working life, Shakespeare has been his mission and his meal ticket .
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I grope for the saucepans and our meal tickets .
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Apple trees are its bread and butter in Britain but mistletoe clearly has no meal ticket .
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It's amazing what some men will do for a meal ticket .
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It only became a moot point because David was a meal ticket for so many people.
times
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These include meal times , evening, going to and getting up from bed.
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So I only met her at meal times , when the community got together, and so on.
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His sister Elizabeth remembered that as a child he half closed his eyes at meal times as he sat with his family.
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The nappy changes, the meal times , the endless trips round supermarkets, school times, getting dressed and so on?
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No doubt, as meal times were such a major effort, people were less self-conscious about weight or diet.
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Encourage anyone who wishes, to help at meal times either by preparing, serving or clearing away.
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Wards are mixed and many of us only see a nurse at meal times .
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What little service there is at meal times also leaves much to be desired.
■ VERB
cook
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At this point the watchman came out of his hut where he seemed to have been cooking himself a tasty meal .
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In the Old Country people developed a special taste for TSHUHlnt, since it was different from ordinary cooked meals .
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Many of the disabled people who use the centre cook their own meals in the kitchen.
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We resolve to cook our own meals .
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From now on the regime was just one cooked meal in the evening.
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Back at the tent it is getting late, so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal .
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Item: In Southern California, an inattentive tenant cooking a meal caused a grease fire.
eat
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Indigestion and constipation After eating the meal , the food must now be digested.
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People ate lugubrious meals around the waterfalls, their faces green with marine sorrow.
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She normally eats three meals a day but sometimes misses breakfast.
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Indeed, eating large meals can be a health hazard.
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On the road, the girls sleep ten hours a night, eat many and formidable meals and take long afternoon naps.
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Agnes Resker refused to eat anything, while Mavis Pellington ate her meal in silence.
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We ate beautifully prepared vegetarian meals .
eaten
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They had eaten the delicious meal to the sound of the river flowing past while the sun faded behind the skyline.
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He had evidently just eaten a meal , for the remains of it lay in a red handkerchief open on the ground.
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Then there is the grapefruit diet where grapefruit is eaten before each meal .
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When they had eaten their meal of wheat ro and milk they kept the fire going for a long time.
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These snacks may be eaten either between meals or at mealtimes if you prefer.
enjoy
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He may come in for a steak, but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal .
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I struggled to remember the last time I had enjoyed a meal so thoroughly from start to finish.
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I don't think I've ever enjoyed a meal so much.
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I hope you enjoyed your meal .
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Once the hostess appeared to ask if we were enjoying our meals , and I managed to give her a silent nod.
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Zelah was a good cook and he enjoyed the meal .
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All in all, Fred was a good sport and said he enjoyed the meal .
finish
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Simple reward charts can be used to reinforce either sitting at the table or finishing a meal for the 3-year-old and older.
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He looked baffled and hungry, and Archer reflected that he would probably finish his meal on Ellen Olenska.
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They finished their meal and went to a small hotel where they made love.
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We had just finished our evening meal of a bowl of soup and some biscuits.
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Meryl finished her own meal and stood up in a leisurely fashion.
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Then we would both kneel, waiting for the spirits to finish their meal .
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The refreshing Glazed Lemon Puddings finish off this meal perfectly.
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You can also add activators such as garden soil, finished compost, bone meal and blood meal to stimulate the action.
include
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Eat, drink and be merry at the Medieval Night which includes a meal , free drinks and an open-air castle disco.
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Weekends are $ 225 a person and include lodging, Saturday meals and Sunday breakfast and the workshop.
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It includes all meals and drinks, including cocktails, as well as windsurfing, sailing, scuba diving lessons and snorkelling.
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Cost: $ 2, 300 per person, double occupancy, including hotels, most meals , ground transportation and sightseeing.
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Every date would include a meal , a movie and a strip search.
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Cost: $ 275 per person, double occupancy, including accommodations and some meals .
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The price, which includes accommodation, meals and all course literature, is £295 per person; £420 per couple.
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Land costs are $ 700 to $ 850, including meals , seminars, meetings with local residents.
make
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A bird that thought so and decided to make a meal of it would quickly die.
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Or they make a sumptuous meal and they work very hard and watch their children and wait for their men.
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Using leftovers and store cupboard items, you will have made a meal that many people pay several pounds for in restaurants.
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He can make a very good meal off a traveler, I understand.
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We discovered that some had already found their way through our boots and were making a tasty meal out of our feet.
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Freeze bits of leftovers that are too small to make into a meal .
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I don't know what animal it was, but it made a good meal .
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Looking for a creative way to make a meal out of leftover scraps of ham, turkey or pork roast?
offer
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The Rockendorfs have abolished the conventional menu, offering three set meals at lunchtime and two later on.
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Grave sites are swept, flowers placed, food offered , meals arranged at the headstones.
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Prue Hines is the cook, offering a four-course meal in the evening accompanied by fine china and candlelight.
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The folks who ran the place were nice enough, offering me a free meal next time.
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Facilities include a cosy rustic bar, a livelier pub, plus a traditional stuberl restaurant offering alacarte meals .
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But I was offering a meal that didn't run any cholesterol risks.
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A plan to reduce the quantity of drink Ben had during the day and to offer drinks only after meals was implemented.
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The Coach House and Buttery restaurants offer delicious meals and refreshments.
order
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It was like wading through treacle just to order a meal .
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You order your meal from the tablecloth, which is stained.
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You order your meals , after all.
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We could order meals from outside and buy fresh fruits, candies, and toiletries.
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He ordered his meal of cod and chips and no vinegar, then sat down to await its arrival.
prepare
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By the time Eline came home at dinner time, Nina had prepared a meal of bread and cheese.
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Working in the kitchen to prepare a meal provides opportunities to learn about weights, measures, and fractions-and cooperation.
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Following each class, guests share the prepared meal , accompanied by the appropriate wines.
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Yet these men not only prepared their own meals but they invited women to share the meals with them.
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Whenever I did succeed in preparing a family meal , I insisted that everyone eat whatever was placed on her/his plate.
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When he was home, we prepared his meals and served him first.
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Rosalind bakes her own bread and croissants and will prepare an evening meal with advance notice.
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We ate beautifully prepared vegetarian meals .
provide
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Many of the exotic fruits may provide a wonderful meal for the traveller, but some contain a deadly poison.
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His condition: Provide 100 meals for poor people each year.
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The Captain's Table provided an agreeable meal , with attentive service.
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In Seattle, most emergency meal programs can not provide three meals a day, seven days a week.
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Pates and terrines, a useful standby, provide an adequate meal when accompanied by good bread and a salad.
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All flights into the United States are nonsmoking and provide the usual meals , entertainment and other amenities.
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Each victim has to be tracked and killed and yet it provides only a small meal .
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Lois's arrival had provided him regular meals and meaningful work.
serve
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I think you should serve my meal first as penance.
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From seven grateful clients, Project Open Hand soon grew to a charity serving eight thousand meals a day.
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In those days we served hot meals to everyone on each flight.
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Across the road from the White Horse Inn - a family run pub serving lunches and evening meals .
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Several small restaurants at the swimming area serve full meals and cold beer.
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With such a disturbing audience of one, Leonora took far longer than intended to serve the meal .
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This delightful eating and drinking establishment serves wonderful meals outside on a back deck surrounded lush green lawns and towering trees.
share
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Following each class, guests share the prepared meal , accompanied by the appropriate wines.
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When the little gray man appeared to him, kind Simpleton agreed to share his meal .
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It was years since anyone had shared a meal with him.
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Yet these men not only prepared their own meals but they invited women to share the meals with them.
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Berowne had asked him in out of the cold to share his meal .
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She had shared this meal with my father.
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The convent became more open, family and friends came in to share meals and conversation.
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She obviously wasn't good enough to share a meal with!
take
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The school has 1,308 on roll and 30 per cent take free school meals .
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All patients would be required to take their meals in the cafeteria.
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Figure 8.13 shows the national averages for various ways of taking meals at school.
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The engineer who lived here, Stanislas Kalbe, took his meals with us too.
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We rented a plot of land and so I would have to take the meal out to my husband at mid-day.
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He took his meals with the slaves.
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Trade having been done, they settled to take the meal , to eat, to indicate their good intentions.
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He lived among them, took his meals with them in the dining-room, and trained them as after-dinner speakers and lecturers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a barium meal/enema/swallow
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During the pre-operative period Mr Reynolds also have several investigations performed, including a barium enema and a sigmoidoscopy and biopsy.
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I was in the process of administering a barium enema.
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If the patient is over 40 or has risk factors for colon carcinoma, a barium enema is prudent.
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Oesophageal radionuclide transit was evaluated in 15 patients and a barium meal was performed in five cases to confirm endoscopical findings.
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So I went to see a man in Devonshire Place and he sent me down the road for a barium meal X-ray.
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The following year the surgeon arranged an x ray of her lumbar spine and a barium meal, which were normal.
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Three patients refused endoscopy, two refused sigmoidoscopy, and nine patients refused to have a barium enema or colonoscopic examination.
slap-up meal/dinner etc
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I shall award a slap-up dinner at Jamash, our local Balti restaurant, to the winner.
square meal
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Indeed he often gave them whatever was in the till, feeling they looked in need of a square meal.
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So a catastrophic drop to 5 percent of its pre-deluge invertebrate quantities still provided them with three square meals a day.
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Some days he ate three square meals; sometimes he barely stopped to shove a doughnut into his mouth.
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When making wraps at home, the following tips will simplify rolling or wrapping these scrumptious square meals.
stand sb a drink/meal etc
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A minute or two later-they are standing , drinking wine before dinner.
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He and Rufus had stood there drinking wine.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a five-course gourmet meal
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I usually have one meal a day with Mom and Dad.
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It's eight dollars for my meal , without the tip.
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It was Lisa's birthday so we took her out for a meal .
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Jeff cooked us a delicious meal last night.
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Miriam was silent all through the meal .
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The hotel was nice, and the meals were really good.
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We had an excellent meal in a Chinese restaurant.
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We usually have our main meal in the middle of the day.
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Would you like to go out for a meal sometime, Emma?
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You shouldn't exercise after a big meal .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All meals are available in the Feathertonehaugh dining room.
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From seven grateful clients, Project Open Hand soon grew to a charity serving eight thousand meals a day.
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Having informed him that the evening meal was at eight, the proprietor took himself off, leaving Karelius with his thoughts.
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Many of these patients claim that they can not be fat because they eat only one meal a day.
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She began to cook the meal , briefly wondering how her own household was coping without her.
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The other things must be matters connected with the sacred meal .
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Wipe kitchen counters after each meal .