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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A first-rate swimmer and skilful oarsman , he loved the river as another might love a turbulent and demanding woman.
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He pulled, and managed to bend forwards at the waist like an oarsman .
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I watched as the boat, propelled by a solitary oarsman , turned into the shore almost directly in front of me.
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John Hebbes was one of the University's best oarsmen.
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Some people say that lurking in its depths is a fish so dangerous that oarsmen venture out at their peril.
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This oarsman says it took a bite out of his blade.
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When they reached the middle, he ordered the oarsmen to stop and with a last farewell he stepped overboard.
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You would not want to insult Redgrave by trying to call him the best oarsman in the world.