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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
iron
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Terrified, Mildred backed away and crashed into something hard, which seemed to be a huge iron railing towering above her.
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He paused when he saw her by the iron railings that separated mown lawn from pasture.
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The cottage still has a panel of slender iron railings in front.
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She could see the iron railings of the park, the glitter of wet pavement.
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The hideous iron railings round the tombs of the more opulent dead were intended to protect them against the depredations of body-snatchers.
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The iron railings were so dusty, they looked grey, not black.
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Nightshade House was separated from the street by a flagged courtyard, the general approach defended by iron railings .
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The Mount was a shadow in the air and the iron railings along the promenade dripped globules of moisture.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After six steps, the wooden railings seemed to lean in together, then move out again.
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Climbers had woven their way into the timber railings.
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High railings guarded the small courtyard gardens, the gates of which were usually protected by push-button security-code entry locks.
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Terrified, Mildred backed away and crashed into something hard, which seemed to be a huge iron railing towering above her.
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The Khmer traders were lighting their petrol lamps, across by the railings of the Old Market.
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The skate park is crammed with ramps, bowls and railings for users to perform tricks on.
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Their shoes pressed upward against the chromium of the railings that stretched across the floor in parallels set two feet apart.