noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
shire horse
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
county
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Read in studio Addiction to the drug crack cocaine is spreading into the shire counties .
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In local government, many of our shire counties and districts have led the way in raising the quality of public service.
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Our policy is to make changes to the structure of local government in the shire counties .
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Changes to the boundaries of shire counties or districts are also possible, as at present.
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Unit costs in metropolitan authorities have been consistently higher than in the shire counties .
horse
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Well, if I did, I'd need to sell old Blazer and buy a shire horse to carry me!
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There is also a shire horse souvenir shop.
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A farmer is using a shire horse to pull the millstone which crushes the fruit.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From the back of a barn three shire horses came thundering out - a stallion and two mares.
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He had not realised how much he would miss his family and the work of breeding and breaking the shires with George.
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He looked as if he had just stepped out of a drawing room in the shires.
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In local government, many of our shire counties and districts have led the way in raising the quality of public service.
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Letters under the privy seal were prepared by the thousand, and instructions were sent to the chief commissioners in each shire .
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The extent to which a powerful magnate could dominate the shire community and act as a focus for local sentiment varied.
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The representatives of shire and suburb had arrived on the Monday evening, and had drunk and dined exceedingly well.
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Well, if I did, I'd need to sell old Blazer and buy a shire horse to carry me!