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  • Just happen that Grandad is finishing the beautiful miniature boat he's making for Gavin's tenth birthday, and Gavin decides to call her Selkie?

    Inside Grandad: Summary and book reviews of Inside Grandad by Peter Dickinson. 2004

  • "...the gentleman you referred to as Grandad has been made aware that the alleged behaviour is not appropriate and will not be tolerated in any of our premises and has subsequently been barred from the premises."

    JD Wetherspoon(The John Wallace Linton) - An open to Tim Martin head of JD Wetherspoon. FIDO The Dog 2009

  • ... over breakfast with her Grandad, is still with us at age 87.

    The 11-year-old girl who named Pluto... Edward Willett 2006

  • ... over breakfast with her Grandad, is still with us at age 87.

    Archive 2006-07-23 Edward Willett 2006

  • "... the gentleman you referred to as Grandad has been made aware that the alleged behaviour is not appropriate and will not be tolerated in any of our premises and has subsequently been barred from the premises."

    The Lone Voice 2009

  • But hey, the reason I called Grandad’s is because I did phone home and got the message that you were now going to be in Paris…’

    State of the Union Douglas Kennedy 2005

  • "When my Grandad was a boy it were called Misty Moor, " said the old blacksmith, remembering.

    Five Go To Mystery Moor Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1954

  • Anyway, my horse was second and I went on the nose rather than each way .... bugger My Grandad was a professional gambler for many years he always advised the grand national was the worst race to bet on.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • My Grandad was a bit of a demon for the old home brew and so at exactly 12: 30pm, the time his funeral had begun at home fourteen hours earlier, I was able to slip away from the crowd and find a relatively quiet place to reflect, say hooroo and have a beer for the old Beggar-Whoop.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009

  • My Grandad was a Socialist back before the First World War.

    Word Magazine - Comments stimpy 2010

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