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  • At the end of the episode, Eve has taken her lover to a remote boat-house in order to determine whether he is truly innocence.

    Waking the Dead « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2009

  • But down at the boat-house on the beach, men were at work with axes.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • A few moments after they had entered the gate of the log palisade which enclosed the building, the strident blare of a trumpet startled the workers in the gardens, and the men just opening the boat-house doors to push the fishing boats down their rollers to the water's edge.

    The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • "They will cast anchor near the boat-house," murmured Belesa.

    The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • Presently the intention of the pirates became apparent to all, as a group of some thirty men advanced, pushing before them a great shield made out of the planks from the boats, and the timbers of the boat-house itself.

    The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • A few moments after they had entered the gate of the log palisade which enclosed the building, the strident blare of a trumpet startled the workers in the gardens, and the men just opening the boat-house doors to push the fishing boats down their rollers to the water's edge.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • "They will cast anchor near the boat-house," murmured Belesa.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • "Well, then, if you girls want to pack up your things, I'll put the umbrella and chairs back into the boat-house."

    Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

  • Presently the intention of the pirates became apparent to all, as a group of some thirty men advanced, pushing before them a great shield made out of the planks from the boats, and the timbers of the boat-house itself.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • One glance at its trim paint told me that it had also been recently placed there — no doubt by the stout Mr Gordimer, grumbling and snapping at one or another of his youthful assistants as they wheeled the vessel out of the boat-house and down to the dock.

    Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

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