elevenses

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Fortified by a grated cheese and pickle sandwich for elevenses,

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  • ‘I was going to knock off for my elevenses, anyway,’ he said. —  The Murder of Busy Lizzie - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 46: 1973
  • We breakfasted at eight next day and went back to join The Way, but midway through the stop we made for our elevenses Hera came up with one of those bright ideas which might seem all right at the time, but end in disaster later. —  Cold, Lone and Still - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 64
  • Scandalous: PALIN HAS A SPEECHWRITER!!! elevenses! —  Cold Fury
  • However, it's almost elevenses and no deal has been announced. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • Followed by elevenses of Jammy Dodgers and too many cups of tea and maybe even a cheese scone left over from yesterdays marathon baking session (for a complimentary shot of calcium). —  The BrocanteHome Feed
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