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I put a hand-rail just below armpit height when I am sitting so I have a steady rest in every direction.
what kind of stand do you use for hunting deer and what do you like about it and dislike about it. 2009
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I put a hand-rail just below armpit height when I am sitting so I have a steady rest in every direction.
what kind of stand do you use for hunting deer and what do you like about it and dislike about it. 2009
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But I'd never caught her out - mind you, that meant nothing, for she'd never caught me, and I had had more than would make a hand-rail round Hyde Park.
The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010
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Martin Klevinger—leaning against a hand-rail pole in the middle of the buss—nodded back to the driver and turned back to the pages of notes he was taking on a large, yellow clipboard.
Out of the Valley Meredith Greene 2010
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A strong scent of camomile and peppermint pervaded the yard and the poor little dwelling at the side, which you reached by a short ladder, with a rope on either side by way of hand-rail.
Two Poets 2007
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A strong scent of camomile and peppermint pervaded the yard and the poor little dwelling at the side, which you reached by a short ladder, with a rope on either side by way of hand-rail.
Two Poets 2007
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There were lovely oak runners underneath it all, and the risers were later painted white. 25 years later, she's still in the same house, and, except for repainting the risers and adding a hand-rail, the stairs are the same.
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With one hand he clutched at the hand-rail, then with both.
The Door in the Wall, and other stories Herbert George 2006
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Raut gripped the hand-rail tightly, and stared down at the cone.
The Door in the Wall, and other stories Herbert George 2006
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Nora stared at him wide-eyed, her fingers tightening nervously on the moving hand-rail.
Mistress for a Weekend Napier, Susan 2006
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