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  • There were straight-back walnut chairs, a wood lathe, twin bedsprings, and two 75 lb dogs; surprisingly, the two dog houses were gone.

    Archive 2009-04-01 ____Maggie 2009

  • There is always a photographer or reporter around at elBulli, and even on this first day, a German documentary crew films every move as the stagiaires are ushered inside a dining room at the same café and take seats in straight-back plastic chairs.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • I sat in the straight-back chair by the requisite writing desk in all hotel rooms, while interviewer John and Scottie crouched at the foot of the beds for the next hour or so.

    Binky Philips: Interviewing Pink Floyd, Dining With Tony Bennett, and Getting Advice From an Undercover Cop Binky Philips 2011

  • There is always a photographer or reporter around at elBulli, and even on this first day, a German documentary crew films every move as the stagiaires are ushered inside a dining room at the same café and take seats in straight-back plastic chairs.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • There were straight-back walnut chairs, a wood lathe, twin bedsprings, and two 75 lb dogs; surprisingly, the two dog houses were gone.

    The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (copy) ____Maggie 2009

  • From where he sat in his straight-back wicker chair on the front porch, he could dimly see the green river and the sloping hills and the oak trees on the crests.

    The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010

  • One straight-back wooden chair faced two others across the battered desktop.

    Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010

  • •Sit comfortably in a straight-back chair with your feet on the floor.

    SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

  • He got the girl -- Jane Fonda, while Fonda's straight-back Marine, played by Bruce Dern -- walked into the sea to kill himself.

    Evan Thomas&nbsp: 'The War Lovers': The Dangerous Temptation Of War Evan Thomas 2010

  • He got the girl -- Jane Fonda, while Fonda's straight-back Marine, played by Bruce Dern -- walked into the sea to kill himself.

    Evan Thomas&nbsp: 'The War Lovers': The Dangerous Temptation Of War Evan Thomas 2010

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