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  • In Bessy's Cove we can see bricked-up caves, steep steps leading down to a tiny pebble beach, and a slipway running diagonally up the further side of the cove.

    Historic walking trails: smugglers' routes in Cornwall 2011

  • He opened the credenza next to the bricked-up fireplace and pulled out a stack of paper plates and napkins with some plastic utensils.

    Bring On the Night Jeri Smith-Ready 2010

  • He opened the credenza next to the bricked-up fireplace and pulled out a stack of paper plates and napkins with some plastic utensils.

    Bring On the Night Jeri Smith-Ready 2010

  • One day, she walks through a bricked-up door into a freer version of her own life, where she meets her Other Mother, played by the downtown genius David Greenspan like a spooky Kabuki.

    The Obama Effect ... Wheee! 2009

  • Beside it, razor wire glinted around the rooftop of an abandoned building with bricked-up windows, now a part of the no-go zone.

    Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009

  • Despite warnings to leave it alone, Sally unseals a small door next to a bricked-up fireplace, which releases small creatures which torment her.

    Guy Pearce Joins Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark | /Film 2009

  • Beside it, razor wire glinted around the rooftop of an abandoned building with bricked-up windows, now a part of the no-go zone.

    Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009

  • Beside it, razor wire glinted around the rooftop of an abandoned building with bricked-up windows, now a part of the no-go zone.

    Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009

  • There are a few sweet churches around here that are hundreds of years old one even has a bricked-up 'north door' where the pagans and criminals were made enter on sundays.

    Goth girl tries something "quiet" and "peaceful" to aid recovery (think bones!) Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • Cold, because now that the evenings are chilly the empty, bricked-up shell of our extension sucks out all the heat from the rest of the house.

    Rack of Lamb, Port and Cranberry Jus, and Parsnip and Horseradish Mash Annemarie 2007

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