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He had, as it appears, been returning from Fareham in the twilight, and as the country was unknown to him, and the chalk-pit unfenced, the jury had no hesitation in bringing in a verdict of 'death from accidental causes.'
Sole Music 2010
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Mr Punch aptly described the product as a “wishy-washy triumph of art over nature ... milk from the pump and chalk-pit, without ever having been possessed of a cow.”
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Mr Punch aptly described the product as a “wishy-washy triumph of art over nature ... milk from the pump and chalk-pit, without ever having been possessed of a cow.”
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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The chalk-pit was full of sunshine and the murmuration of bees.
To Let 2004
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They had a long talk, sitting above an old chalk-pit grown over with brambles and goosepenny.
To Let 2004
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He came to the old chalk-pit above Wansdon with his mind no more made up than when he started.
To Let 2004
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Climbing, they came to a disused chalk-pit, which they circumvented.
The Trespasser 2003
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Dobbin this morning before it was light, and got it out of the chalk-pit. '
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He had, as it appears, been returning from Fareham in the twilight, and as the country was unknown to him, and the chalk-pit unfenced, the jury had no hesitation in bringing in a verdict of 'death from accidental causes.'
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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Hanging over the edge of the chalk-pit was the squire's carriage.
Amos Huntingdon T.P. Wilson
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