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Examples
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Rather than going for a club-room feel, he decided to emphasize the jet plane's materials, such as carbon-fiber and plastic.
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From these hints, my readers will perceive I am incapacitated for one of the pleasures of old age, which, though not mentioned by Cicero, is not the least frequent resource in the present day — the club-room, and the snug hand at whist.
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It might be read in a club-room, where the poor could not see how their betters ordained one thing for the vulgar, and another for themselves; or in an easy-chair, in the study, whither my lord retires every Sunday for his devotions.
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And even a large clean shower/bathroom complex with a club-room.
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The subscriptions and forfeits to be paid at the club-room on the last Saturday night of each month.
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The two now turned into the cathedral library, which was used by the clergymen of the close as a sort of ecclesiastical club-room, for writing sermons and sometimes letters; also for reading theological works and sometimes magazines and newspapers.
Barchester Towers 2004
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Any member lifting his hand to strike another in this club-room shall be liable to the penalty of sixpence.
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Any member giving beer to a stranger in this club-room, excepting to his wife or family, shall be liable to the penalty of one shilling.
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Any member swearing in this club-room shall be liable to a penalty of twopence each time.
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Robur, a person of unknown origin, of anonymous nationality, had unexpectedly presented himself in the club-room, insulted the balloonists, made fun of the aeronauts, boasted of the marvels of machines heavier than air, and raised a frightful tumult by the remarks with which he greeted the menaces of his adversaries.
Robur the Conqueror 2003
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