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  • "We wanted to honor the past of the Navy Yard by restoring the commandant's house to let it shine," said Liz Leber , a partner at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners, which has done restoration work on Beacon Theatre, the Empire State Building and Grand Central Terminal.

    Demystifying the Navy Yard Joseph De Avila 2011

  • The commandant's expression fell and he retreated to the far end of the corridor, cowering near the portal.

    The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

  • The store-rooms had provisions for an army, and hogsheads of wine and spirits; in the sleeping-quarters some of the beds were made, there was a posy of withered flowers in a vase on the commandant's desk, and a neatly-torn newspaper in the privy.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

  • Those who say it's not, how many other articles have you seen on CNN about a new commandant's promotion?

    First female commander of Army Drill Sgt. School 2009

  • And I know that certainly the commandant's plans are to keep the deployments in terms of overall length where they've been so it will be, we will -- I believe do what we did in Iraq, do what we did out of Anbar.

    CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2009 2009

  • As actors Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes move around the terrace of the German commandant's house overlooking a concentration camp, Spielberg films them from inside french doors.

    Spielberg's Risk 2008

  • After the ceremony, in the Pollsmoor prison commandant's office,

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • The commandant's house was built in the centre, having the chaplain's house and barracks between it and the gaol.

    For the term of his natural life 2004

  • During the subsequent beating, He fell forward upon the camp commandant's feet, which sent that officer berserk.

    Enough already 1999

  • I was marched between Fritzi and Franzi up and down stairs, through tunnels and corridors until I was brought at last to the commandant's office where Major Hausleiter, a corrupt old drunk who would have been drummed out of any decent army, awaited me.

    The Dreamthief's Daughter Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2001

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