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This, for instance, above a hose-pipe next to a fire extinguisher in an underground garage: "This is not a fire hose".
Animal Magic: A Brother's Story by Andrew Barrow – review 2011
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In the U.K., the situation is less severe, with widespread hose-pipe bans looking unlikely at this stage.
U.K. Bemoans Lack of Rain Caroline Henshaw 2011
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In the U.K., the situation is less severe, with widespread hose-pipe bans looking unlikely at this stage.
U.K. Bemoans Lack of Rain Caroline Henshaw 2011
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I was squeezing my armrests and rocking fast as I could when that junked-up machine hit the hose-pipe and exploded right under my window.
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Cold water dousing was also used - with buckets or by a hose-pipe while they were in a stress standing position with their arms shackled above their heads for prolonged periods.
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Doing the same here may prevent a lot of hose-pipe bans.
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Viewing the "virile body" and "armored body" sections of the exhibit -- the pink inflatable "hulk" men's body suit; the motorcycle bustier, complete with side mirrors; the strange Galliano men's wear design with padded shoulders, fetishistic hardware and "enormous hose-pipe phallus" -- one senses the metaphorical aspects of superhero fashion, but also the wide gulf between avant-garde or conceptual fashion and the clothes people actually wear, including stylish people.
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In these days of hose-pipe bans this is appropriate.
Archive 2006-06-01 Miglior acque 2006
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In these days of hose-pipe bans this is appropriate.
Rhabdomancer Miglior acque 2006
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'OK then, I got hit with one that was still on a hose-pipe.
Shattered Francis, Dick 2000
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