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  • My entrance into the Exeter messroom was greeted with a west country "Strangggerrr!" stranger "They comes 'ere, they takes our jobs,' ouses an 'women ..." to which I retorted "Actually, I brought my own woman because yours are just too pig ugly."

    No Blacks Allowed.....(?) Newmania 2007

  • He had spent it, as usual, in his studio, boude by his wife, and not disturbed by the messroom raillery of the Campaigner.

    The Newcomes 2006

  • Donald left the messroom after his next round and walked to his quarters.

    The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006

  • From the servants of the officers at the barracks Mr. Morgan found that the Captain had so frequently and outrageously inebriated himself there, that Colonel Swallowtail had forbidden him the messroom.

    The History of Pendennis 2006

  • He was standing in the messroom at the time and the evening rations were being served out.

    The War in the Air Herbert George 2006

  • Taking them into the kitchen messroom of the hut, he deployed a thermos of hot coffee, a cake, and a bottle of rum.

    The Silver Spoon 2004

  • On the day of the races at Krasnoe Selo, Vronsky had come earlier than usual to eat beefsteak in the common messroom of the regiment.

    Anna Karenina 2003

  • “Come tomorrow to the messroom,” said Vronsky, and squeezing him by the sleeve of his coat, with apologies, he moved away to the center of the race course, where the horses were being led for the great steeplechase.

    Anna Karenina 2003

  • Plomazo's messroom, like the rest of the new starship, combined efficiency with touches of outright opulence — justifying its designation by Mimo as a "dining salon."

    Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998

  • Oh, no no! This one give Emily breakfast in staff messroom this morning.

    Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998

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