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She is probably gossiping with one of the public writers, about some lawsuit over a party-wall perhaps; send your office messenger to fetch her, saying these words, ‘Dabor ti Mandana’ (the Boss wants you).
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The study ended at the party-wall, a very thick one.
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This uncomfortable reverie was interrupted by a very unexpected sound that seemed to issue from the other side of a thick party-wall.
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Thus then he did: he charged the eunuch constantly to attend and accompany the conspirators wherever they were; in the meanwhile, he broke down the party-wall of the chamber behind his bed, and placed
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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The two houses together formed a single dwelling, the party-wall having been removed and the rooms placed in communication.
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And take care that thou prepare rooms for our banqueting which have a common party-wall, yet are separate: lest perchance, if I were before thine eyes, thou shouldst ruffle the king with thy lukewarm looks at him.
The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo
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"The top of every party-wall and parapet-wall shall be finished with one course of hard, well-burnt bricks set on edge, in cement, or by a coping of any other waterproof and fire-resisting material, properly secured."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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A, including party-wall for A and B who has 35 '0 "front by 60' 0 "deep lot.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 Various
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As he passed out, Gunwar, as she had been previously bidden, went through the hole in the party-wall where the lath had been removed, and took the seat next to Erik.
The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo
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Erik and the king sat at meat in different rooms, with a party-wall in common, and also entirely covered on the inside with hanging tapestries.
The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo
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