| 单词 | kerbstone |
| 例句 | This grassy mound is 250 feet across and 40 feet high and ringed by dozens of “kerbstones,” each about nine feet long and weighing five tons. Beyond Dublin, a dazzling day trip 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Still, if more people look around them in England this summer and notice what the kerbstones and window-frames are made of, then that can be no bad thing. How England Made the English by Harry Mount - review 2012-05-18T21:55:01Z The practise of harmonising popular tunes by ear became popular throughout the 1920s in places where men met up regularly – in barbershops, for instance, although the style was also referred to as "kerbstone harmony". The secret of barbershop: harmonise, project ? and smile! 2010-07-27T21:29:00Z Mount pays attention to paving and kerbstones; he tells us who designed the white lettering on motorway signs. How England Made the English by Harry Mount - review 2012-05-18T21:55:01Z He said: "We've had flooding before with water just above the kerbstones, but never this high, it's the worst I've ever seen it." Bridge of Cally: 'Worst ever' flooding destroys bridge wall 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z In the areas where Donal and Karl grew up, even now the colour of flags and kerbstones determines who is welcome where, but they hope their artwork will transcend that. Symbols of hope on Derry's walls 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z On one side of the divide are Union Jack flags and kerbstones painted red, white and blue; on the other side are Irish tricolours and murals depicting republican martyrs. A beacon for peace, ready for war 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z A day after the article was published, Englishman Simon Andrews was killed after colliding with a kerbstone. Death and glory: The Dunlop dynasty 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z In places, this is very evident from buckled roads and fractured kerbstones. Sentinel system pictures Napa quake 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z He crossed the road compassionately with the tottering old grandmother, giving her his helping hand over the kerbstone, and following her with bated breath into the close little sick-room. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z He paid the man, and stood for a while on the kerbstone, looking up and down the street, under the downpour of the rain. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z There, when his day’s work was done, the kerbstone merchant came to grill the cheap chop he had purchased. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z The mob of purchasers has diminished one-half; and instead of the road being filled with customers and trucks, the pavement and kerbstones are scarcely crowded. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The carriages are all drawn up with their hind wheels to the kerbstone, so that the approach to the theatre is quite clear. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z The woman sat down on the kerbstone, and declined to move a step in spite of her husband's entreaties that she would try. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z As she did so, she heard her name called; and, looking round, she saw Clara Bertram's face at the window of a cab drawn up near the kerbstone. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z Then, just as he turned to move on, something lying at his feet almost at the edge of the kerbstone attracted his attention. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z They are much employed for road-mending and for kerbstones, though their dark colour and the tendency they have to weather with a dingy brown crust make them unsuitable for the better classes of architectural work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" As I left the kerbstone, the door opened and I heard her question:— "Has Father Adrian called or written, or sent any address yet, please?" A Monk of Cruta The easy mode of access, assisted by the narrow kerbstone, together with many attractions within the shop, tempted many passers to drop in for a chat and a cigar. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba At a distance, possibly, these ventilators appear, to the short-sighted, to be Post Office pillar boxes, as they are iron boxes placed on the pavement near the kerbstones. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time It may occur also from tripping on a loose stone or slipping off the kerbstone. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. All this as the cab rested by the kerbstone. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty She sat down on the kerbstone to count her money, putting her feet in the dry gutter a la manière born. An Australian Lassie A man does not discuss his wife's virtue or his soul's salvation on the kerbstone. Mushrooms on the Moor The path, from sloping from each side to the centre, kept her on a straight course, or we should have brought up against some steps, or a kerbstone, and been saved from the approaching catastrophe. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Their hansom stopped in front of a large and gaily lit-up mansion, with an awning leading to the door, and a cluster of carriages and footmen by the kerbstone. The Lunatic at Large The child sat down on the kerbstone, pulled his brother down beside him, and broke the bun in halves. Willie the Waif For a stream of light expanded wedge-wise from the door, which was flung open as a carriage drew up to the kerbstone. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 Presently, without any warning, we did turn into a side opening, but so suddenly that the whole vehicle had a wrench, and the two hind wheels jolted over a high kerbstone. Round About the Carpathians A great limousine had stolen up to the kerbstone and a woman in evening dress was leaning out. Nobody's Man Against the first of these a Turkish sentry indolently leans, if he be not seated on the kerbstone at the corner. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels Her host, Lord of the Manor, Lord Lieutenant of the County, and tenth Earl of Cumberland, paused readily enough and leaned his machine against a kerbstone. The Survivor Men in long lines stood upon the kerbstones, their hands in their pockets, watching, waiting—God knows for what. A Prince of Sinners They did not look at each other again, and the little vehicle pulled away from the kerbstone without the final nod of the head or shaking of the hand which usually terminated their meetings. Sally Bishop A Romance He fell down on th' kerbstone and wouldn't get up-- turned sulky like. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned A file of waiting carriages lined the kerbstone the whole length of Place Vendôme. His Excellency the Minister I waited a moment on the kerbstone, watching for a favourable opportunity, when suddenly I was pitched head foremost in front of a passing ’bus. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate That day I wore a grey silk dress, and I remember lifting the skirt up as we passed the door and hitting the kerbstone with it. Sister Teresa The labouring man gets pity and cents galore—we get nothing!—nothing but rotten pay whilst we work, and when we're out of work, dosshouses or kerbstones. The Sorcery Club The cab from which Julian had apparently just alighted was drawn up by the kerbstone. Flames It very slowly moved forward, crossed the footpath and half the street opposite the Town Hall, impeding a tram-car, and then curved backward into a position by the kerbstone. The Price of Love And you can see primitive novelists to this day transmitting to acquaintances their fragmentary and crude visions of life in the café or the club, or on the kerbstone. The Author's Craft Opposite the entrance to the alley of Romney Studios, there happened to be a small hiatus in the kerbstone. The Roll-Call The child was lying sideways, with her face against the kerbstone. The Soul of the War A very small, pale, and filthy boy stood with bare feet upon the kerbstone, and cried damp matches. Flames The wheels of a cab grazed the kerbstone, a murmured direction followed. A Pair of Blue Eyes By this time the marriage that had taken place was known throughout Casterbridge; had been discussed noisily on kerbstones, confidentially behind counters, and jovially at the Three Mariners. The Mayor of Casterbridge As the wheel of the hansom ground against the kerbstone in front of the telegraph office, the figure of George Sheldon vanished in a little court to the left of that establishment. Birds of Prey There were no tears in that crowd, though the wives and sweethearts of many of the young men must have stood on the kerbstone to watch them pass. The Soul of the War As Valentine Hawkehurst stood thus, there came a loud ringing of the bell, following quickly on the sound of wheels grinding against the kerbstone. Charlotte's Inheritance But the fallen woman could not be roused; the back of her head had struck the edge of the kerbstone; she was senseless, and her loosened hair becoming saturated with fast-flowing blood. Fan : the story of a young girl's life He pushed his way down the street, where the country-people, having completed their week's marketing, were loading donkeys on the footpath or carts pushed backwards against the kerbstone. Hyacinth Men mounted on the kerbstones read aloud the names of the 120 signatories, and, still more than on the day before, each significant or celebrated name was hailed with applause. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness A little girl whose name was Suzette was picked up from the edge of the kerbstone out of a pool of blood. The Soul of the War So I avoided their looks, shrinking close to the kerbstone and by furtive glances directing my progress. Revolution, and Other Essays And he unhesitatingly crossed the street again, towards it, feeling first for the depth of the kerbstone with his umbrella. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days. Pygmalion A man in a blouse, with his hat on his head, mounted on a kerbstone, was speechifying and glorifying the coup d'état. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness The Philosopher and the Strategist are but shadows in this book, but though I left them on the kerbstone, I took with me the memory of a comradeship which had been good to have. The Soul of the War On the kerbstone, a knot of the latter, tittering among themselves, shot furtive glances at Dove and Maurice as they passed. Maurice Guest Imagine then a ledge, or kerbstone, continuing to unknown depths in the earth at any angle varying from perpendicular to nearly horizontal. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students The Push moved to the kerbstone, and, with a derisive grin, awaited the performance. Jonah His utterance, affectedly pumped and hearty, and naturally vulgar and nasal, is ready and fluent: nature, a Board School education, and some kerbstone practice having made him a bit of an orator. Captain Brassbound's Conversion In five minutes the dull noise of the kerbstone market in Broad Street had leapt to a high note of frantic interrogation. Trent's Last Case And the carriage rolled on, leaving her there, crouched on the kerbstone, gazing after it with something between a laugh and a moan. John Halifax, Gentleman I did the only thing possible in that mental tumult; I walked straight to the kerbstone and held up my umbrella for a cab. Twelve Stories and a Dream Their parents loll against the walls, or squat on the kerbstone, devouring with infinite relish petty scandals about their neighbours, or shaking with laughter at some spicy yarn. Jonah He reached the corner of the street like a blind man, by tapping the kerbstone with his cane. Kingdom of the Blind Presently Doughy grew tired and, crossing the street, sat on the kerbstone in front of Mrs Yabsley's, with his eye on the door. Jonah Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone. Kingdom of the Blind |
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