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Matthew Warchus's atmospheric production, Rob Howell's oak-beamed set, and Gary Yershon's music keep the tension alive, while Claire Skinner as Sidney's nervous spouse and Estelle Parsons as a Scandinavian psychic provide good support.
Deathtrap 2010
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They stepped into the meticulously preserved medieval hall with its oak-beamed ceiling, its intricately carved screen with a minstrel gallery above, its whitewashed walls decorated with arms and banners and weapons, and its massive oak dining table.
Slightly Married Balogh, Mary 2003
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They traversed this in haste and silence, and Servius brought the king into a spacious chamber with a high, oak-beamed ceiling and richly paneled walls.
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
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Later, when dinner was over and the two girls had helped Cousin Yvette load the dishwasher, all three settled down in the oak-beamed living room to chat and watch television.
GHOST STORIES CAROLYN KEENE 1983
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They traversed this in haste and silence, and Servius brought the king into a spacious chamber with a high, oak-beamed ceiling and richly paneled walls.
The Hour Of The Dragon Howard, Robert E. 1977
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But country memories are long, and for the price of a pint in the oak-beamed public bar of the Steyning Arms the locals will still tell you the tale of Cromwell's Gold and the bloody siege of Standingham Castle on the hill above — the gold for which so many treasure hunters have searched in vain …
War Game Price, Anthony 1976
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She reached the house, flushed and a little breathless, and, tossing aside her hat as she sped through the big, oak-beamed hall, hurried into
The Hermit of Far End Margaret Pedler
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The beautiful arching Gothic windows, the soft music from the pipe organ, the dignity of the high, oak-beamed ceiling, all this to Judith's beauty-loving mind was curiously satisfying.
Judy of York Hill Ethel Hume Bennett
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The lounge was an oak-beamed, low-ceilinged room with the huge open fireplace of the original house and the comfortable armchairs and handy little tables of modernity.
When Last I Died Mitchell, Gladys, 1901- 1941
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For some minutes she stood there, breathing in the incense of the day; then dressing quickly she went down into the great oak-beamed kitchen to prepare breakfast for her father and the pigs.
Once a Week 1919
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