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Examples
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A naked bulb hung from a cord overhead, illuminating a large metal-bound door and a row of apartment buzzers along the left wall.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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Japan Tobacco executives, still searching for the cause of the contamination, said the dumplings were shipped from the factory in metal-bound containers and stored each step under lock and key.
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A naked bulb hung from a cord overhead, illuminating a large metal-bound door and a row of apartment buzzers along the left wall.
The Mortal Instruments: Book One: City of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007
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My pals Amy and Jenny brought over her metal-bound book, "Sex," in the fall of my senior year; we sat on the couch and inhaled it.
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Returning to his own room (it was in a little lodge, and was almost filled up with metal-bound trunks), Gavrila first sent his wife away, and then sat down at the window and pondered.
Mumu 2006
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On my first cut I forgot to check the clearance on the metal-bound steamer trunk I was using as a work table, and was startled to see a stream of sparks spraying out from under the plywood just before I finished the cut.
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"Lofting tubes." he said quickly, gesturing to the metal-bound wooden tube, as tall as he was and near enough a foot across, sitting upright in front of her on a broad wooden base.
Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005
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Marcus Pitt took a brass key from a bunch attached to his belt, unlocked a drawer, and took out a metal-bound strongbox.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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The coachman cracked his whip and the carriage jolted drunkenly, metal-bound wheels slewing through the snow.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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Marcus Pitt took a brass key from a bunch attached to his belt, unlocked a drawer, and took out a metal-bound strongbox.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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