How To Use Forecourt In A Sentence
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This fifteen metre, golden statue has sat here for 30 years and while its bulk is impressive, don't expect meditative solemnity; the forecourt is noisy with music, stalls and snack bars.
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Outside the cobblelock forecourt to the front of the house is bordered by plants and shrubs and has plenty of space for offstreet parking.
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The three-packs of snowballs and caramel teacakes are being sold through petrol station forecourts and other outlets.
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In the distance, horses whinnied as a light carriage clattered across the Clairmallon forecourt.
The Dressmaker
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The new three-storey building will include a large immigration and baggage reclaim area, additional retail facilities and a public forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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They like a human environment, and are often seen in car parks and on garage forecourts.
Times, Sunday Times
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At the front are two projecting horns flanking a forecourt, at the back of which is the entrance to the chambers.
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It currently houses three adjoining buildings comprising a forecourt, garage, two former retail units and an apartment.
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It has 160 square metres of living space and is accessed through high timber gates, with a cobble forecourt leading to the front door.
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The new three-storey building will include a large immigration and baggage reclaim area, additional retail facilities and a public forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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Yes, yonder, Mesdames, where our straight frondent Avenue, joined, as you note, by Two frondent brother Avenues from this hand and from that, spreads out into Place Royale and Palace Forecourt; yonder is the
The French Revolution
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Car wars rev up THE battle of the forecourts is about to heat up.
Times, Sunday Times
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Oil companies around the world have been selling forecourts in recent years to focus on exploration and production.
Times, Sunday Times
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The three-packs of snowballs and caramel teacakes are being sold through petrol station forecourts and other outlets.
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He walked across the garage forecourt carrying a big bottle of multigrade.
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There is a petrol forecourt at the front and a retail unit at the rear.
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Pump prices have already soared to 81p per litre - £3.68p a gallon - on many forecourts.
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They cannot take payment but can fill up while drivers browse forecourt shops.
The Sun
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Very friendly front-of-house, nice bar area and both the grill and the restaurant offer pretty views of a windy forecourt between four skyscrapers.
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A mother who claims she was forced to pay £155 after her car was clamped on a petrol station forecourt has accused the clampers of lying in wait.
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They had driven off from the pumps without paying but their getaway came to a shuddering halt when they barely made it off the forecourt.
The Sun
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To the front is a large forecourt with herbaceous borders and colourful flowerbeds.
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On the forecourt stood a horse-drawn van on which was painted the name of a firm of landscape gardeners in flowery script.
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Thus, at El Kab, the temple of Amenophis III. has the sekos and hall but no forecourt.
A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised
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Now the skylighted forecourt is filled with plainclothesmen.
Poetry: What Does It Accomplish?
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Unlike some of our competitors whose postcode lottery pricing means prices can vary across their forecourts.
The Sun
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Safety experts checked the roadworthiness of used cars for sale or hire from forecourts and showrooms across North Yorkshire and blocked the sale of 11 per cent of the vehicles inspected.
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This means that most petrol sold on forecourts around the country will be a blend with at least 5 per cent ethanol.
Times, Sunday Times
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An elliptical forecourt, lined to left and right with gabions, is scarcely preparation for what happens at the top of the generous ramp which leads up through the portico.
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It will sell fresh food and ready meals in the oil giant's petrol forecourts.
The Sun
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The same grey limestone paves a forecourt which is set with benches and some of the more architectural exhibits like Guardi's stone architrave.
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An electronic device that claims to allow petrol cars to run on 100% bioethanol could speed the introduction of biofuels on forecourts.
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There's also a forecourt garden and a good-sized rear garden with woodland backdrop.
The Sun
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A recess in the long face of the building forms a small forecourt with a mobile sculpture by artist Susumu Shingo.
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Its got a top speed of 185 and would cost you a cool £110,000 to drive off the forecourt.
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Exactly behind the new residential buildings abutting the Opera House forecourt is the Tarpeian Way, but the public viewing platform is gone.
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The walls of the forecourt are spiked with broken glass.
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The third part, beyond the southern gateway to the Jilaukhana, was to be the Taj Ganj—a mammoth square complex that housed bazaars and four caravanserais, the incomes from which would fund the care and upkeep of the tomb and the forecourt.
Shadow Princess
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a sanctuary or _sekos_, a hypostyle (columnar) hall, known as the “hall of assembly,” and a forecourt preceded by a double pylon or gateway.
A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised
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Both buildings are entered from a new forecourt and parking area on the west side of the site.
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Quality staff training backs up the luxury marques on the forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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New Euro-rules could force older cars off garage forecourts, making a bargain motor harder to find.
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Sandstone paving covering a forecourt folds up into elevations, locking the building into the ground.
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At the north end is a deep forecourt between two rounded horns, and in the back of the forecourt is an H-shaped setting of stones, perhaps the remains of a portal dolmen.
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They cannot take payment but can fill up while drivers browse forecourt shops.
The Sun
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UK legislation, the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), already stipulates that forecourt petrol and diesel must include a 3.25 per cent blend of biofuel and by 2020 an EU directive will see this figure rise to 10 per cent.
The Engineer - News
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They had driven off from the pumps without paying but their getaway came to a shuddering halt when they barely made it off the forecourt.
The Sun
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Two steel umbrellas are suspended from a jutting frame to shade the forecourt and side patio.
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Spirits were high, the alcohol was free or subsidized, there were fire twirlers, drummers and men on stilts moving around the Victorian Arts Centre forecourt and I was feeling on top of the world.
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And you could drive one off the forecourt for less than the price of a month of takeaways.
The Sun
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Car companies have inflated forecourt prices by up to a third to claw back scrappage discounts, an undercover investigation has found.
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The car usually had to be parked on a slope in order to aid ‘bump-starting’ but as the forecourt was flat, we knew that the car would need to be pushed.
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I recently saw a car sales forecourt transform to van sales only.
The Sun
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There are meandering walkways along the riverside slopes and extensive off-street parking is provided in the forecourt.
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The elegant blonde patrolled the showroom forecourt, pausing to point out low mileages and discuss engine capacity with a female customer.
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Forecourt inspections were carried out at garages and officers found six unroadworthy cars for sale in Keighley.
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The new three-storey building will include a large immigration and baggage reclaim area, additional retail facilities and a public forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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I followed Hughie out on to the forecourt and we walked down the rows of cars to the edge of the lot.
A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH
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Forecourts are drastically cutting prices after the Tesco supermarket chain announced a massive drop in the cost of a gallon.
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Keep cars off the forecourt to increase the sense of space.
The Sun
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On the way back they'd spotted a car on a forecourt so we all had to trundle back over there for a closer look.
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It has solid oak flooring, a fireplace with a coal-effect gas fire and a large bay window looking onto the forecourt at the front of the house.
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The little forecourt in front of the whitewashed building is a sea of crinoline and tails as the actors pause between takes.
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She also admitted Mr Smith had once driven his car into the owner of the forecourt in Birkenshaw from where he ran a used car lot over an unpaid debt of £50,000.
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When oil prices soared three years ago, airlines slapped sky-high surcharges on tickets and forecourt petrol prices zoomed up.
The Sun
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Buy a box of surgical gloves or grab a pair from the garage forecourt and wear them under your normal gloves.
The Sun
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The forecourt price of unleaded petrol is set to rise by another 2½p a litre within four weeks.
The Sun
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As the first battalion of the Irish Guards go through the motions of their normal Tuesday morning practice, the crowds begin to gather desultorily round the Palace forecourt.
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Petrol stations with large forecourts and public houses with car parks attached are now so valuable that the profit to be derived from flogging them off to builders will far exceed the profit to be derived from continuing to trade.
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It's about as romantic as a garage forecourt bouquet.
The Sun
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The forecourts were filthy, the attendants sloppy and the service virtually non-existent.
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As far as Bill O'Farrell, who had worked on the pumps on the forecourt of Grunte's first garage?
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The whole village should be clear of weeds within the next week or two with a huge effort made to clear gutters, forecourts of public buildings and other weedy sites.
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Listen to the people in the motor trade and you'd think they've discovered the elixir of the forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Temple of Aesculapius, for example, used to include a building and a great forecourt as part of its status as a temple (see the map at the bottom).
Photography, Space, and the Brain: In Appreciation of Drawing
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They spread a thick layer of foam over the forecourt and the blazing vehicles and used water jets to cool gas cylinders in a nearby storage area.
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I passed several filling stations on my way home where the forecourts were jammed with vehicles jockeying for position at the pumps.
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The new three-storey building will include a large immigration and baggage reclaim area, additional retail facilities and a public forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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This is a gargantuan pub with a vast forecourt and car park in front, a real restaurant and lots of nooks and crannies to get lost in.
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The revelation comes as an oil industry survey claims 84 percent of forecourts were hit by crime last year.
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Pember Street, E., is never very cheerful in appearance, not even in mid-spring, when the dingy lilacs in the forecourts of those grimy houses bourgeon and blossom.
Hurricane Island
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On the garage forecourt we spoke to some British drivers who refuse to be taken for a ride by fuel giants.
The Sun
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And a few yards away, in a hotel forecourt, a man is being handcuffed by two policemen.
Times, Sunday Times
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I remember dropping my van off and driving the car off the forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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The whole village should be clear of weeds within the next week or two with a huge effort made to clear gutters, forecourts of public buildings and other weedy sites.
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This must mean many cars on showroom forecourts are presently unsellable.
Times, Sunday Times
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Police were on duty at the Shell forecourt in York to prevent any private motorists trying to fill up.
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There is extensive parking in a gravelled forecourt and single garage with up-and-over doors.
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The audience used to include mainly multiples and smaller shops, but now a whole range of speciality shops, not to mention forecourts and delicatessens are included.
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The forecourt was gloomy, underlit and overlooked by a dark brick building of indeterminate purpose.
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Video footage showed it charging across a garage forecourt as people looked on in amazement.
The Sun
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Electricity and gas must be simply priced, by the unit, and advertised as plainly as petrol on a forecourt.
The Sun
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But it has been roundly condemned by hoteliers, pub owners, restaurant owners and petrol forecourt owners across Scotland.
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Oil companies around the world have been selling forecourts in recent years to focus on exploration and production.
Times, Sunday Times
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An appeal was made to everyone in the village to keep the paving in front of shops, forecourts, gardens, pathways etc free of litter.
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Set behind timber gates, the grounds include a south facing Spanish-style forecourt, a paved patio, wrap-around deck, Japanese-style garden with a timber bridge and rambling lawns
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Everyone in the community is asked to show their support by clearing their own forecourts and surrounding areas of weeds and litter.
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His most memorable buy was a car he stumbled across on the forecourt of a dealer.
Times, Sunday Times
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At the front, a gravel forecourt provides parking for three cars.
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Police, firefighters and paramedics who were sent to the scene were amazed that no-one was seriously hurt when a van crashed into one of the fuel pumps and set the forecourt alight.
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An investigation into the second-hand car market in Scotland has found that almost 40% of vehicles for sale on garage forecourts would fail an MOT test.
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Unlike some of our competitors whose postcode lottery pricing means prices can vary across their forecourts.
The Sun
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We crossed a galleried marble forecourt to a carpeted lobby that led to the main prayer hall.
KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds
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Sky-high forecourt prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have prompted veteran fuel protesters to threaten motorway go-slows and refinery blockades in the coming week.
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But it will always be cheaper and more ethical than filling up with diesel at a forecourt garage.
Times, Sunday Times
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She's getting used to being mobbed in garage forecourts and asked for her autograph.
Times, Sunday Times
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One of the most fruitful gardens I've seen is one I spotted this summer in the paved forecourt of a town house.
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Why not try the garage forecourt or motorway services?
The Sun
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This will be achieved through two interrelated commissions: the design of general purpose buildings, and the reconfiguration and refurbishment of campus forecourts and ceremonial space.
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I locked the bike in the forecourt of the Kirey Hotel.
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Outside there is a parking forecourt to the front and an enclosed rear garden laid out in lawn with a south-easterly aspect.
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But look at the forecourts of any car hire outfit from Malaga to Edinburgh and you will see a strangely different story.
Times, Sunday Times
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I locked the bike in the forecourt of the Kirey Hotel.
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He said the authority would ask the government for permission to redevelop an abandoned slope off the forecourt of the temple and turn it into a four-level terraced site.
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Oil companies around the world have been selling forecourts in recent years to focus on exploration and production.
Times, Sunday Times
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They cannot take payment but can fill up while drivers browse forecourt shops.
The Sun
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Forecourts are drastically cutting prices after the Tesco supermarket chain announced a massive drop in the cost of a gallon.
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A patrol car had seen them on the garage forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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To the front, a gravel forecourt provides plenty of off-street parking.
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My big problem with it was what to call it because you can also buy them in the U.K. in what we call garage forecourts--where you go to a gas station and fill up is called a forecourt in the U.K.--and you can buy these roses there as well.
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It is possible to see the outline of a concave façade and shallow forecourt.
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I skidded into the forecourt and ran behind a pump, gasping and belching and feeling my head pound.
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As long as people aren't wearing crotchless jeans outside primary schools or deely boppers with attached sparklers on petrol station forecourts, we've all got the right to wear exactly what the hell we like and I can barely believe that we're having this debate.
If Britain decides to ban the burqa I might just start wearing one
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At the front, a cobblelock forecourt allows for parking for three cars.
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Drivers complained that some forecourts increased prices by as much as a penny a day this month.
Times, Sunday Times
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The all-white ground-floor photo studio doubles as a living-dining room, and opens up to the forecourt and backyard through clear glass.
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Dating to the 4th millennium bc, these long barrows have rectangular or trapezoidal mounds, shallow forecourts at the higher and wider ends of the mounds, and in some cases an elaborated façade of large upright slabs.
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This takes no account of any value at all for the downstream business of refining and selling the stuff on the forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times
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They scout for food on roofs and in such places as playgrounds and garage forecourts, as well as beside rivers and ponds.
Times, Sunday Times
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Police believe that as she was driving out of the forecourt, she failed to negotiate the bend and drove across the grass area.
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With the Hampshire police spotter plane circling above the scene the mob rampaged over cars and vans, smashing shop windows and trashing four police vehicles parked on a petrol station forecourt.
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A long avenue bordered with mature lime trees leads to an inner front garden and gravelled forecourt.
