How To Use Furbish In A Sentence

Cart-horses furbished up for sale, with straw-bound tails and glistening skins; 'baaing' flocks of sheep; squeaking pigs; bullocks with their heads held ominously low, some going, some returning, from the auction yard; shouting drovers; lads rushing hither and thither; dogs barking; everything and everybody crushing, jostling, pushing through the narrow street. Hodge and His Masters
We are going to wait until we have refurbished and repainted it before selling.
Uncle Fliakim Sheril, furbished up in a new crisp black suit, and with his spindleshanks trimly incased in the smoothest of black silk stockings, looking for all the world just like an alert and spirited black cricket, outdid himself on this occasion in singing _counter_, in that high, weird voice that he must have learned from the wintry winds that usually piped around the corners of the old house. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
This is where another highly successful businesswoman with a love of property refurbishment is selling her home. Times, Sunday Times
Intendants and servitors were giving orders on all sides, frequently contradictory, and gardeners were furbishing up the alleyed walks and flower beds in readiness for _Sa Majesté Louis Royal Palaces and Parks of France

But now the Cumbrians are enjoying a new lease of life in their refurbished ground and are currently second. The Sun
Check online for sites selling refurbished laptops or check your local dealer.
Inside, it had been refurbished in the `country pub ' style of the big breweries. KICK BACK
Aldan had furbished the extremely large room in the basement, previously used for storage, for the three young girls.
Restoration of the paddle steamer will involve stripping the entire front third of the vessel before repairing the hull and refurbishing the engines.
The time warp doesn't extend to the rooms, although some are more refurbished than others. Times, Sunday Times
Most of the money is being used for refurbishing properties which have fallen into disrepair and disuse.
Welcome to the Wild, Wild West: The old Fowlers Pub, located at the top of Soi Skaw Beach (off Second Road), is being refurbished and will soon re-open as a Wild West-style theme boozer and noshery with hamburgers being a specialty.
But now the Cumbrians are enjoying a new lease of life in their refurbished ground and are currently second. The Sun
It was a apartment building the rooms were nicely furbished and clean.
Refurbishing the toilets and washrooms will cost more than it would in other schools, because the pipework and cisterns will need to be boxed in to prevent the children interfering with them.
He hopes to raise 85m of new money to refurbish some of the gyms, open more spas and pay down debt. Times, Sunday Times
Most of the buildings have been refurbished. Times, Sunday Times
The annual budget for the secretariat is approved by the board of governors in which the refurbishment was included. Times, Sunday Times
It has a large front garden and the entire home has recently been refurbished. The Sun
In a number of areas local authorities have sold blocks of flats to private developers who then refurbish them prior to sale.
The trouble is, if I have an office here, it would save my fledgling business a goodly sum of money, as I'd be able to use the space rent-free, and would only have to pay the cost of materials for refurbishing the office.
This terraced house is undergoing refurbishment, retaining period features such as open fireplaces and stripped wooden floors. Times, Sunday Times
LCM spent about $30,000 on refurbishing of the pool which has a long and rich history of hosting international galas.
Smoking was initially restricted to the bar area of the clubhouse after an unserviceable extractor fan was removed during a £26,000 refurbishment earlier in the year.
Being newly refurbished, the premises now houses files, books and information on every imaginable topic.
The Catacombs Project plans to refurbish the disused buildings under the church, which is a protected structure.
In the early 1960s, Jacqueline Kennedy refurbished the room and gathered a distinguished committee to determine appropriate holdings for the library.
Miller commissioned the architect John Kinross to refurbish and extend his home in a manner appropriate to a member of the Edwardian nouveau riche.
Sheffer -- who knew what makes business men laugh -- pinned his simple faith to three main subjects, convulsive of the diaphragmatic muscles, building up each series upon the inherent humor to be extracted from physical violence as represented in the perpetrations and punishments of Ruff and Reddy, marital infidelity as mirrored in the stratagems and errancies of an amorous ape with an aged and jealous spouse, and the sure-fire familiarity of aged minstrel jokes (mother-in-law, country constable, young married cookery, and the like) refurbished in pictorial serials through the agency of two uproarious and imbecilic vulgarians, Bonehead and Buttinsky. Success A Novel
With his augmented capital, Huang had the old building refurbished in 1908, with the second floor functioning as a pharmacy department while the ground floor served as a shop front.
The toilets were shut for refurbishment and reopened with steel urinals and toilet seats.
Recent improvements include refurbished changing rooms. Times, Sunday Times
The refurbished zinc roof forms an arresting contrast with the cream tiled and rendered walls of the main building.
We followed her through a series of large, lavishly furbished rooms that each put my entire house to shame.
You know, an orbiter that's 20 years old that has just been through this 18 months program to refurbish, repair, refix, upgrade and modernize is not the same vehicle that went in and is clearly not something that's 20 years old. CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2003
A survey conducted by Beijing Children's Hospital found that 90 per cent of the children suffering from childhood leukemia in China were from houses which had been newly furbished.
With refurbishment, this property has the potential to become a stylish and gracious home.
The original stage was completely refurbished, so the facilities are incredible. Times, Sunday Times
It was used as offices and will need refurbishment to be converted back to a house. Times, Sunday Times
The planned refurbishment would remove the mezzanine, an important part of the building's heritage significance
The theatre I worked in before this was being refurbished over the summer, and so the dark period was extended.
The prince - who is also titled the Earl of Wessex - was given a tour of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, which is currently staging its first production after a two-year Â£15. 3 million refurbishment. Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine
The sweeping staircase has been refurbished and the house has a new roof, conservatory and flooring, as well as new fireplaces to replace the looted originals. Times, Sunday Times
Members of the public crammed into Bentham Town Hall to voice their concerns about a proposal to refurbish the building.
The team refurbished a long-unused telescope at Mount Lemmon with a 60-inch mirror, small by modern standards.
Although the baroque building, which was built in 1907, was recently refurbished inside, the exterior is repeatedly covered in graffiti and overrun with litter.
But now the Cumbrians are enjoying a new lease of life in their refurbished ground and are currently second. The Sun
There it is to undergo refurbishments, including repairs to a stabiliser fin damaged in transit.
When he saw the state of the orphanage he vowed to return with enough funding to rebuild it and refurbish the facilities inside.
New data centers and those that undergo significant refurbishment are directed by the 1987 Montreal Protocol to use halon alternatives because of ozone-depleting properties of halon.
New York's architect LOT - EK , have designed a library in Guadalajara made entirely of refurbished airplane fuselages.
Are they so strong that they can be allowed to jeopardize the entire economy for the snail darter and the furbish lousewort? The Volokh Conspiracy » A 230 mpg Hybrid — and It’s a Chevrolet:
Further work will include a refurbished lecture theatre and new executive suite.
A wind of change began blowing through the club earlier this year when members realised the premises were long overdue for refurbishment and the institution itself needed a fresher image.
There is even a school of thought that says some 1960s office blocks outside prime areas should be refurbished as residential accommodation.
We recently moved into a flat in a Victorian building and upset the neighbours with extensive refurbishment. Times, Sunday Times
Furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
we refurbished the guest wing
This four-bedroom house has been refurbished, with a new kitchen-diner. Times, Sunday Times
The housebuilder has submitted proposals to convert the building into seven refurbished apartments with a further 24 new build apartments on the site, retaining the cinema's original facade.
Can you give us details of the refurbishment which Odeon planned for the building, including artists' impressions?
Its auction next Wednesday and inevitable refurbishment will remove the last traces of a simple rustic life. Times, Sunday Times
He hopes to raise 85m of new money to refurbish some of the gyms, open more spas and pay down debt. Times, Sunday Times
The ground floor of the building was redecorated during the closed winter months, the upper gallery having been refurbished last year.
The newly refurbished resort has launched a personalised wellness itinerary that includes treatments, activities, yoga and the odd cheeky tipple. Times, Sunday Times
The upgraded and refurbished plant has a new intake system, an upgraded and refurbished treatment plant, a new clearwater tank and pumping station and a sludge processing and dewatering facility.
Our house will be refurbished in the near future.
He had succeeded to the earldom in 1678 and embarked on an ambitious programme for refurbishing his Elizabethan ancestral home.
Indeed, it is to his eternal credit that there now stand three completely renovated, refurbished and most modern schools within the parish.
As we exchange these few but amiable remarks about country houses, I furbish him up and make him concrete. Trumbles in Fiction III
After completion of an ongoing refurbishment project on one of the jetties, which is expected to occur in the second half of Buckeye Partners, L.P. to Acquire 80% Interest in Marine Storage Facility for Liquid Petroleum Products in Freeport, Bahamas - Yahoo! Finance
Health trusts made use of this to refurbish Victorian buildings and install modern equipment. Times, Sunday Times
Yet it is true, I do not want to hurt you; only to refresh and furbish up my own belief in myself that failed at your entry. The Waves
It was furbished in beige and other soft tones that went well with the wood floors, since it was on the third floor the balcony had a nice view.
Many were outraged that the firms hired to furbish the homes of the fashionable had dared to breach the bedroom, and proposed to abolish the sacramental double bed and replace it with the new “twin beds” which manufacturers were beginning to introduce. The Twin Bed | Edwardian Promenade
Yet more are removing rubbish, refurbishing hotels and demolishing or concealing unsightly buildings. Times, Sunday Times
Whatever the refurbishment cost the building cannot, must not, become another infamous centre of dereliction.
She highlighted damp in the building and the extensive refurbishment work that the flat would need. Times, Sunday Times
They insist that all council housing be handed over to the private sector or the government will not give money for the refurbishment of them.
Q: my neighbor is selling a small aluminum boat with and electric motor for six hundred. i belive it is not worth that much more like three hundred, but i would like to buy it and fix it up. i was wondering if anybody has refurbished an aluminum boat and how they did it. detailed steps, process, and materials if you have them. My neighbor is selling a small aluminum boat with and electric motor for six hundred.
You have invested in four terraced houses in Stratford East, east London, and refurbished them simply, with magnolia paint and beige carpets everywhere, and treated them all to new kitchens and bathrooms.
All ten trains will be fitted with a new buffet car and kitchen, the coaches will be re-carpeted and all seats refurbished and finished in scratch-resistant coatings.
But just caught the newly-refurbished Midland Hotel bathed in diffused late afternoon light. Chez Moi
But last week it was confirmed Blackburn with Darwen Council would build a new club house or refurbish a suitable building on land in an an area nearby, at no cost to members.
If you furbish up these old chairs, you'll have a better chance of selling them.
If you did not do anything with the flyback, gradually the internal capacitance will become shorted and you will need to refurbish the flyback.
Up in what looks like a refurbished grandstand there is a blow-up of the Daily Mail report of the event.
Yet more are removing rubbish, refurbishing hotels and demolishing or concealing unsightly buildings. Times, Sunday Times
The town's main thoroughfare Duval Street, once borderline sleazy, is now rather smart and other quarters have been similarly refurbished.
The anemometer fitted to the roof of the clubhouse, which warns members of the conditions they face as they venture to the first tee, was not in operation during the refurbishment.
“It was Ahenobarbus Pontifex Maximus who refurbished the Atrium Vestae sixty years ago,” the housekeeper explained, “and then Caesar Pontifex Maximus installed hypocaust heating in all the living areas as well as the record rooms.” Antony and Cleopatra
This refurbishment includes replacement, pointing and refurbishment of stonework on the four faces and the north and south transepts.
Little did we know there would be building and refurbishment work going on for the whole of our holiday. The Sun
Instantly the lions of Solomon, which had been newly furbished, raised their heads, erected their manes, brandished their tails, until they excited the imagination of Count Robert, who, being already on fire at the circumstances of his reception, conceived the bellowing of these automata to be the actual annunciation of immediate assault. Count Robert of Paris
The club invites the public to come along and see the refurbished main hall and the racquetball, handball and squash courts.
The refurbishment took place under difficult circumstances, with the tenants still occupying the building, Masilela adds.
Twenty-five years after it opened along the left bank of the Seine, just across from the Tuilleries Gardens and the furthermost reaches of the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay has opened again after a period of expansion, refurbishment and thoughtful rehanging of its collection. New Visions Arrive at the Orsay
In due course the main gallery will be refurbished and modernised to provide an important contribution to the cultural amenities of Bristol.
It was completely refurbished a few months ago. Times, Sunday Times
The building will undergo an internal refurbishment and be ready to open for business in October. Times, Sunday Times
His patience had already been worn away by the reluctance of the Dulwich Estate, the owner of the freehold, to grant a lease long enough to make it worthwhile to undertake the necessary refurbishment of the grandstand, which is closed for safety reasons, and the 450‑metre track itself. Herne Hill revival would be perfect legacy of the 1948 Austerity Games
A new control tower will be constructed away from the main terminal building and the Authority will also carry out an extension and refurbishing of the fire station.
Watch out for great close-out or liquidation sales and don't forget to check out refurbished laptops.
She insisted on using her own household items because she feared political enemies might spark an expenses row over refurbishment work. The Sun
Even huge turnaround time improvements on a refurbished vehicle doesn't seem like it would be such a significant design driver for a commercial payload vehicle to offset proven launch systems such as expendable rockets or something like a 2009 version of an X-15. Masten Space System's Xombie Make First Successful Test Flight - NASA Watch
The weasel-worded letters to school managers promising new buildings and big refurbishment works epitomised the whole thing.
As furbished sword thin ground at curve could never show: The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
The new kitchens and art room are part of a block at the school that has already undergone extensive refurbishment.
The supermarket, still in process of refurbishment, has re-opened its glitzy new coffee shop, so I took my lunch there.
Modern food is served in a refurbished dining room. Times, Sunday Times
The Eastern gatehouse at the farm will be refurbished as separate accommodation for a family member.
The refurbished Community Centre was formally opened on Sunday afternoon.
The hotel has recently been refurbished and upgraded.
If your airplane needs complete cosmetic refurbishment, new avionics and a new engine, chances are, you'll pass that point if you go ahead with the upgrade.
The government-run facility had been pressed for money and had no extra funds to refurbish the busy center.
For the part of the inventory that most urgently needs immediate expansion, the A-10 and the close support mission, hundreds of airframes now sitting in the "boneyard" can and should be refurbished -- at extraordinarily modest cost. Winslow T. Wheeler: What Now, Icarus? Is Western Combat Aviation Falling Out of the Sky?
It has been recently refurbished and retains many period details. Times, Sunday Times
The grant means that work on the refurbishment can begin July, with a view to being completed by the Summer of 2006.
This means that the buyer of this duplex flat in a large Victorian house can look forward to surroundings as scrubbed up as this newly refurbished property. Times, Sunday Times
This refurbished house in Velingrad, a mountain spa town an hour and a half's drive from Sofia, has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a terrace.
And today, a bit late, it arrived, with a slightly off-putting scarlet refurbished label on the bottom.
Two former RAF bases have been refurbished for the regiments returning to the UK: RAF Cottesmore in Rutland, and RAF Kinloss on the Moray Firth. UK troops to withdraw from Germany by end of decade under MoD plans
Modern food is served in a refurbished dining room. Times, Sunday Times
The owners have recently refurbished the attic space and now regularly hold offbeat theatrical events and musical evenings up there.
I suspect it is a senior officer having yet another example of ‘diversity in practise’ for the next promotion board! on January 14, 2010 at 2: 30 pm refurbished laptops as a short fella myself, I know this guy is going to face grief over his height, but it seems he has the right attitude. Devon & Cornwall « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
I was laughing really hard when I heard the ex-mubarak saying, I spent thirty years in serving Egypt and Egyptions, I'm pretty sure that he made a mistake, he should say 30 years in helping Israel and US ... there will be no revolution as islam waits to take control Al-Banna was quite clear that his goal was not solely an anti-colonialist struggle in Egypt nor the refurbishment of Islam, but rather a world revolution that would establish Islam as the dominant religion of the entire world: we will not stop at this point i.e., ? The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Plans have been approved to refurbish the building and transform it into a new cultural centre. Times, Sunday Times
When you own real estate and you refurbish offices and re-let shops, it's not quite the same as the scale of St Katharine Docks, and it's an iconic location. Nick Leslau brings his millions to London's ancient harbour
There has been little investment in the town hall by the district council over the past five years because its intention has always been to completely refurbish the building.
If you did not do anything with the flyback, gradually the internal capacitance will become shorted and you will need to refurbish the flyback.
In a cul-de-sac in Howth village, 5 St Mary's Place is a refurbished double-fronted period home with a smart interior.
The majority of those killed were teenagers celebrating at the disco and building workers refurbishing the supermarket.
It had undergone full refurbishment just five years earlier. Times, Sunday Times
Replacement of the electrical wiring and heating systems, and refurbishment of the lift, were completed on time.
Old houses, a bunkhouse and a mess hall, and even a recycled floating hospital were refurbished to provide tourist accommodation.
Further work will include a refurbished lecture theatre and new executive suite.
The three serene and newly refurbished treatment rooms make the hectic beauty floor seem a mere memory. Times, Sunday Times
The book company, however, is focusing on accelerating its refurbishment programme, rather than opening masses of new stores.
He faked signatures on council claims forms and used the money to refurbish his home. The Sun
I am refurbishing my home and want to set up a hi-fi system in the bathroom, as well as the kitchen and main bedroom. Times, Sunday Times
When I was asked to take my family out to the refurbished Pizza Hut in Pavement, I knew the news would go down as well as a nice slice of margherita.
It was estimated that refurbishing the building to meet modern office standards would cost the council up to £13m.
And he revealed the household waste site in Ilkley was next on the list for refurbishment.
This refurbishment sensitively rehabilitates a Victorian institution to house galleries and performance spaces.
The council hope to enter into a long lease with Hearth Housing Association who would refurbish the lodges for tenant occupation.
As a former chairman of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Nancy Campbell was well suited to the task at hand and immediately began planning to refurbish and refurnish the house.
Currus is participating in the refurbishment project under a subcontract to Defense Solutions.
Roger has the honour of a room named after him for all the hard work he put into the project to refurbish the village hall.
This has recently been refurbished at a cost of 1.5m to bring it up to constantly evolving industry standards. Times, Sunday Times
Our room was big with a terrace that overlooked the sea and it had recently been refurbished. The Sun
The developer will also refurbish the Castle Place shopping precinct, improving lighting, CCTV, and disabled access.
The refurbished theater reopens with its brick-walled intimacy loyally preserved.
Mr Bevans said unlike country house hotels that favour traditional chintzy fabrics, he was keen to keep a contemporary style and the refurbished guest rooms are decorated in subtle, muted tones.
The tenant will lease the properties back for three years and after that the buildings will be refurbished. Times, Sunday Times
He is now refurbishing the ground floor of the building and plans to open a late night bar and dance floor from Thursday to Saturday.
She refurbished the attic for no other reason than it seemed right to start at the top, to reorder the head first. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
Rose bushes and all other kinds of hedges furbished the entire grounds, and though the house itself did not look as luxurious, even it was not what I had imagined.
Set in a walled garden with a studio, it is currently undergoing refurbishment. Times, Sunday Times
Last year the partnership carried out a rebranding exercise and office refurbishment. Times, Sunday Times
The £200,000 refurbishment of the block, which was farm workers' cottages until the estate was sold and became a hotel in the 1940s, has created 12 single rooms, one twin-bedded room, a communal kitchen and rest room and a laundry.
A programme of refurbishment at Pullman Court includes work on original features such as the pink faience tiling that emphasises many planes of the blocks and research into the interior colour scheme.
Decaying steelwork and water leaks have weakened the tunnel structures, and many stations are in need of major refurbishment.
This terraced house is undergoing refurbishment, retaining period features such as open fireplaces and stripped wooden floors. Times, Sunday Times
The owners recently refurbished it, but took a sensitive approach to its original features. Times, Sunday Times
The same family have lived here for the past 45 years and it needs a total refurbishment. Times, Sunday Times
During the visit, volunteers from the ship went ashore in North Belfast and spent a day painting and decorating a newly-refurbished church hall.
People either wanted them in need of refurbishment or in turnkey condition, and they were being chased by three or four people in the auction room.
This residence has been restored and refurbished with style and flair, creating a city home ready to move into.
Recent improvements include refurbished changing rooms. Times, Sunday Times
The suit he wore - Armani, she'd bet her life on it - she had already noticed the moment she'd walked into his organized and plushly furbished office.
The plan promised opportunities for home ownership in a refurbished community, in exchange for a sharp reduction in the number of publicly funded units.
The team refurbished a long - unused telescope Mount Lemmon with a 60 - inch mirror, small by modern standards.
These are the most recently refurbished rooms at the Rubens, so décor is sprucer and fresher than elsewhere in the hotel.
Students, and of course their parents, who are on the look out for a low-priced notebook to meet school needs, should definitely consider buying a refurbished notebook computer.
Our empty shipyards can not refurbish our cruise liners to the same time-scale as overworked but competitive foreign yards.
Sunday last was a special day in the history of the Easkey parish when St. James's Church was rededicated after major refurbishment.
To refurbish the house he enlisted members of the Staatsoper chorus to work as carpenters and to sew costumes. A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945
My uncle is showing his newly-refurbished ball-game board: he calls it Bagatelle, but it looks more like a small billiard table to me.
The one and only house that has sold in my street was a tip in need of total refurbishment. Times, Sunday Times
It was refurbished in 2000 and is now very schmick and has eight screens.
The dental engine and the nickelled trimmings of the operating chair had been furbished till they shone, while on the movable rack in the bay window McTeague had arranged his instruments with the greatest neatness and regularity. McTeague
And those who live in refurbished parts of inner cities have enclaves of their own.
The flat was part of a refurbished block of tenements that belonged to a housing co-operative.
It depends on whether the refurbished program meets your specifications.
The work in the first phase of refurbishment has fortunately not been confined to replastering the ornate ceiling and fiddling about with the organ.
Here's your chance to express your feelings -- artistically, that is -- about the newly refurbished Padre Hotel in downtown Bakersfield. Bakersfield.com Latest news
The Sheldonian, recently refurbished, was packed with a refreshingly young audience, which remained rapt throughout.
Whether Ed meant to modernize the old house or refurbish it is unclear, but he dug a large pit under it and put up drywall in places drywall had little business being.
Now if we see a bargain wheel that looks promising we can buy it for the Wheel Bank, furbish it up and have it ready to loan out or sell on at cost or a very modest profit. Haldane Finale and the Wheel Bank.
There was a full kitchen, bathroom with a private shower and two bedrooms, all of which were furbished expensively and expressively.
The city council has refurbished a building opposite Sainsbury for extra offices.
In 2001 the building was re-roofed and internal refurbishment also took place.
The new application sought permission to convert and refurbish the convent and erect two buildings on the site.
The first phase of the organ refurbishment, the restoration and reinstallation of the Swell, Great fluework and Pedal Principal 32ft stop, was completed as part of the major transformation of the Royal Festival Hall, which reopened in June 2007. Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk
The refurbishment has increased the size of the library, modernised its facilities and improved access.
The move comes after planners refused two applications from the Police Authority to reclad the tower and refurbish the surrounding buildings.
You should get change from 125,000 for a refurbished Victorian townhouse with partial sea views. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Mumford said the council was seeking to achieve high quality, new and refurbished office space as part of mixed retail/residential led projects.
Other newly refurbished hotels in the district are following the example. Times, Sunday Times

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