| You might have thought that I was actually getting out of the lift to inspect the aspidistra in the hallway. |
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| Damian had to carefully move a large aspidistra in order to squeeze into the room behind Hans-Raoul, and Sally glared at him as he did so. |
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| The proper pastoral response would have been to accept it and drink it happily, or pour it on the aspidistra. |
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| As English as an aspidistra in the bay window of a bungalow, Orwell grew to love and loathe his heritage in equal measure. |
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| Line vases with aspidistra leaf and focus attention on the flowers by hiding the stems. |
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| This was furnished only with a dark wood stand, topped by a substantial aspidistra. |
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| He said that, once, no home would have been complete without an aspidistra in the living room. |
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| These were recorded in 1949, and are excellently performed, although, as far as the music goes, they belong next to the potted aspidistra in the front foyer. |
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| The aspidistra leaf has been twisted to a cone shape and used as a continuation of the vase. |
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| He reeks with emetic language that can only make grown men long for a quietcorner, an aspidistra, a handkerchief and the old heave-ho. |
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| As a rule of thumb, it's hard to go wrong with classics like the parlour palm, dracaenas, rubber plants, aspidistra, cacti, succulents and the umbrella plant. |
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| If you had to name one item that might symbolise the Victorian drawing room, you might opt for the aspidistra plant, seen in most Victorian households. |
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| This was partly because she wanted a smoke, and was seeking a large aspidistra or an agent's well-tailored back to hide her. |
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| Bung an aspidistra into a corner, ramp up the raffia, and you'll feel quite the fusty gentle-person. |
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| An idea to hide the inside of a transparent vase: wrap the inside of your glass container with aspidistra leaves. |
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| In the far corner, against the washbasin, stood a large aspidistra. |
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| Maybe it would be better to put an aspidistra on it and call it a feature. |
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| He watched as Alicia left the restaurant, then he rushed out into the foyer and hid behind a large potted aspidistra from where he could see the road. |
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| I don't know – maybe they thought one was about to steal an aspidistra. |
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| The former came wrapped in brown paper, stems clamped with tiny water-filled tubes, and its blooms — yellow hyacinths, orchids, solidago, aster and a huge aspidistra leaf — were nice enough. |
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| Three red anthurium, a hypericum and a selection of festive greenery including holly, ruscus and aspidistra all surround a large ivory church candle. |
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| During this time, he was distracted by concerns about style and possible libel in Keep the Aspidistra Flying. |
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| Orwell was now working on Keep the Aspidistra Flying, and also tried unsuccessfully to write a serial for the News Chronicle. |
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