| In fact, everybody but I seemed to know all there was to be known about pis de terre. |
| Truly, tant pis is one of those sayings that must have really meant something in old French but that's really hard to translate in modern French. |
| It would be time enough to give in, and make the best of a pis aller, when he was forced to do so. |
| For me pis de terre, ever since I heard of it, has offered special attractions. |
| Those who have ever lived where such temperatures prevail will note the immense advantage gained by the pis walls. |
| In pis you can make your foundations, so to speak, as you go, through the simple process of ramming. |
