TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFA»
The term «sofa» is very widely used and occupies the
6.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «SOFA»
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sofa.
'Tree Fu Tom' is a truly interactive programme because it is designed to help children get up off the sofa and physically move, which is a very important part of children's development.
I'm capable of living in the moment. And I'm especially capable of living in the moment of sitting on my sofa and watching other people's moments.
I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time.
You can change the feel of your sofa by adding a thick, cozy throw and playing a couple of classic pillows off a more Moroccan-inspired one.
To unwind after training, I love to have a long hot soak in the bath, then veg out on the sofa with a box set. I'm a box-set junkie! I absolutely love 'Grey's Anatomy.'
I always say: 'If I'm lucky enough to be given the opportunity to work again, that's it, I'm being wheeled on, sitting on a sofa, and someone's going to feed me grapes, and I'm not getting up.'
I love Jonathan Adler but more importantly I love throws. To clarify, a throw is not to be confused with a blanket. A blanket is to be slept under, a throw is to accent a chair or sofa and give the illusion that in some scenario someone might rest underneath it. In reality, this scenario does not exist and I never want it to.
When I was 21 years old, I had a job playing Santa Claus in a shopping centre in Sacramento. I was rail thin, so it's not like I was a traditional Santa Claus even then. I had a square stomach; that was the shape of the sofa cushion that I had stuffed into my pants.
I prefer watching movies on the sofa rather than sitting next to Bob Geldof at a premiere and wanting to kill yourself.
Indolence, of course, is an absolutely crucial part of the creative process: you do not find poets sitting in rows in cavernous word factories, staring at screens. They are rather to be found lolling on the sofa or strolling through the groves, nursing their melancholic temperaments and losing themselves in extended reveries.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFA»
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sofa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sofa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Rick Jeffers takes his nihilistic, hedonistic lifestyle on a cross-country jaunt after his apartment is looted and picks up a homeless mall rat and a tantalizing porn queen on the way
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Bed and
Sofa: A Silent Movie Opera
A rollicking farce with the darkest of souls...it combines highly intelligent political humor with broad physical comedy...the clever JUNGLE ROT offers plenty of cynical laughs.
Polly Pen, Laurence Klavan, Abram Matveevich Room, 1997
A satire on erotic literature follows the experiences of Alice as she joins a group of unusual people whose actions are enigmatically implied
When a lady in Regency London accidentally kisses the brother of the earl to whom she's betrothed, her indiscretion may just lead to a lifetime of love. Original.
The CEO of the Sofa follows America's preeminent political humorist through a year on the domestic front as he covers stories (and visits watering holes) close to home. He waxes cynical over the election of Hillary Clinton.
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Behind the
Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who
Now he presents the fruits of his four years of labour - a beautiful touching book containing short articles and touching memories of one of the most successful TV shows ever. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of DOCTOR WHO - this is the ...
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Rearrange It!: Basic Interior Redesign Business Tutorial
In this arrangement we find a sofa placed perpendicular to the fireplace, a sofa
chairs placed at an angle, and two club chairs with an end table in the opposite
corner. The entire geometric shape of these elements is pretty square. A floor
lamp ...
Barbara Jean Jennings, 2008
In a spoof of Victorian bourgeois morals, Godofredo walks in on his wife in the embrace of his best friend and business partner, and struggles alternately with the need to defend his honor and his need for domestic tranquility
From elephants in Ceylon to Nazi prisoners in Ireland, from Beowulf to Jane Austen, from sonnets to prose poems to blank verse, Immortal Sofa conjures our complex existence in all its sorrowful but astonishing variety.
A boy who enjoys playing video games so much that he neglects basic hygiene finds himself trapped on the increasingly disgusting couch.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFA»
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sofa is used in the context of the following news items.
San Jose: SoFA Sunday gets off to slow but optimistic start
SAN JOSE -- A grand idea -- SoFA Sundays -- started with only one sofa and a sparse crowd, but the new monthly event enjoyed an abundance of sunshine and ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
Sofa giant DFS grows sales 7pc as it pushes into Netherlands
The sofa giant, which made its debut on the stock market in March with a valuation of around £543m, has been buoyed by a return in consumer confidence and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Pizarro: San Jose's arty SoFA District adds a little culture to Sundays
A new monthly event, SoFA Sundays, launches this weekend in Parque de los Pobladores at William and South First streets and will feature music performances ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
Former Charleston firefighter shares story of PTSD after Sofa Super …
CHARLESTON, SC – Thursday marks the eighth anniversary of the Sofa Super Store ire that killed nine Charleston firefighters. One firefighter who survived, ... «WCBD, Jun 15»
'Sofa-sharing' warning by pathologist after Oldham baby death
A pathologist has warned of the dangers of "sofa sharing" with babies after a 21-day-old died when his grandmother fell asleep with him in her arms. «BBC News, Jun 15»
Sofa and carpet retailer ScS blames consumer jitters for 15% fall in …
Shares in sofa and carpet retailer ScS lost a quarter of their value as the group blamed a sharp fall in sales over the past month on consumer jitters over the ... «The Guardian, May 15»
Mazda unveils concept bike and sofa designs
The Sofa by Kodo concept is likened more to Mazda's new CX-3 model. Designed in partnership with Italian furniture makers, it's said to blend refined ... «Gizmag, Apr 15»
Pizarro: The Ritz brings new life to downtown San Jose's SoFA District
For Corey O'Brien, walking around the Ritz -- the new nightclub he's opened at the corner of San Salvador and South First streets in downtown San Jose -- is like ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
Elderly British couple found shot dead on sofa in Spain
An elderly British couple have been found shot dead on a sofa in their Spanish home. Expats Peter and Jean Tarsey, both 77, were found dead at their Alicante ... «Metro, Mar 15»
Sofa Retailer DFS Returning to Stock Market After Decade Absence
(Bloomberg) -- DFS Furniture Ltd. plans to raise about 105 million pounds ($161 million) from an initial public offering in a move that will see the U.K. sofa retailer ... «Bloomberg, Feb 15»
