Decke Anglais:

Tom assured Mary that he'd help her paint the ceiling of her kitchen.

The cost of living has shot through the ceiling in the last year.

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She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling, which her brother Masahiro had hung there for her.

So that Michelangelo might paint certain figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, so that Shakespeare might write certain speeches and Keats his poems, it seemed to me worthwhile that countless millions should have lived and suffered and died.

Down came the ceiling and the dog went away.

Every wall of his apartment is covered from floor to ceiling with books.

I was looking up at the ceiling, not think about anything in particular.

Hard landscape materials are the walls, floors and ceilings of our outdoor rooms.

Under the ceiling in our living room hangs a beautiful chandelier.

Look at the ceiling, you see all the light bulbs

A ceiling on the number of necessary items should be established

Do you like old-fashioned country houses where the ceilings are supported by big wooden beams?

They have set a ceiling on pay rises. TL was obliged to comply with the maximum ceilings on port fees fixed by the Port Authority.

They have imposed/set a ceiling on pay rises.

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A blanket of silence fell over everyone when they heard the disappointing announcement.

The mountain path was under a blanket of leaves, soft and easy to walk on.

A wet blanket is not always unpleasant when you come to know him well.

This kind of blanket needs good airing.

Don't throw a wet blanket over our conversation.

The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.

At a hilarious party, one frequently finds a wet blanket sitting next to the life of the party.

The meeting was going off without a hitch until he threw a wet blanket on it by making silly remarks.

The soft blanket is fit for a baby.

Are there not blanket regulations for the whole of Europe?

Soft furnishings, like blankets and cushions, will be particularly useful for the elderly.

Try changing feather pillows, woollen blankets and woollen clothing to cotton or synthetic materials.

They were lying face to face on a beach blanket.

The blanket slid off the bed during the night and I woke up really cold.