Sentence examples for mains I from inspiring English sources

Before the arrival of the mains, I notice something rather curious – there are salt and pepper grinders on the table.

We decide to share a couple of starters – masala dosai and vegetable somosa – and, for our mains, I opt for chicken masala while Caroline has cabbage-carrot thoran, dhal spinach and some chana masala.

For mains, I have the Dutch calves' liver sautéed with onions, bacon and paprika, while Caroline goes for the vegetarian goulash with galuska and Charlie has pork medallions with bacon, onions, potatoes and paprika.

"They're powering up the villages now but we'll be without mains power I would say for weeks to come, rather than just days.

On to the mains, which I hoped would be the show stealers, we opted for an all-seafood meal.

14 Hobbs Hill, 01271 890349, thethatchcroyde.com, mains £9.95-£12.95 When I first moved to Exmoor, I spent a lot of time looking for this pub: driving down winding, high-hedged lanes, happening upon mysteriously named crossroads, placating thirsty passengers.

"And I kept on watching, pretty much 24 hours a day, until the freezer in the garage succumbed to the water – that put the mains off and I lost communication," he recalls.

The highest reported values included mains repairs under pressure (i.e., without taking out a part of the main).

Dressed with brick walls and buffed wood floors, Ethiopic (mains $15-$15-$24 where I go for kitfo – imagine steak tartare crossed with fire – and a vegetarian platter of zesty red lentils, garlicky collards and turmeric-tinted potatoes arranged into an edible kaleidoscope pattern.

The menu is divided into snacks, starters, mains and sides, a category I mention because as happens frequently these days, it's where I found two of my favorite treats.

The mains look less interesting than the starters – if I went back, I think I might stick to the earlier pages of the menu.