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I ordered a plate of rice and looked around.
He ordered a plate of scrambled eggs and a chocolate milkshake.
I took their bag-storage stool and ordered a plate of oysters and littleneck clams.
I tucked into a sweet yellow persimmon, and remembered, with a shudder, how she had once ordered a plate of plain spaghetti in a top seafood restaurant.
While Sola plunged into the crowd of chatty celebrants, Pacino took a barstool at a table behind them and ordered a plate of barbecued chicken.
One Saturday, having nothing else to do, she walked to Central Square, to an Indian restaurant, and ordered a plate of tandoori chicken.
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For a quick food fix, order a plate of biltong (cured beef) at the bar.
You just order a plate or two of meat, then grill it yourself.
Friends will frequently order a plate of cured meats as a snack for the whole table.
You cannot order a plate of finishing-school fried chicken, nor a black-truffle pizza.
While reading "Two Eggs," a child of an analytical bent might want to know why a bird, say a stork, is ordering a plate of, um, eggs.
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