Sentence examples for some mains from inspiring English sources

The daily chef's specials - such as a coarse rare breed pork and prune terrine, with slices of spiced and pickled pear (£5) - are substantial snacks; while some mains, such as the sausages with bubble 'n' squeak (£8.95), are good value at under a tenner.

The tornado also damaged a casino, a bar and a laundry operation in the city's downtown area and leveled a glass shop and broke some gas mains.

This situation is deeply reminiscent of similar issues with leaky old water mains — some are a century old — in aging cities.

Regional classics borrowed from myriad mothers' kitchen tables, from mezedes, salads and seafood to meaty mains and some syrupy sweetmeats.

For hungrier diners, there is a regular menu of starters and mains involving some excellent ingredients typical of northern Spain, including the delicious, if expensive, pata negra ham.

PARIS — The breakdown of the electric supply, which left the Champs-Elysées quarter in darkness late on Sunday night, owing to some of the electric mains in the place Clichy being completely burnt out by short circuits, was only partially remedied yesterday [Aug. 26].

It has an energising rush and clatter, and though it is currently full of the sort of puckered and depilated Eurotrash that Observer readers couldn't tire of poking with pointed sticks, the prices for this part of town aren't exorbitant: plates of charcuterie at around £7, a range of salads and sausages at not much more, mains – including some big-fisted burgers – in the teens.

Old-world fashion brands tend to be skeptical of technology—some Parisian couture houses still employ "petites mains" to hand-sew their elaborate gowns but Burberry, under Ahrendts, embraced it.

Sit on the terrace, and try the foie gras or crab for starter, and some lovely fresh fish for mains.

Some 600m Indians have no mains electricity at all.The government has given unprecedented attention to India's infrastructure deficit, with some decent results.

To make the fantastical creations at Dior – with the corsets, flounces and full skirts of period dressing – Galliano has an impressive skill set honed by working with some of Paris' best 'petites mains'.