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She explained that the sortie began with military precision around 9pm on Monday, that all of those who attacked their homes were wearing surgical gloves, masks and combat uniforms, that they arrived with wheelie bins stuffed with bricks, bottles and other missiles, and that the entire attack appeared to be well organised.
For food, the Coast Café above the Ogaan shop at the eastern end of Back Lane serves good fish curry with kokum (the dried peel of a tamarind-like fruit), malabar parathas (stuffed , spicy flatbreads) and zingy fish tacos.
Although the red arrival was meant to mark a watershed moment of diary-marking and tins stuffed with pads, my 28-day count soon fell by the wayside, as my periods became nothing more than an annual event.
Cucumber granita aside, they're just about the freshest thing I can imagine: a jumble of crunchy raw vegetables, soft, aromatic leaves and cool, squidgy noodles, all stuffed snugly into a featherlight rice wrapper.
If you think you have seen this wolf, stuffed and quite possibly still in its original glass case, please get in touch.
"The fact that it's close motivates our people, and we are not taking a single vote for granted," said Hughes, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats until last year, as he stuffed another leaflet through a letter box.
One day, Jane arrived at the office with a small black suitcase stuffed with photographs and memorabilia, much of it relating to her early childhood.
They stuffed the jacket full of ice and repeatedly punched him.
In one run-down camp, living in a cramped room housing eight people, where clothes were hanged to the walls and valued possessions were stuffed under tiny bunk beds, was Hassan, a new arrival from Ghana.
There's the bogus professor, the major trading on old glory, the hint of dangerous foreigners, and Mrs W is, of course, Britain: living in a crumbling, crooked, subsiding house stuffed with reminders of naval glories.
Otherwise, it's hard to seal the rolls (and the same goes for burritos, stuffed vine leaves and all manner of wraps).
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The primary grammatical function of "stuffed " is as a past participle and adjective. It describes the state of being full or packed with something, as seen in Ludwig's examples, such as "wheelie bins stuffed with bricks" or "tortelli stuffed with ricotta cheese". It can also describe a feeling of fullness after eating.
Expression frequency: Very common
