little cottage

collocation in English

meaningsoflittleandcottage

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little
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.əl/us
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
small in size ...
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cottage
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ɪdʒ/
a small house, usually in ...
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(Definition oflittleandcottagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not merely thelittlecottagethat, towards the end of his days, the old man has been able to buy.
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We have recently gone through the horrific business of reviving a totally derelictlittlecottageto live in and enjoy.
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In a state of total exhaustion they knocked at the door of alittlecottageand found a woman with a newly-born baby.
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Eventually they discovered thislittlecottage, which was at that time in a wilderness of weeds and, as its name implies, in a largish copse.
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They are now areas in which retired people have their homes—people who bought a nicelittlecottagein the country.
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That is much more the idea of the future than distributinglittlecottagehospitals based on a major hospital.
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Many elderly people, however, prefer to stay in, perhaps, theirlittlecottageor flat instead of going to a hostel where they would have companionship.
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A finelittlecottagewas wiped out in a single night as a result of underground working.
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However, she is determined to carry on living on her own in alittlecottagefor as long as she can.
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The fact that you saved and bought thislittlecottageto which you could retire later is of no concern to us.
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You did not look very pleased at the sight of thislittlecottage.
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I have alittlecottagein my constituency which was the bakehouse of the village.
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They get alittlecottage, or build themselves their dream bungalow, perhaps rather remote from the village, and there they settle.
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It is a nicelittlecottage, with two bedrooms and central heating, and it is in good condition.
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The small man saves his £300 or £400 and buys alittlecottageproperty and land.
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One person may have an enormous house with a frontage of 150 feet, and the man next door may have alittlecottagewith only 25 feet of frontage.
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All they have is alittlecottagehospital with 20 or 30 beds to cater for that population which is now 7,000 greater than it was a few years ago.
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But at the same time it is possible that before taking up this work they might previously have owned and kept alittlecottageor something of that nature.
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I know that it is all very sentimental, and that we all sing about it—but who wants to live in alittlecottageand all that?
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In the meantime thatlittlecottagewants repairing; you might devote yourself to mending it up a bit, instead of spending your days in laziness about the place.
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