He probably expected the piece of waste ground to be developed as a playing field orbowlinggreenor something of the kind.
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There is no doubt that if the premises were taken over by a private brewer thatbowlinggreen—a social amenity—would disappear.
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It has abowlinggreen, a quoiting rink—which is fairly unique—billiards, and, most important of all, a cinema.
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They could get houses, abowlinggreenand other amenities.
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They had built themselves a very finebowlinggreen.
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We have not abowlinggreen, because ourbowlinggreenwas destroyed in the war.
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There is a minority that cares about the game of bowls, and the planners provide them with abowlinggreen.
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For example, the average capital cost of abowlinggreenis £25, and the average maintenance runs to £10 for a rink, or £60 for a green.
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Similar observations might apply to abowlinggreen.
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It is far better that he should be on thebowlinggreen, whether indoor or outdoor, than be there.
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If the miners wanted abowlinggreen, they set to and made a green themselves.
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I know an amateur who played bowls and who furnished his house from prizes won on thebowlinggreen.
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It provides us with the pleasure of an ice rink, an indoorbowlinggreen, pool, snooker, squash and table tennis.
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For example, there is abowlinggreenattached to one.
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He has not yet explained what use is to be made of the curiousbowlinggreen.
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