bronze lion

collocation in English

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bronze
adjective
uk
/brɒnz/us
/brɑːnz/
being dark orange-brown in colour, like the ...
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lion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪ.ən/us
/ˈlaɪ.ən/
a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur that lives in Africa and ...
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(Definition ofbronzeandlionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Its facade contains a clock, and abronzeliondepicted with its snout open and devouring correspondence.
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Abronzelionsits atop a stepped base.
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The main entrance was guarded by abronzelionand the highest tower by a bronze eagle.
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The two missing bronze lions' heads from the fountain are being replaced.
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A pair of bronze lions graced the park from the 1860s until 1937.
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The pair of bronze lions also went missing.
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The four identical bronze lions at the column's base were not added until 1867.
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Construction on the site of the memorial began in 1909 when the marble superstructure and the four bronze lions were installed.
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The cenotaph is flanked on both sides by two bronze lions.
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The four bronze lions and dragons are still standing.
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He also built a second fountain, one decorated with bronze lions.
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