He walked aft and, placing himself in a deckchair, gazed listlessly at the stolid figure of the helmsman.
Upon the balcony he saw a long outline, the outline of a deckchair with a figure stretched out in it.
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However, if we were merely to propose a simple moving of deckchairs, this would clearly not be enough.
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Instead of moving the deckchairs, and changing the administrative arrangements, should not we be increasing the amount of research that is undertaken?
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The captain has already gone overboard and the officers are now reshuffling the deckchairs a bit.
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I have a shore in my constituency where my constituents are charged for bringing their own deckchairs to sit on their own beach.
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Figures for the number of deckchairs in previous years are not available because the number of chairs provided is left to the discretion of the contractor.
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The woodpecker carelessly pecks slightly at the deckchair's leg.
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Catering, boating anddeckchairservices in the royal parks have been contracted out for over 20 years.
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Why not become adeckchairattendant or litter collector?
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The days of thedeckchairon the beach and of the beach changing hut have gone.
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The visiting officer took thedeckchairand sat in it while he conducted the interview, and my constituents sat on the floor.
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The classicdeckchaircan only be locked in one position.
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He exudes as much charm as thedeckchairhe disguises himself as.
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Increasing usage of the pier led the council to introduce a twopenny toll (free after 6pm) in 1936, which included the price of adeckchairand listening to the band.
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