When Hugh was gone, with his own cares to keep him fully occupied, and his errand in friendship faithfully discharged, Cadfael damped down his brazier with turves, closed his workshop, and went away to the church. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Results from experiments with intact turves from a managed lowland New Zealand pasture in controlled environment conditions have demonstrated the following: that elevated CO2 results in an increase in net primary productivity, particularly below ground Newton et al. ❋ Unknown (2007)
It's pay-off time and will counter the girlie brigade when he turves-out Hewitt Jowell etc. ❋ Unknown (2007)
She was kneeling down in the chimney-corner, before two pieces of turf laid together with the heather inwards, blowing at the red-hot ashes with her breath till the turves flamed. ❋ Unknown (2006)
As it was, he advanced carefully toward the edge, where Brianna was kneeling, reaching across with her shovel to remove another layer of turves from the willow-work frame that arched across the top of the pit. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (2005)
The scorched turves that had covered it in operation were scattered round it, and the general impression was that of an enormous, smoking grave from which something large, hot, and doubtless demonic had just arisen. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (2005)
And so when he was entered into the town he ran through the town to the castle; and then all the young men of that city ran after Sir Launcelot, and there they threw turves at him, and gave him many sad strokes. ❋ Unknown (2003)
“You intend to pass the night here,” I said, not as a question, for Holmes was already laying a fire with the dry peat turves. ❋ King, Laurie R. (1998)
Just as I realized that this effect was the result of the mound's being covered in cut turves, the whole thing blew up. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (1997)
'Now,' said Cadfael, tickling the brazier to show a gleam of red through its controlling turves, 'sit down and be easy, the both of you. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 (1989)
It was noon, and him without supper or breakfast either one, but the well was filled right up, the turves set back on so they'd grow back, and if you didn't look close you'd never know there'd been a hole at all. ❋ Card, Orson Scott (1989)
'Could you not use magic?' asked Cormac, wiping sweat and dirt from his face as Revelation packed the roof with turves. ❋ Gemmell, David (1988)
And keep out of his reach! 'said Cadfael warmly, and turned to bed down his brazier again with fresh turves, to smoulder quietly and safely until morning. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913- (1987)
"It may well be the last time he has to turn about-face," said Cadfael, feeding his brazier with a few judiciously placed turves, to keep it burning with a slow and tempered heat. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 (1986)
The thick turves now damping it down were almost fresh, though neatly placed, and the fire beneath them live and comforting. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 (1986)
Ender scrambled up, the turves coming away from his feet in the soft ground. ❋ Card, Orson Scott (1985)
Earth was shovelled into the holes, the grass turves carefully replaced so that to a casual eye there were no visible signs of the burials. ❋ Cornwell, Bernard (1981)
