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‘A box can be constituted-of-or-filled-with chocolates.’

[⟨det box.nconstituted-of-or-filled-with.a ⟨det chocolate.n⟩]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Crap’ cos it is a quote from Forrest Gump but also crap because every single box of chocolates that I have eaten has had a bit of shiny paper printed with all the pictures of the chocolates and a brief explanation of each chocolate and its filling.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

There have been boxes of splendid chocolates in some of my parcels.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Unreturnable because all you get back is another box of chocolates.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Life is like a box of chocolates – a cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that no one ever asks for… unreturnable because all you get back is another box of chocolates.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Plus, each box of chocolates includes Relief Beads, which are one – of – a – kind bracelets, handmade from sand in Africa.
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In the British National Corpus:

Neighbours would come in for a drink and boxes of chocolates and handkerchiefs would be exchanged.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Life is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re gonna get.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

That’s not only funny because my late Grandma did the same thing to every box of chocolates she ever had; it’s a sound bit of writing on its own merits.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Life is like a box of chocolates.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Take your girly movies and romance novels and heart – shaped boxes of chocolates.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you’re gonna get.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Send a box of chocolates (must be the fancy, expensive kind) with a romantic poem. 2.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Life… is like a box of chocolates – a cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that no one ever asks for, unreturnable because all you get back is another box of chocolates.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

With most boxes of chocolates – and, in this case, Jelly Bellies – you do know what you’re gonna get and that’s boooring.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

ive already start updating but I put it in private first cause I havent finished uploading ALL the pictures. I want to post it sekaligus. I would like to say thank you VERY9999999999999999999x much for the birthday greetings via sms, voicemail, phone call, msn, email, videos, friendster & facebook) and the birthday greetings. the presents that my friends gave are just perfect =) I received banyak pictures and I really love it. boxes of chocolates, tudung (menyindir kah jik? : P), lots and lots of funny and sweet cards, CD, perfume, a mouse (doll), and I think there’s more. thank you: D amalwani – first person to talk. and I actually said “I HATE YOUUU!
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In Wikipedia:

(in the manga, he was a walking box of cigarettes who’s name was “No Smoking” in Japanese, while the anime had to make him into a tamer box of chocolates).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Unreturnable because all you get back is another box of chocolates.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The ladies loved the clothes on sale there: Life is like a box of chocolates, you’ll never know what you’re gonna get…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But every day I discover that I still get a kick out of cre ating things, and I feel a great swell of pleasure with each completed box of chocolates.
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Queried on 2013-05-25.