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‘A floor can be polished.’

[⟨det floor.n⟩ polished.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A large rug in the shape of a sun lay on the polished floor in front of the doorway.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Karl stalked away from her, his shoes squeaking every so often on the highly polished floor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Raddisson was huge, and decorating in a very victorian / edwardian style with huge chandeliers that had my jaw on the highly polished floor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He turned away from the window and padded over the polished floor to the stove.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It wasn’t for him to guess why the older boy was cool about what was transpiring so he returned his eyes to the polished floor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“Because no, I don’t care if the floor is polished or the bathroom sink hasn’t been ajaxed in a couple of days, but I don’t mind doing if you think it needs to be done.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

His arms, splayed back and curled, fists rounded against the floor polished and smooth, like hard – cherry wood, a arm chair, and his open cavity nothing but a f you c k I n g portal. a decorum for the personality, a crash course on validity.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Agares grabbed Cernunnos’s head and turned it to the smooth polished floor of the island, it was a perfect black mirror that reflected the pain and anguish Cernunnos was feeling.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I crossed the polished floor and opened the one of the wide wooden doors to the auditorium.
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In Wikipedia:

Nevertheless, the lobby contains the most dramatic interior design in the museum: the walls of the museum are almost entirely glass, interrupted only with slim metal structural supports, and the white natural light transmitted through these walls reflects off the dark, highly polished floor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The floor was highly polished and they used this to great affect with some of their lighting affects, e. g., in the opening scene the guards came in with huge flashlights which they would shine on the ground a few feet in front of whoever was speaking, and the polished floor would reflect the light and illuminate the guard.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Polished concrete floor & industrial steel stair.
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In the British National Corpus:

Tapestries hung on the walls and Turkey rugs covered the polished floor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As the study door closed, he heard Les speaking to someone and then the clang of a spear on the cool polished floor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The staff was superbly quaffed, the floor highly polished, the furniture extremely expensive, even the mannequins appeared posh.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The staff was superbly quaffed, the floor highly polished, the furniture extremely expensive, even the mannequins appeared posh.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They leaped from their shoulder perches and pelted across the polished floor of the chamber, sniffing at the floor and occasionally squealing with delight.
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In the British National Corpus:

It was big, square room with a polished floor and a high ceiling.
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Queried on 2013-05-20.