Example sentences of "job around the house " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never use wicker chairs to stand on for odd jobs around the house . |
| 2 | Apart from putting things up , you 're bound to carry out a variety of odd fixing and repair jobs around the house . |
| 3 | A filling knife : Lots of simple repair jobs around the house involve the use of filler of one kind or another — patching cracks in plasterwork , filling holes and defects in wood , replacing old putty in window frames and so on . |
| 4 | Fixing door handles , making picture frames and doing all sorts of other odd jobs around the house was part of becoming stronger and learning to cope by herself . |
| 5 | After a couple of days of complete rest you can do all the things that you have been meaning to do for ages — jobs around the house ; shopping for clothes ; meeting friends for lunch ; having day trips out to places of interest ; doing the garden ; sunbathing ; fruit-picking at the local pick-your-own farm and filling up your freezer ; writing a book you have always meant to write or painting ; seeing all the shows that you are too tired to see during a working week ; and so on . |
| 6 | Sellotape has launched a range of self-adhesive tapes for many fixing jobs around the house , garden and garage . |
| 7 | I like to do practical jobs around the house |
| 8 | He managed to keep working , paid for his board and lodging , helped her to look after the handicapped boy and did a few jobs around the house . |
| 9 | But perhaps you can , perhaps you can kno knock up jobs around the house for your wife and perhaps you can build houses . |
| 10 | And there 's the added advantage that fretful babies can be soothed when mothers want to get on with other important jobs around the house . |
| 11 | For completeness , the remainder of this chapter is devoted to an A to Z list of plumbing tools , materials and equipment that you are likely to need for the majority of jobs around the house . |
| 12 | In their previous survey the Halifax state that 54% of the children under the age of 11 earn extra money by doing jobs around the house . |
| 13 | I 've lots of jobs around the house … you understand , do n't you ? ’ |