"common" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Her daughter taken by a common nail, like those they used to hammer down her lid.
- To fasten the brackets to the ties, use galvanized common nails.
- Like the Birmingham bomb, all three used common nails as shrapnel.
- Then drive two 10-penny (three-inch-long) common nails through the sole or plate into the end of each stud.
- Fasten the wall to the floor with 16-penny (3 1/2 inch) common nails, driven at an angle to increase their holding power.
- As to why the common nail rusted the most in the tap water, I am not quite sure.
- They are easier to drive than common nails and are less likely to split the wood.
- Their holding power is less than that of the common nail.
- Use common nails for all rough and heavy construction.
- A bright common nail (12/16d) is driven about a half inch into the wood in front of each player.
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