Houses in the country as opposed to an urban area, especially houses that are large, have substantial property, and are used seasonally.
1 The city and the country houses near were entirely lacking in men.
2 Somehow very few of the Jesuits have left ghosts in country houses .
3 So do I; and an occasional descent upon country houses amuses me.
4 Irish country houses have a romantic appeal for all sorts of people.
5 Accommodation options range from hotels and country houses to BBs and hostels.
6 In those days they had no country houses , and they wanted none.
7 The dining-room of many country houses is small, and not cheerfully furnished.
8 The stables at Monkland Court were as large as many country houses .
9 We also sometimes had invitations from the Spaniards to their country houses .
10 It is hardly as good as our common country houses around Marseilles.
11 Even to-day, the rich Milanese have their country houses among those hills.
12 Not all the good country houses , big and little, are, however, old.
13 Bertie's and Billy's parents owned town and country houses in New York.
14 I continued on, supposing I should come to city or country houses .
15 The first evening closed in the usual way in country houses .
16 He was welcomed at London dinner tables and in country houses .
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