lodger - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • have: Why do you think they had a lodger living with them?
  • include: Everyone must leave All members of your household, including any lodgers or subtenants must move out with you.
  • take: Nor incidentally did he even mention the idea of my taking a lodger - a minder - into the loft.
  • get: And of course we got a lodger, actually TWO!
  • become: They had taken a gamble by becoming a lodger at Selhurst.
  • need: The Operations [ sic ] said that they don't need lodgers in the flats; they need the owners.

Preposition: at

  • time: They have only two lodgers at the time, but the census was taken in the vacation.

Adjective modifier

  • fellow: Finally he discussed the matter with his fellow lodger.
  • former: The final band for the evening is Midair 91 whoâs guitarist looks like a former lodger of mine who owes me money.
  • young: They have a young lodger, and also a housekeeper ( their 24-year-old cousin, Susannah Buckell ).
  • new: You are uneasy, as I understand, because your new lodger remains in his rooms and you cannot see him.
  • other: Witness had never had any trouble with the deceased, who was always very friendly with the other lodgers.
  • mysterious: Day followed day; and still the young man had never come by speech or sight of his mysterious lodger.

Modifies a noun

  • unit: The role of the Station on each of the sites is to provide support for lodger units.
  • agreement: If there is a lodger agreement then it is normal to give 28 days notice.

Noun used with modifier

  • gentleman: Ginger, Lois and Sparrow add a gentleman lodger to their vision of.. .

Preposition: in

  • house: Quite usually for that time there were also two lodgers in the house.

Preposition: for

  • while: We were only supposed to be lodgers for a short while, but the R.S.M. and Sergeants put us through a rough time.

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