Converse of object

• marshal: There was also heavy flak to the north of Hamme on the approach to the railroad marshaling yards.

• situate: Rutland Square Hotel, Nottingham The Rutland Square Hotel is situated only 50 yards from historic Nottingham Castle.

• enclose: TO THE OUTSIDE Street parking to the front and enclosed tarmacadamed rear yard with outside light and useful stone outbuilding.

Adjective modifier

• livery: The house is situated about 2 miles from Addington Equestrian Center, close to local livery yards.

• cubic: Ironically, the Kenyon Cutting, east of the Newton Viaduct, yielded 750,000 cubic yards of material.

• few: They can only fly a few yards at a time.

• square: So one spring she took out a small spade and a square yard of English turf kept damp in a plastic bag.

• stable: Although designed for outdoor use, we also found it handy indoors and around the stable yard.

Modifies a noun

• offside: Smith looked two yards offside as the ball was played forward by Dacourt again.

• volley: His first-half presence was exemplified on 21 minutes with an 18 yard volley chance which was not far over the bar.

Noun used with modifier

• scrap: This time around, poor Herbie starts out in a scrap yard about to be crushed.

• shipbuilding: The shipbuilding yards of La Seyne have, however, been axed, closing the book on a centuries-old and at times notorious industry.

• breaker: Severely damaged, this is the second MG Maestro in as many races that looks to be destined for the breakers yard.

• knacker: If he'd carried on like that, he would have ended up in the fast bowlers ' knackers yard long before this tour.

• timber: Where the timber yard was is where the canal first branched off into the river.

• reclamation: Going to one reclamation yard is only the beginning!

Possessives

• knacker: More cuts would simply bring the knacker's yard closer, faster.

• breaker: A spider's web is a breaker's yard in miniature.

• builder: There are materials in the builders ' yard; there is a great deal of work to be done.

Preposition: from

• tee: The 8 & unders played 9 holes of approximately 1900 yards from Blue tees.