blue-bottles

There, it had rotted, filling the house with an unbelievable stench, accompanied by a huge infestation of blue-bottles.

The emasculation of common sense Richard 2006

Luckily he had taken the organs for blue-bottles in his last years, which had been a comfort, and they had been able to enjoy the tunes.

To Let 2004

He took much pleasure in ridiculing the excesses of socialist ideologues, that ~dreary tribe of high-minded women and sandalwearers and bearded fruit-juice drinkers who came flocking toward the smell of "progress" like blue-bottles to a dead cat '.

Orwell and Patriotism 1992

The place has been literally buzzing with blue-bottles and Black Marias.

Cargo of Eagles Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966. n 50021032-1 1968

The place has been literally buzzing with blue-bottles and Black Marias.

Cargo of Eagles Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966. n 50021032-1 1968

In this the blue-bottles will lay their eggs, which will soon develop into gentles.

Healthful Sports for Boys Alfred Rochefort

My Irish terrier, Patsy, spends half his time catching blue-bottles -- indeed, my husband, who is of a mathematical turn, estimates that he accounts for several hundreds every day.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 6, 1917 Various

And just look at the awful swarms of flies and blue-bottles.

Sweetapple Cove George van Schaick

After herding the blue-bottles and all their kith and kin into a fairly compact bunch at the door, little Annie opened the screen and grandmother drove them out - and that's all there was to it.

The Long Ago

Wishing before I left our beautiful France, to make my farewell to the flowers, and, whilst our family went leisurely forward to the place where we were to embark upon the Charente, I crossed the furrows, and gathered a few blue-bottles and poppies.

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