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стал думать (над задачей: In response to his wife's suggestion that they improve their backyard, a clever British man surprised her by having a massive Tyrannosaurus Rex statue installed outside their home. The proverbial prehistoric lawn ornament was reportedly the brainchild of Adrian Shaw, who conceived of the idea after a conversation with his wife Deborah. "She suggested that I clear away the weeds and maybe put a gnome on the patio," he recalled mischievously, "which got me thinking." (coasttocoastam.com) -- я стал думать • Etherington, Bruce Klippenstein and local Ace Hardware store owner Tim Stubbert came up with the idea. Stubbert had thought about putting a large Ogopogo sculpture on the roof of his store, Etherington explained to council. When that couldn’t be done, he put one in a window. The popularity of that got the trio thinking about doing something bigger. -- стали думать о чём-то более крупном (castanet.net) ART Vancouver) |
