noun
Etymology
Origin of bootlace
Example Sentences
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Looming largest on the fixture list though are South Africa, who won a whole Rugby World Cup on the back of a deep squad, belief that ran down to the bootlaces and hairline solitary-point wins.
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PC Benjamin Monk, 43, discharged his Taser three times and kicked him twice in the head, leaving bootlace prints on his forehead, his trial heard.
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When he fell to the ground, Monk kicked him twice in the head with enough force to leave the imprints of his bootlaces.
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Jurors heard Monk tasered Mr Atkinson for six times longer than is standard before kicking him, leaving bootlace prints on his forehead.
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The court heard previously that PC Monk kicked Mr Atkinson in the head at least twice while he lay on the ground, with sufficient force to leave imprints of his bootlaces.
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