(1) I mutter a sheepish apology and get to my feet, smoothing my shirt and trying to flatten my hair.

(2) Peter combed his dark brown hair, trying to flatten the back and sides, but as usual it remained up turned.

(3) His regular spot was left empty, the grass he would normally flatten sitting upright and proud.

(4) The army has used its newly acquired firepower to flatten houses and other buildings, destroy coconut plantations and turn the city into a virtual ghost town.

(5) After Kendal, the countryside begins to flatten out

(6) If I manage to dodge it, it will still flatten the grass and leave it's mark.

(7) Once I'm in the ring, I know I can flatten him

(8) Traders were triumphant today after plans to flatten their homes and businesses were refused by council planners.

(9) Turn over the cake and flatten slightly, before slashing the top three times with a sharp knife.

(10) If your girlfriend has beautiful wavy hair, would you want her to flatten it out by combing it with the wrong brush?

(11) As children first introduced to the mysteries of the kitchen, we learn how to blend the batter of a cake or flatten the dough of a pie.

(12) The purpose of modernisation is to flatten the pyramid, to push power downwards and re-enfranchise the rank-and-file.

(13) Workmen moved on to the site last week to flatten the building and replace it with 138 flats.

(14) Plans to flatten a listed building for a TV show have been branded ridiculous by the grandson of the man who built it.

(15) Bulldozers could flatten buildings used to care for the elderly and disabled if a site near the town centre is sold off.

(16) Hurricanes bring winds and slashing rains that flood streets, flatten homes, and leave survivors struggling to pick up the pieces.

(17) He attempted to flatten the hair without a comb.

(18) Homes and public buildings were completely flattened .

(19) It ripped off roofs, flattened buildings and threw container lorries great distances.

(20) His normally very tidy light brown hair had flattened in some areas and began to stick out in others.