The door stood half open, but the dirty windows, shrouded by even dirtier curtains, were shut.

The rain slowed to a fine drizzle which hung over the countryside like a dirty curtain.

Ladybirds were concentrated in crimson clusters on the dirty curtains.

The windows were closed and covered with dirty curtains.

The window had a pull-down blind that was all the way down, and some cheap, dirty curtains.

He was no better a magician than any of the other charlatans with lank hair and a dirty yellow curtain.

"I'll manage," Raphael said, looking around at the dusty furniture and the dirty curtains over the windows.

Now the horizon was hidden by dirty grey curtains, and the ground leaked.

The walls of the room were lined with dirty curtains.

But he had no sooner closed the dirty curtains at the window than the phone rang.