71.   To freshen a celery stalk, trim the base and place in cold water.

72.   The prisoners were brutally beaten, stripped naked and hosed down with freezing cold water.

73.   Wash the rice in cold water until the water runs clear.

74.   You need a bit of cold water in there to make it comfortable.

75.   Not too cold, mind.

76.   Remove from the heat and plunge the base of the pan into a bowl of very cold water.

77.   Rinse the vegetables under cold running water.

78.   She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water.

79.   The education secretary poured cold water on the recommendations of a working party.