1.   Barn owls need barns or similar buildings for breeding, and more and more of them are being converted into country houses.

2.   Finally we turned back past Haddon Hall, a magnificent mediaeval country house and reputedly the finest of its kind in Britain.

3.   If Barlaston can be saved, no other major country house need be forsaken.

4.   It was her first experience of staying in a country house.

5.   She had been visiting a country house to identify fabrics and advise on conservation.

6.   The guests were invited to a dinner at his country house.

7.   The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.

8.   The long gallery and large windows show the transition from stronghold to country house.

9.   The place had been a quiet country house in his books.