Preposition: as

• pancake: What he ideally wanted was a 400-acre seaside plain, as flat as a pancake and with a solid rock foundation.

Adjective modifier

• self-contained: But first, to help her children she moved into a self-contained flat at the top of the house.

• high-rise: High-rise flats were to be built in the inner zone.

• self-catering: The view from the family chalet is of the Rey-Bellet empire, with 100 self-catering flats, a ski school and a snack bar.

• tidal: Andrew Goddard's oil paintings are of the tidal mud flats of the river Yar in the Isle of Wight.

Modifies a noun

• roof: Carried out emergency repair on garage flat roof, water dripping over contents inside.

• tire: Also thanks to Mr Adams for coming to fix a flat tire on the minibus at 7.30am!

• surface: Tire noise will be greater than on a flat road surface.

• tire: Get a flat tire in the rain -- bad day.

• cap: This picture taken around 1928 shows Percy Read ( on the right with flat cap ) in front of the gasoline pumps.

• plate: The extension bracket is a flat plate with a double right angle formed across the middle.

Used with adjective complement

• fold: When she needs more room the rear seats split and fold flat.

• lie: The only way to look at that ceiling is to lie flat on your back.

• fall: The only time he attempts to attack the nub of Mr Singh's argument, Mr Batt falls flat.

Noun used with modifier

• one-bedroom: The Rent Officers do this for every size of property ( one-bedroom flats, two-bedroom houses and so on ).

• mud: Andrew Goddard's oil paintings are of the tidal mud flats of the river Yar in the Isle of Wight.

• luxury: Ayr harbor is a point of historical interest and the south side has recently been redeveloped to include luxury flats.

• leasehold: The Grove is a private retirement scheme built in 1990 offering leasehold flats for people aged 60 and over.

• bedroom: Two two bedroom flats are available, both recently refurbished to a very high standard.

• salt: Main feature this month is John Thornley's fascinating account of the EX 181 record breaking expedition to the Utah salt flats.