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Once she entered the area, the hardest thing to fathom was the sheer bulk of the assembly that was missing, she could float in the space
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I’m just not used to the sheer exuberance he carries around like an aura and, by the time they leave, I am shattered
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The sheer physical effort required for this foray along the corridor left me completely shattered for a good half hour
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A flash of sheer panic sweeps though me … surely I couldn’t be pregnant … that would be too cruel … I wipe away the tears which are running down my face, but they come faster than I can wipe them away
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The sheer closeness of other bodies, of living, breathing fellow travellers, completely changed my view of the world
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So much of what we said was lost in the sheer exuberance of the moment, and of all the things that we probably chatted about only one subject sticks in my mind
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They were dressed only in sheer wrap-skirts and were very sweetly shaped, though nothing like the size of Shingcress
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about you losing yourself completely in the moment of sheer
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The sheer mass of stone and brick surrounding him compressed his sight
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It was hot but not as humid this Afternoonday, her sheer skirt would dry soon
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Yet again, Kara felt the impact of the massive divide between her culture and that of Earth – something the exploration of the seaside resort had highlighted; the sheer volume of … words failed her … stuff that was on sale in the shops … most of it completely superfluous … badly made, cheap (in every meaning of the word) ornaments of no practical use whatsoever and precious little artistic merit, deliberately manufactured to clutter up somebody’s home … and then there was the food and drink on offer! Everywhere she’d looked there had been foodstuffs on sale and people eating … battered fish, hot savoury smelling sausages, the tart scent of vinegar on chips fresh from the fryers … and ices of every conceivable flavour … and those unbelievable sweets in all shapes and sizes … and, according to Iain, this particular seaside resort was a relatively small one … by the time Iain turned off the motorway at the Taunton interchange, she had concluded that although it had been fun visiting, really, when it came down to it, she preferred her own world
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brittle grains of truth bend to the sheer arctic winds
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’ I said almost defiantly … sure is one thing I am not at the moment, but I can imagine that I shall be climbing the walls out of sheer boredom by then
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but the weight of water in my skin and the sheer,
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He is untrained and almost went mad because of it, only his sheer force of will has kept him sane
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with the silence that comes from sheer bloody refusal,
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I stand by the rail, my hair tossing in the strong breeze, just enjoying the sheer exuberance of the waves
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and crashed into the sheer
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I told him this Yoga story about keeping a potato near one’s skin and he looked at me in sheer amazement
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These instructions are simplicity itself and even the photograph of me lying with my head, shoulders and legs raised can give you little idea of the sheer muscular effort involved in holding them that way
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Sheer Act of Will
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With a cry, I drop the brush and fly into his arms, half crying with sheer joy
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After twenty minutes of sheer and utter frustration, and with a nose that was black and blue from battering the cage bars, he finally sat back on the floor and, for the first time in his life, admitted to himself just how long his nose really was
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OF all the gems in the rich collection of Yoga asanas there shines forth one which, in sheer beauty, symmetry and grace, outshines all others except, perhaps, the serene Lotus, that impenetrable fortress of repose
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The world seems to grow ever smaller, with the grandeur of sheer distance made into a commonplace game of skipping by the advent of more efficient means of travel and the communications revolution that has blossomed in the bright sunshine of this digital spring
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By dint of sheer willpower and a certain amount of gritting of the teeth against the pain, I manage to get dressed and pack up my bags again
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Many of the black devils fled in sheer horror
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The sheer numbers of these creatures was overwhelming them
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He was also deeply impressed by the sheer opulence on display inside his friend’s sumptuous motor car and in between fits of pique about the riff-raff who walked today’s streets, he wondered whether he could get a car like this as a perk of his new job
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A lovely girl in sheer pantaloons and blouse met them, "The Dusksleep band is already on," she said, "and I'm sorry but the cookfires are already cold
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The Queen and her family, who were sitting on the judging panel for the final, could do nothing but gasp in sheer ecstasy
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It’s just the sheer enormity of the job!’
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It would have been so easy to jump, or was that exactly what they wanted? I could drop into the void, a sheer drop without any fear of flying
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Then, to my sheer delight she lifted her stubby little palm to her lips and blew me a kiss
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As far as she was concerned she could walk over the village and subdue it by sheer intimidation
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“This bloody family’s falling apart”, said Ken, giving his wife a look of sheer exasperation
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” Rayne hugged him out of sheer joy
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They were a little more sheer, the breeze pressed them to her body a little more closely than it did during business, and the colors were a little brighter and the patterns a lot bolder
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sheer nastiness of the man who was soon to be consigned to marital
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twenty minutes of sheer and utter frustration, and with a nose that
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As you’ve seen, these tests are not about sheer physical
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visitor, always remarked on the sheer beauty and splendour of the
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the final, could do nothing but gasp in sheer ecstasy
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By sheer good luck she found out about Danvers House and applied
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I sigh with sheer delight at the thought
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sheer volume of air time made over to the spiritual harmonies and
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as you said, she wasn't anything much to look at, but her personality and sheer vitality were incredibly attractive
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If it comes off, there may be other commissions … there are lots of organisations like the Foundation which were established through the blood, sweat and sheer determination of individuals, it’s a rather English thing, I think, though I may be wrong there
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And those remaining, very few, who through bigotry or sheer ignorance had despised the little family's presence in the village, now had to be very cautious indeed to at least never publicly hint at any lingering misgivings regarding the Livingsons they might still privately harbor
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Even Billy is aware of the odour; stage sweat, the remains of half cleaned Leichner, disinfectant, grime, sleep and sheer bloody terror
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During the long, pillow tossing watches of the night, between imagined conversations during which Andy persuaded the Sergeant by sheer dint of his charismatic personality that there had been nothing going on, the unwelcome thought had occurred to Andy that the Sergeant was being exceptionally curious about what Andy had been doing since he left Tracey
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He thinks again of Rezarta, about the sheer bloody injustice of it all
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His best endeavours to keep various little bits of information from the probing policemen had failed miserably, they seemed to know when he was covering something over and the sheer effort required to keep a guard on his words was beginning to tell on him
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‘Kev!’ she had cried – he would never forget the sheer joy in her voice
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She appears in the kitchen doorway, carrying two mugs of tea and Jock visibly sags as the adrenalin coursing through his veins loses the fight with the sheer bloody fatigue that he feels in his bones
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Now where are those lists? They should be in that filing tray … What a heap of papers! Ah, bingo! Good old Caroline, in one of her moments of sheer genius, went and marked up all the class lists so that younger siblings are crossed out
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The fear, the unknown chill that has been seeping into her bones, is suddenly overwhelmed by a surge of sheer, bloody-minded indignation and fury
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The sheer volume of potions was overwhelming,
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Sheer bloody relief
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Meantime, while resting upon a rampart or some other commanding viewpoints around the island, Chloe and Kaitlyn read to each other from books of poetry, or from the book of histories which Harry had borrowed, not just for their entertainment, but for the sheer pleasure of broadening their horizons of knowledge
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He was level with the alley when out of sheer curiosity he looked over
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Sheer terror showed in Sally’s eyes
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It was sublime, and Chloe and Kaitlyn just grinned with the sheer pleasure of accomplishment, never taking their eyes from the bobbing orbs
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ran out of sheer emotion
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her eyes betrayed sheer terror
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She told me she could not marry a man who did not possess himself; for if he were unable to do that, how could he possess anything? She had me there by simple reason, sheer reason
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’ It’s really a giant hydraulic metal sheer
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abused, the sheer terror of just surviving till the next day?
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uncomfortable and expensive, that it was sheer misery for
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Though most of the fight was spent backpedaling against the sheer numbers, it was hours before they were completely overcome
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immediately struck by its sheer size
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Shinvei put on a pair of muck boots as were required in some of the passages down by the docks, a sheer cape and a tribal pendant around her waist
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and cast a look of sheer gratitude towards her friend
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Acting out of sheer rage he mostly just wanted to see them dead, which he accomplished, though at far greater losses than he could have iMagined
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A smile almost crept onto his face at the sheer beauty of it all, but then he remembered Whimly and grew somber once more
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the first time in her life she felt the chill of sheer terror
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It was their sheer overwhelming numbers that became a problem
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The fact that you were stabbed at all was simply sheer bad luck
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After much direction, the boy was finally beginning to see the Singularity's signature, but most of the time he did not, and manipulated it blindly and by sheer will alone
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sides and the sheer drop from the ridge was terrifying
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Its true he wavered between the art of the cheat and the sheer power of Seaboy's stroke play, but eventually he felt he had wisely chosen the cheats
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Her eyes started to water and the sheer pleasure of imbibing the pure liquid made her feel giddy
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Grimes reckoned there was little difference between them and approved of neither, for every time they harangued one another, his Harvest Festival Poster flapped around the window in sheer terror, leap-froging less sensitive Government notices who stayed sublimely cool, obviously they had heard it all before
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Most did not heed the words but the sheer beauty of the sound brought a sad cheer to the heart
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"I am Althart," the gauntest one introduced himself, "This is Myanfyinga," he indicated the woman to Alan's left, a taller, slimmer version of Luray with long, thick, supple hair of blazing white, dressed in sheer and fluttering layers
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The giant’s sheer power was more than a match for an Elder, even in their hottest halo
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With Father straining at the helm to keep their ship from smashing against sheer walls of granite, Nerissa flung stone after stone
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savagely through greed and lust and sheer folly
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found in Google, and the sheer volume of traffic)
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Brave and adept, he had lived a life almost entirely in the military and worked his way up the ranks by way of his skill and dependability – as well as his sheer likeability
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She looked absolutely stunning in a long, cream gown made from sheer silky material that tightly hugged her like a glove, accentuating every curve of her body
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Each of the Hebrews felt very insignificant at the sheer size of this hall
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The most capricious of all Gods, he’d bring joy one minute, sheer terror the next:
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At the gardens he left his horse with the attendant at the gate and entered, marvelling again at the sheer beauty of the place and the ingenious way in which the hanging masterpiece had been engineered
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They carried themselves proudly as they played with sheer passion
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What was left was sheer blackness
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The cold water felt warm with sheer body-shock
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One may start exploring out of sheer curiosity or personal interest
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This, and the sheer numbers of subscribers involved make this form of advertising extremely attractive
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The Leader thought greedily of the praise, the rewards, and the sheer power that would soon be due to him
