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But Bill has a knack for pulling things out of the air
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Even so, he was surprised to find that he had a knack
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It’s taken me ages to get the knack of it, but
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‘You see, Sally, I … I don’t have a lot of confidence and … and I have a knack for jumping in with both feet … I … um
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White Feathers found that the head of one of those families, Melvin Pierce, a nice fellow with a pair of roan geldings stabled at the livery, had a real knack for husbandry and a serviceable business sense
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“Now these brushes both sweep and shovel at the same time Lemoss, Rosecare will show you as there is a knack to using them
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Even Mercer could not deny her knack for the trade, nonetheless eying her suspiciously
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She had demonstrated great promise as more than the usual infantryman, instead showing an independent flair, a knack for strategy and resourcefulness – to say nothing of her clear and obvious talent with a blade
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He had a knack for twisting things
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However to us who were used to the trenches it was no hardship for we had a knack of dropping off anywhere and sleeping sitting up suited us fine
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was unwanted, the humiliation at school, it was really bad until I discovered I had a knack for fixing
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His dark eyes narrowed, and once again Amaranthe remembered his knack for sensing deception
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Sicarius had the knack of moving without anyone noticing him move, so when he appeared at Akstyr’s side, the younger man jumped several inches
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shamanic knack for gathering the newest vibrational colors she can bring in from the
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"Because I hear that you have an uncanny knack of getting away with things, Barns, and unlike poor Hives, I've no intention of taking an early holiday
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Some had a knack of mixing some vinegar with wine right before consuming it, in case some of the officers or procrastinators were making their rounds checking up on morale, or discipline in the latter case
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Some of the officers and NCO’s have told me that you were known as a finagler with a knack for currying favor
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“I am worried that you have a knack for making unwise decisions,” he says when he’s a foot away from me
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His knack with animals came naturally
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He seemed to have a knack for only
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I do have a knack for it though
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Ganesh’s father also had a fierce visage, dominating eyes, and a knack for rubbing others the wrong way, including his son
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He seemed to have an uncanny knack for estimating who would come out on top in the bloody fighting at the highest levels of Roman power; or failing that, to ingratiate himself to the ultimate victors
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Either one of them could have had the same knack with magic that I’ve got
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The reference location here changes in a constant and complex but predictable manner as Blenda circles Kellaran, making for a very tricky jump, but he has the knack for such things
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Kim Il-sung’s organized political machine had “the formidable knack for creating associations with the allure of democracy and openness to the general public
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Not that I really think she needs me here for protection as she seems to have quite the knack for victory – but don’t tell her I said that
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Our youngest son Frank has an eight year old daughter who loves to draw and is real good at it, especially fashion type drawing and has a knack for drama and theater
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Walt has a knack for…whatever it is
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Kalum always did have a knack for asking the inappropriate questions,
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“You have a real knack for knowing what to say, sometimes
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"He becomes an appendage of the machine, and it is only the most simple, most monotonous, and most easily acquired knack, that is required of him
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He has a knack of turning over stones and finding what should be kept hidden
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Coming to grips with her qualms in time, she developed the knack to induce beauties to keep Global’s supply lines fresh and spicy to cater to the high and mighty
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” She already has a knack for learning French, much unlike most other students and is rewarded by pleased French teachers time and again
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Rose had an uncanny knack for knowing when the time would be
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She had a knack for knowing where to find pirates and what to do when she did
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“Billy Bob, I have a knack for things
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But your cat's instincts will tell it that paperweight or even nick knack
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He had a knack of
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I had a knack
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It would indeed boost his already-lofty reputation in the legal community and the press as an aggrandized showman with a knack for savvy yet convincing, eloquent 281
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And this new found knack for clandestine organization surprised even himself
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The caller had earned a well-deserved reputation for achieving success with his commissions; he had the uncanny knack of picking up the correct leads, which helped him succeed where others failed
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I had a knack at this shoe selling, but most importantly I started learning a great deal about myself
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I’d made it to the point that I fairly well understood relationships, but just didn’t have the knack at finding a compatible girl
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'I have a knack for that kind of stuff,' she said, 'And here we get to do what we're good at
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Once again, Rooster was an amazing salesman with a knack for
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incoherent lush with a knack for ruining romantic moments
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Thus, if you have the knack for
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Stephens has a knack of altering wiring
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She had a knack for making sure she got her point across without being overwhelming
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He wondered, because he seemed to be losing the knack
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He had developed the knack of understanding what people were thinking
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I have a knack for going invisible
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A close aide told me that their leader had a knack of being able to deliver a speech with minimal preparation
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“You’ve the knack of winning arguments,” conceded Sathyam
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‘Or am I craving for his flattery? Hasn’t he developed the knack of praising me without alarming Sathyam? And, it’s not at all brotherly really, when Sathyam is not around, how he takes my name, with a certain emotion attached to it even! How longingly he looks at me, all the while holding his gaze at my bosom
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She said, ‘That’s one of the great things about Vincent, he has the knack
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“The inclusive camaraderie that extended to third cousins in our family appealed to her friendly nature, and so she took to my people as duck would to water; well what a knack she had in letting all feel at home in our 2BHK flat
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the Earth, a knack that very few people have ever had, you affect it in that time
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kids, but he also has a knack for language
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He impressed me immensely with his knack of synchronizing
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I had only been depriving myself as she was a breath of fresh air, whose presence had a knack of bringing life into my soul
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There were signs of remorse on her face, but she had a knack of convincing people of her innocence
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Oh, and James also had an invaluable knack for putting up with Hunter on a daily basis
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Over the past few months, David’s knack for instigating an argument with his son over the minutiae of life had spread to his wife
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“There is a knack to it,” he said, “but you have done very well
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His cousin had the knack of ferreting out any and every shady (or otherwise) aspect of a schmuck’s life, with such precision and thoroughness, that by the time Nick was through with them, they were practically turning themselves in and begging the police to arrest them
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The operation of this thought process is seen in those fortunate natures that possess everything that others must acquire by toil, who never have a struggle with conscience because they always act correctly and can never comport themselves otherwise than with tact, learn everything easily, complete everything they begin with a happy knack, live in eternal harmony with themselves, without ever reflecting much what they do or ever experiencing difficulty or toil
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This man really seemed to have a knack for making
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Kelly,with his happy knack of hitting off an author's characteristicsin a phrase, says: "He still
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He was a plain man, with knack for rhyme and rhythm that sets your brain a-jingling for weeks, who saw peasants as they are
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“ Marcus hasn’t lost the knack of capturing young innocent hearts, but he’s hiding his true intentions behind a veil of secrecy
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“To whom does this land belong?” called Caesar, who seemed to have picked up the knack a lot quicker than Johnny
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He had a knack for drawing
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In fact, he could not hear those last few words, but luckily he had a knack for reading lips
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“What can I say? I have a knack for trouble,” he replied with a note of irony
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It was so remote that even to this day, Linda couldn’t trust herself to drive there alone, and it was always Ben who took her there nowadays since he had a great knack for remembering remote routes
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It was a building that had the knack of attracting the evil eye
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uncanny knack for preparing the departed for their journey into the
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Their work was much appreciated, as they not only prevented the spread of other "Soapy" Smith-like characters, but also kept the several hundred miles of waterway, from the border to the city, safe and secure; they had a knack for popping up wherever trouble was brewing
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All because of its reputation of being easy to shoot, easy to maintain, and a knack for getting the job done right
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After a while they got the knack of it and started making pretty good progress
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He had the uncanny knack of being able to be in a central look-out position without being seen himself
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At the small salon, which was owned and run by a young Armenian coiffeur and his sister, he soon learnt the techniques and knack of washing, cutting, shaping, combing and permanent waving of long, beautiful
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Who'd have thought the coolly logical Llewellyn would have the knack of restoring his good temper? Perhaps he'd keep him after all
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His mother had always had the knack of making him feel like a guilty schoolboy, he reflected
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Plus a special knack with tools and hand-eye coordination
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seems to have a knack for seeing murky affairs a little
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It turned out he had a knack for encouraging fellow nature lovers to believe their ecological enthusiasm made all the difference to the future of the planet
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retained the knack of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time
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They are undaunted by large projects, because they have the knack of
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The man possessed a certain knack for getting the hang of things over time
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While Campbell assumed the point which should have been first proved, Butler goes one better and manipulates the “ifs” with the artifice and knack of the “sorcerers” of Egypt in the days of the “Pharaohs
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He has a knack for getting to the bottom of things