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    1. An undercurrent of blood begins to fill the house


    2. Whatever pleasure he gained was moderated by a growing undercurrent of impatience, and whatever monies he won, when he won, was more than offset by the devastating impact that Mr Pinscher invariably had upon his larder


    3. There seemed to be an unseen undercurrent of mystery and a potential for violence that I was ready to plumb, maybe with the help of Jocko


    4. proceed?” it asked again; and she thought she detected an undercurrent of impatience in the way it


    5. Addendum to the above: The undermining of traditional values has precipitated a socially divisive undercurrent in our nation that has further alienated lower income groups from the very values and customs that typically defined ―middle-class‖ success; principled standards that have (historically) improved (its) social and economic standing in a variety of ways over the years


    6. A faint undercurrent of laughter fills the car


    7. Waters: See also River, Brook, Ocean and Sea: Flowing in the Holy Spirit; nations of the earth; restlessness; note if there is an undercurrent or


    8. When they saw me approach wearing the black sash, an undercurrent of murmuring went through them quickly replaced with a very flattering, spontaneous cheering, and an inappropriate beating of swords against shields


    9. Even in the freest of societies there is an undercurrent of despotism, of impatience with the goodness of freedom, a weariness of the effort required to maintain a free and open society


    10. “Who said I was kidding?” he teased but there was a serious undercurrent to his tone

    11. ” He said with an undercurrent to his tone


    12. Once more that shock of recognition and the undercurrent of unspoken pain, the way the cane knows him and doesn’t know him


    13. The water is shallow enough for you to stand and there is no undercurrent,” said the Dangler, oblivious to the children’s reservations, “and your clothes are already wet


    14. "No, Prospero," the king continued, a somber look of doubt shadowing his eyes, "there is something hidden, some undercurrent of which we are not aware


    15. ‘Yes,’ said Lancaster, with just an undercurrent of malicious humour in his voice; ‘they’ll search the place with a fine tooth comb


    16. It had a dangerous vibe, an undercurrent of pissedoffness (my word) that said 'Enter at your own risk'


    17. A nerve wracking undercurrent of criticism punctuating the occasional


    18. The attorney told Gregor that he got the impression Don Henderson was sure he had all the evidence needed to convict, but there was an undercurrent of doubt about the whole story


    19. ‘’That, while subtle most of the time, there is an undercurrent of hostility towards Spacers in general here


    20. There was the conventional ripple of laughter, but Alicia noted a bitter undercurrent

    21. Playing new music on the MP3 player when out for a jog or at the gym, rather than listening to the old favourites; becoming more aware of changes in the timbre and emotional undercurrent of the words of your partner or children or colleagues, being curious when sounds from a familiar source (the dog?, the washing machine?) are different from those we expect


    22. And thus he managed to avoid the wave; but again the undercurrent


    23. She spoke in warm tones, though with an undercurrent of concern, “Hey, Danny


    24. I caught an undercurrent of something not being said


    25. Still, it was enough to show the undercurrent of open defiance of the court, of law, of the people


    26. The undercurrent of dissatisfaction rumbling in his voice


    27. There was an undercurrent of whispers and all eyes turned to the door


    28. They carefully avoided speaking of any personal things, and yet both were conscious of the powerful sexual undercurrent between them


    29. Nonetheless a subtle undercurrent runs beneath any superficial appearance


    30. Naturally, their superiors and other colleagues in the respective churches were unaware of this second agenda though many had their suspicions that there was an undercurrent of some kind

    31. It needs an undercurrent of sexual attraction to survive


    32. As a former colonial master the authorities will enjoy admonishing you sternly but with an undercurrent of fondness


    33. There was nothing overall evil in its appearance, but there was an undercurrent of darkness that ran deeper than the gorge I’d help slay the Gargons in years before


    34. The perfume had the sweet sensual smell of spring flowers with a stronger undercurrent smell that gave it a hint of spicy muskiness


    35. undercurrent that writhed below the surface of a feigned courtesy


    36. undercurrent reality, but he simply mentally refused and moved on


    37. acquiesced to their undercurrent and tow of influence which only served to dilute my


    38. The grief for the lost and the sympathy for the survivors and the bereaved are the same; but there is not, and there cannot be, the same undercurrent of indignation


    39. I guess I had had an undercurrent of anger that whole deployment


    40. I guess I had had an undercurrent of anger that whole deployment

    41. Atlanta, with its The carriage slipped and slid down the muddy road and Scarlett leaned back on the crowds and its hurry and its undercurrent of driving excitement, was very pleasant, very exhilarating, so very much nicer than the lonely plantation out from Charleston, where the bellow of alligators broke the night stillness; better than Charleston itself, dreaming palmetto and the muddy river beside it


    42. There’s an undercurrent of affection in his words, the way his voice grows softer and his eyes crinkle as he mentions her name


    43. “Mom,” he says, and there’s an undercurrent in his voice – reverence maybe?


    44. “Don’t hesitate,” he admonishes me softly, an undercurrent in his voice, and he pops the balls in his mouth


    45. Some undercurrent of activity in the next room came to a stop


    46. With all his cruel ferocity and coldness there was an undercurrent of something in Tars Tarkas which he seemed ever battling to subdue


    47. Such gruel sustains life here, I thought; so, shutting my eyes, and excluding the motes by a skilfully directed undercurrent, I drank to genuine hospitality the heartiest draught I could


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    undercurrent undertone undertide flow rip-tide cross-current drift inclination