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Most of these can be made into a decoction, strained and added to water to be sprayed
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Big Petey strained all his muscles and then pulled
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thread strained and writhed as the inner plastic of the shop-window mannequin
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Their relationship became a little strained after that
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In profile he had a slightly aquiline nose, slightly ridged in the middle, and I couldn’t help noticing that his shirt strained a little around his mid-riff
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I strained at the chain, desperate to try and reach the door
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Although Menachem continued to laugh and joke, although he strained so hard to contrive new amusements, the sudden and utter futility of my life was all that I could comprehend
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His shoulders hunched a little, his arms strained thinner
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,' her voice was strained, thin and shrill
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He strained hard to look at the bowler
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Many had grown daughters, and it seemed to Ava it was up to the daughter, with some strained advice from the father, whether or not the daughter would share her bed with one of the soldiers
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“What!” There was a moment of strained silence and then Alexei erupted
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Eye to eye contact between the two was strained for a moment, and then Duncan smiled
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“How many people live here,” Ava grunted as they strained at the oars
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“My Queen,” Boras answered in a strained voice as he bowed from the landing, “I… I suddenly felt ill
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I was moving toward her and Cordra’s strained face was shaking
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They howled and strained against their
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Carol tries to smile, but her eyes are strained and the effect is thin and reedy
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There was a moment’s strained silence and then – as if on
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Harry and the young ladies sipped their tea, and strained to hear something of the conference, but to no avail
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Belle gathered her strained wits about her and calmly explained that their son Henry was, this day in fact, “
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Once back at Knume’s she washed some clothes she would be taking, while they soaked, she squeezed and strained the lvinch, filling three big skins with the juice
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watched the man she had come to love fight for both their lives? Heather strained
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The foredecks were awash and the cargo lashings strained
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strained to look over his shoulder
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’ There was another strained silence, until he
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to his knees in exhaustion, his breathing strained and his
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It strained against the chains that bound it within me and raged when it could not be freed
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Above the hail’s drumming from outside, we strained to hear the sound of beasts or snakes, but could detect no danger
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Their relationship was strained
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Initially there was some strained interaction between the two sisters, but that dissipated gradually as the day wore on
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The haunting calls to battle, strained voices of Tullius and others flooded back into her ears
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And acknowledging the newly strained non-relationship he bore with the Guild, it would have to be a delicate process of extraction
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Doris had a small orgasm from this and when it happened, she held his head with her hands, a look of wild passion on her strained, pretty face
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His right arm, the one caught by Fletcher, was sore, the muscles were strained and he could feel a lack of strength in its movement
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The angle of the cliff was more in his favour until the overhang, but his strained arm was beginning to weaken and the cold was starting to numb his fingers
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Possibly the worse thing he could do with a strained shoulder was dangle over a cliff some ten metres above rocks
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” announced Susan, as she leant forward through the open panel and strained to see where Debbie was shining the torch
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He climbed further until his feet were on the last rung and then he pulled himself up the last bit, hurting his strained arm again in the process
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’ Its voice was reedy but male, throaty and strained
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’ She said his name in such a strained and desperate way that he knew something to be very wrong
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“Then it"s strained to remove all impurities
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While they all strained to move it, Felix did his best to also visually check the dinghy for signs on damage
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“Mary, what shall we do?” His voice was strained
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‘Yes,’ she said in a strained voice
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His voice was so low, I strained to hear every word
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She strained her ears
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” We strained our eyes as we looked out into the dark and shadows of No Man’s Land for this is the direction in which they would come
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He strained his ears, but he could hear nothing, only the silence
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strained tones of ‘Walking in the Air’ drifted through to him, Jack
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Strained, out of tune music continued to waft through the air to
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He shook with hatred and gripped the bars separating him from the dirty mirror so tightly that his knuckles strained white
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In the friendly sparring practice at the end of each session, he came away feeling battered with numerous bruises and aching strained muscles
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He strained and strained but his legs moved in slow motion, as if he was wading through thick mud
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Raven strained to hear, and could just make out the ‘K’ sound at the beginning, though whether they were shouting ‘Khan’ or ‘kill’ was beyond him
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Not beyond a strained rasp could he manage, ‘Zolla, where the fuck are you?’
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It looked out to the barren wasteland that lay behind the imposing Ruby Tower, and Raven strained his eyes
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More than likely their marriage would be strained at times, but he couldn’t picture it ever being dull
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“Why, Raven? Why did you do that interview?” Kiri’s voice was strained
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His mind strained with the awful truth that everything happening to him was his own fault
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The running had strained him more than it should have
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Her full bosom strained at the pale green dress, low cut and full to almost bursting, just how the senior apprentice was said to like them
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” Halon strained his ears
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She strained harder and at last they focussed, allowing her a brief glimpse of something grey and solid
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strained their ears to listen, there came softly, but distinctly,
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The relationship between Shafter, his staff and the body of war correspondents had been strained and tense from the early days of preparation in Tampa
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Paws dabbed about, thick claws tearing pieces from the jamb as they strained against the failing hook
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Higher fertility rates, common among the poor, exacerbated by lax immigration policies, have strained our nation‘s productive and material resources beyond their capacity to accommodate even the (basic) material requirements of its working classes
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Kay strained with her right hand, missed the ledge, cursed as her leg slid sharply against an outcropping, then caught her hand securely on her second try
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As the mass of people cheered and sang out in a loud union of rejoicing, I strained to hear what the spokesperson was saying but I had the dictaphone right by his mouth
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Then placing his ear to the old badger's mouth, he strained to catch the dying words
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‘It’s been very strained, they have still not accepted my career choice, but yes, home is always home
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They strained for the slightest movement, the merest hint of approaching riders coming from the east road
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Em leant forward, and Kay could almost feel her sister’s heart thundering as the two strained, searched …
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Switching off from the conversation I strained even harder to try and hear that sound once more
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The music continued soothingly and as I strained my ears to hear where it was coming from, it steered me toward the back of the stage
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At the same moment, deep beneath the turbulent waters of the pool, four spirits strained against their earthly bonds, causing wisps of multicoloured steam to rise from the surface where they were whipped away by the storm– feathered seed-heads on a summer breeze
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They were still wary of each other and the conversation was strained
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It had been a strained visit
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Altaf walked behind her and she strained her head around, trying to see what he was doing
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He looked tired and strained, but a very happy young man
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Hearing a soft noise, like a flatulent, under-inflated bladder farting out the last of its air, Piers strained his eyes to their limit
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Stretching his arm out again, clamping his teeth against the pain in his foot, Fin strained as hard as he could
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I strained to see who had come to me
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Hilderich was seemingly more humorous than before, his words clearly not to be taken for granted, but Amonas had to admit the fact that this strange sun and taxing climate would make their efforts even more strained and difficult than he had calculated
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” Sim’s patience was being strained to the limit, but Brendan relentlessly ground on
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Light faded and the orange of the clouds capping the mountains changed to purple, then black, and floodlights suddenly colored the log yard and pier with yellowed tones; still, the tug strained against its load
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Through the silence of night, he strained, seeking the slightest sound
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" His voice sounded strained and full of concern
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Giselle strained her neck allowing her to witness the upcoming events
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“What…what about the others?” I asked, my voice taut, and not unnaturally, rather harsh, sounding very strained in my ears
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Strained as she was from the labor, she felt her energy drained now from the walk
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Her son would not stop crying, the old man’s voice strained to raise itself above the child’s
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” My voice seemed strained and distant
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And now even more years later, she strained to remember what she couldn’t seem to hold on to as well anymore, but the pain was still there
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It seemed to come from up the valley far ahead of where they strained to move faster still
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He could hear Nisaba’s groan as she strained into the uphill climb, before it was drowned by a much larger sound
