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chuckled and gave
The queen chuckled with delight and gave Rarey a hundred dollars.

chuckled and for
" She chuckled a bit at the memory, " I think the limit for a screen kiss back then was something like 15 seconds.

chuckled and .
`` No '', I chuckled, `` I'm just beginning to collect dividends on my investment in education ''.
He chuckled, the memory vivid.
`` Four cuts at least '', he chuckled to himself, `` and I owe it all to them ''.
`` Not this old fox '', chuckled Uncle Randolph.
His voice lost its sullen tones and he chuckled.
Shayne chuckled.
I chuckled aloud, and the mouthpiece fell out.
If a joke did not get the desired chuckle, Douglass inserted additional laughter ; if the live audience chuckled too long, Douglass gradually muted the guffaws.
Vissarion Belinsky wrote in his memoirs that, Nicholas I, knowing Ukrainian very well, laughed and chuckled whilst reading the section about himself, but his mood quickly turned to bitter hatred when he read about his wife.
" he chuckled.
", in a joking reference to the play and movie ; the Dalai Lama's translator whispered the translation to the Dalai Lama, who chuckled.
I chuckled a few times, but the episode doesn't have the rollicking gags and sly humor of the two episodes to follow.
He chuckled and said, ' I hope not.
" Always provided she doesn't have them in that order ," chuckled Father.
Emperor Wen chuckled and ordered Eunuch Zhao Tan to get off his carriage.

gave and signal
When Datis surrendered and was ready for retreat, the Ionians climbed the trees and gave the Athenians the signal that the cavalry had left.
Cleopatra, in the rear, could not bear the suspense, and in an agony of anxiety, gave the signal for retreat.
In 1387 a quarrel between Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, and the cities of the Swabian League allied with the Archbishop of Salzburg gave the signal for a general war in Swabia, in which the cities, weakened by their isolation, mutual jealousies and internal conflicts, were defeated by the forces of Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg, at Döffingen, near Gafenau, on 24 August 1388.
This proved to be a fatal mistake, since it gave Tracy time to signal for help.
Interpreting Jervis ' signal loosely, and disobeying previous orders, Nelson gave orders to Captain Ralph Miller to wear ship and to take Captain out of line while engaging the smaller group.
Rodat wrote the script with Mel Gibson in mind for Benjamin Martin, and gave the Martin character six children to signal this preference to studio executives.
Then the hunt began by the men advancing together toward the buffalo, but no one could kill any buffalo until the warriors of the tribe gave the signal.
He also reveals that Sobinski gave him a message for Maria and that the line " to be or not to be " was the signal for their rendezvous.
Forming the people in a hoolow square, he instructed them to remain silent until he gave the signal for applause.
Henry VI in due time gave his two oldest Tudor half-brothers the rank of Earl though, as a signal recognition of their rank, they ranked above Marquesses and immediately below non-royal Dukes.
As the signal degrades, the analogue picture degrades gradually, but the digital picture holds up well, then suddenly becomes unwatchable ; an aerial which gave poor analogue viewing may give unwatchable, rather than poor, digital viewing, and need replacing, at a cost of typically £ 80 to £ 180, most of which is fitting cost.
About 19: 45 a crashing salvo of 60 guns gave the signal for a combined assault to be delivered by Gerard and the Guard, with Milhaud moving on their right flank.
Nitzberg, who was in the back seat, shot Shuman twice in the back of the head when Tannenbaum gave a predetermined signal.
Consequently, he moved towards the liberal opposition, both as a Peer and as a contributor to Journal des Débats ( his articles there gave the signal of the paper's similar switch, which, however, was more moderate than Le National, directed by Adolphe Thiers and Armand Carrel ).
Under these circumstances, Horatio Nelson's victory of Aboukir ( 1 August 1798 ), which gave the British full command of the Mediterranean and isolated < span lang =" fr "> Bonaparte </ span > in Egypt, was the signal for a second coalition.
The longwave signal on 1500 metres was transmitted from Droitwich in the Midlands ( as it still is now for Radio 4 ) and gave fairly good coverage of most of the UK, but some medium-wave frequencies were added later, using low-power transmitters to fill in local blank spots.
In 1858 he was elected deputy for Paris, and was one of the " Five " who gave the signal for the republican opposition to the Empire.
He said: " The reason Amy was shot down was because she gave the wrong colour of the day signal to identify aircraft known by all British forces over radio.
Unmoved by lamentations and appeals, Suetonius gave the signal for departure.
Washington gave orders not to fire until he gave them the signal, and when they were thirty yards away, he turned around on his horse, facing his men and said " Halt!
His earlier research in operations research involved traffic signal control, and gave him fame as he formed the Little's law in 1961.
According to another telling of this story, Étaín, deciding that she still loved Eochaid, gave him a signal so he would choose correctly.
The raised design of most signal boxes ( which gave rise to the term " tower " in North America ) also provided the signalman with a good view of the railway under his control.

gave and for
Having nothing else to do except wait for my forms to be processed, I gave myself over to speculations concerning the hall itself.
By her eighteenth birthday her bent for writing was so evident that Papa and Mamma gave her a Life Of Dickens as a spur to her aspiration.
Billy Koch, who had once worked for Wright as a chauffeur, gave a deposition for Miriam's use that he had seen Olgivanna living at Taliesin.
Here Wright gave a slight sigh of weariness, and continued, `` It means more long years lived across the social grain of the life of our people, making shift to live in the face of popular disrespect and misunderstanding as I best can for myself and those dependent upon me ''.
Captain Heard gave orders for the ship to be anchored in the Bay of Bengal until he could obtain the services of a reputable pilot to steer her through the shallow waters.
Mrs. Coolidge gave Mama this dress for me, and I wore it many times.
That she was affected by his protestations seems obvious, but since she was evidently a sensible young woman -- as well as an outgoing and sympathetic type -- it would seem that for her the word friendship had a far less intense emotional significance than that which Thompson gave it.
This also gave them the unpleasant duty of being spokesmen for the mission, and they could foresee that that would not be easy.
In the eyes of those who still cared for such things, it was a reflection on his honor, and it gave further grounds for complaint to his overtaxed subjects, who were already grumbling -- although probably not in Latin -- `` Non est lex sana Quod regi sit mea lana ''.
Baker gave Leonard Wood credit for the initiation of the draft of soldiers ; ;
Sturley wrote to Quiney that Sir Edward `` gave his allowance and liking thereof, and affied unto us his best endeavour, so that his rights be preserved '', and that `` Sir Edward saith we shall not be at any fault for money for prosecuting the cause, for himself will procure it and lay it down for us for the time ''.
Accompanied by `` Master Greene our solicitor '' ( Thomas Greene of the Middle Temple, Shakespeare's `` cousin '' ), Quiney tried to consult Sir Edward Coke, attorney general, and gave money to a clerk and a doorkeeper `` that we might have access to their master for his counsel butt colde nott have him att Leasure by the reason of thees trobles '' ( the Essex rising on February 8 ).
Lewis gave him a guidebook tour of London and, motoring and walking, took him to Stratford, but the London stay was for only ten days, and on the twentieth they took the train for Southampton, where they spent the night for an early morning Channel crossing.
Venn gave his B.A. as 1624, a mistake for 1629.
He said it was stupid butchery to order men to make a charge like that, no matter who gave the order and what for.
She gave me the names of some people who would surely help pay for the flowers and might even march up to the monument with me.

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