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There had been something sinister about him that warned me against him, -- I had never felt that way about any other boy, -- but when he uttered his name on the telephone I had forgotten this and I was glad to do what he asked of me.
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There was more to this than Jones had told him.
There was only one place where Jake Carwood's description had gone badly awry: the peace and quiet.
There had been no sign of a rifleman and no track or trace to show that anyone had been near.
There had been a good second or two during which my muffler had been blowing out, and now I was certain I'd seen her somewhere before.
There had been classroom guffaws which quickly subsided as Professor Griggs said dryly: `` I see your point, Pauson.
There is evidence to suggest, in fact, that many authors of the humorous sketches were prompted to write them -- or to make them as indelicate as they are -- by way of protesting against the artificial refinements which had come to dominate the polite letters of the South.
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There, to the Evening Post, she emphatically denied the divorce rumors and explained that she had stayed behind because of the schooling of their son, which henceforth would be strictly American.
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There would be great need soon for his skill as surgeon, but somehow he had not planned to use his knowledge merely for war.
There was stability there, too -- a color which his life had had once.
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There might have been a pool of cool water behind any of these tree-clumps: only -- there was not.
There might have been a fence or a house just over the next rise ; ;
There has probably always been a bridge of some sort at the southeastern corner of the city.
There is every reason to recognize that in the very last years of his life, as we shall see, Thompson did take the drug in carefully rationed doses to ease the pains of his illness, but the exact date at which this began has never been determined.
There must have been special feelings of joy and patriotism in the heart of Daniel Morgan too, when the news was received on April 30th of the recognition by France of the independence of the United States.
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There have been cooing doves, chattering magpies, thieving jackdaws, a proud peacock, a silly goose, and a harpy eagle -- whom I was silly enough to mate with and who is now busy tearing at my vitals ''.
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There have been a number of sound plans proposed.
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There and something
There was something about the contour of her face, her smile that was like New Orleans sunshine, the way she held her head, the way she walked -- there was scarcely anything she did which did not fascinate me.
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There was something about his face that disturbed me and it took several seconds to realize what.
There can be little doubt that there was a conspiracy in Washington, overt or implied, to block anything Hearst wanted, even if it was something good.
There are some clubs which claim they learned something about pitching to him last year.
There was something maimed and crazy about its motion that disturbed them.
There was something troubling him though: as yet they hadn't Five days.
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There had also been a man who must have had St. Vitus or something, because he kept jerking his head.
There was about that song something incandescent, for this Brahms was Milstein at white heat.
There is hardly a jazz guitarist in the business today who doesn't owe something to Django.
There was something not nice about triplets, though their father seemed pleased, showing no disappointment that they hadn't been the son he wanted, saying, `` You don't see triplets trippin' down the pike ever' day, Miss Jen, hon.
There was something almost insulting in her tone, but I disregarded it.
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