Many demireps of fashion fluttered round him and shared his attentions, the most notorious of whom was the Countess of Jersey. |
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The thin man slipped between them and fluttered down the steps, striding to the far end of the room. |
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It clawed, pecked and fluttered its short, stubby wings as it thrashed about to get free. |
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The red flag fluttered over Sheffield town hall on May Day, a reminder of the city's radical past dating back to the Chartists. |
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Gulls fluttered above the breakers, sentries at the entrance to this more pacific kingdom. |
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A nurse from Kerala fluttered into the room, adding sparrowy chirrups of complaint to the aviary of sounds I could already hear. |
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Small clouds of nameless winged things fluttered past our faces and I noticed her bat them away just so casually. |
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The dewy grasses fluttered around Ryan as a stronger wind picked up and ripped them from the hill. |
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Danni's eyes fluttered open and she saw Kevin's blue eyes full of concern and worry. |
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The room was lined with windows, and filmy white curtains fluttered in the breeze. |
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His eyelids slowly fluttered open, the deep blue eyes squinting at the bright sunlight that flooded his eyes and the room he occupied. |
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Butterflies fluttered thistle to thistle and flat fields stretched to low horizons but south, a mile away, the Wolds rise sharply. |
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Blue and white butterflies fluttered to and fro, and small furry forest creatures scurried about. |
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It tumbled at first, then caught the air in its frail wings and fluttered away, a spot of gold and emerald in the grim alleyway. |
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The hapless bird fluttered and flapped around the astonished patrons whilst desperately trying to gain its freedom. |
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The birds fluttered next to berry clusters while plucking fruits, sometimes landing on boughs to eat directly. |
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Slowly, he unfolded his hands and a bright red, blue and purple butterfly fluttered its wings. |
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Even when Madeleine had brought her home a week ago and taken a Polaroid of her, she had fluttered her wings, but in a gentle way. |
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Wings fluttered and talons gripped, as he settled himself upon the strong hand. |
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Everywhere around them colorful birds fluttered their wings, and the sound of flutes filled the air. |
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The voices thinned down and receded slowly, the owl fluttered its wings and took off from the tamarind tree. |
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They were sitting on a bench in the garden, as snowflakes fluttered from the sky. |
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His eyes fluttered against the light of his surroundings, still trying to adjust to the brightness of the world around him. |
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Bella's head was bent over her folded hands, and her hair fluttered gently in a sudden wind. |
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At London's St Paul's Cathedral, 3,000 white rose petals fluttered down from the dome one for each victim who died. |
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The flag fluttered silently on the bow and groups of ducks parted gracefully to let us pass. |
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They fluttered down, the petals cascading around the guests and the royal family, causing a gorgeous and divine sight. |
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William fluttered around him, trying to pull the other boy to the mistletoe next to the windows. |
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Ashley and her friends fluttered between their two suites at the Hotel Casa Del Mar, getting ready for a night out. |
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Women fluttered among buzzing auto-rickshaws and brake-screeching scooters. |
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Anna bent down to press her lips to the point on his neck where the pulse fluttered. |
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Several of the assassins were still alive, if barely, and their heartbeats fluttered as their lives ebbed slowly away. |
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Smiling, I tilted my head toward him and fluttered my eyelashes in what I hoped was a flirty manner. |
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I stood and watched as she flicked her hair over her shoulder and fluttered her eyelashes at the closest guy. |
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She fluttered her eyelashes at Mark, and he blushed again and fumbled for his wallet. |
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Broken in half, a gaily coloured cloth tied to it fluttered in the mild breeze. |
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The polished hull glittered in the sunlight, and its enormous sails fluttered proudly. |
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An accipiter fluttered over very high early yesterday morning, but I didn't identify it. |
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Babs made kissy noises and fluttered the enormous false eyelashes that she had stolen from her mother's bathroom. |
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She was lying in the dust beneath a white buddleia, staring straight ahead, sniffing at red admirals and painted ladies as they fluttered past. |
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Kenneth inwardly winced, but she said nothing, just fluttered about, working herself into a proper fury until Jeremy left. |
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Here the beat is constantly fluttered and redrawn, but somehow held together by the nearly anthemic melodic refrain. |
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Mercedes continually fluttered in the way of her men and kept up an unbroken chattering of remonstrance and advice. |
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The dynamic air flowed through her long hair, straightening it as it fluttered restlessly behind her. |
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As the flag fluttered at half-mast, worshippers sang the national anthem and signed a book of condolence. |
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My eyelids fluttered open the next morning to see the black binding and gold lettering of my new Shakespeare book. |
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The air was clear and clean and songbird-sized mosquitoes fluttered around in the decorative heights of gladioli, rhododendrons and tulips. |
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Shadows fluttered against the sunset as a few late birds fluttered to their roosts in the trees. |
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Her future, and all hopes of it, fluttered away like so many petals on a dying rose. |
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She twisted a lock of her honey-colored hair around her finger and fluttered her eyelashes at me, pouting her soft full lips to look enticing. |
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Their fans fluttered as the men commented on their appearance or nodded, touched an arm here, felt the wares there, and made assignations. |
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The banner of the Knights Templar fluttered over the burning plains of the Holy Land 800 years ago as Crusaders clashed with the Saracens. |
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A really manky pigeon had mistakenly fluttered inside the pub and was flapping in some women's faces. |
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The bird began to sing still more melodically, and then fluttered its wings and flew from its branch, hovering just out of Bogo's reach. |
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It seemed to know it was away from the confines of our chamber, for it fluttered about and beat its wings. |
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My heart fluttered again when I saw him, but I beat it down almost before it started. |
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Hundreds of England flags stuck to stationary cars fluttered sadly and ignored, like puppies who had been chastised for messing on the carpet. |
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Slowly his eyes fluttered open, but the flickering torchlight that lit his cell seemed unnaturally bright. |
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His milk-white hair fluttered around his face, and his pale blue eyes flashed beneath his enormous horn-rimmed glasses. |
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Irish tricolours fluttered in the spring breeze from every other lamp post in the most republican of republican regions of the North. |
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The sky was blanketed in dark gray clouds and a light snow fluttered to Earth. |
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Birds twittered merrily as they fluttered by and squirrels chattered as they raced up and down the limbs gathering nuts. |
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Buffets of wind fluttered through the fabric of its clothing as the silhouette stood against the sky, unheeding of danger. |
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The sun bled stark white light over the court and it bounded off pasty nets that fluttered a little. |
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The pages fell from her suddenly nerveless fingers and fluttered to the floor. |
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Almost immediately Tink fluttered down beside me and nibbled my ear affectionately. |
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Here and there little fireflies fluttered, filling the air with soft sparkles of light. |
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Their eyes fluttered across the breadth of vertical and horizontal planes, missing no detail of change. |
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Ji Ah's eyelids fluttered like butterfly wings, and were laced with delicate blue veins, and defined by thick lashes. |
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This was to be my first real public duty as a guardsman and butterflies fluttered in my stomach. |
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Nervous butterflies fluttered in her stomach every time a messenger or lower official left Orwell's tent for fear that it might be Smith. |
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I would sit back, stall, take my feet off the rudder pedals and, using the stick to keep level, losing altitude as we fluttered down to earth. |
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A matching cloak fluttered from around his neck, standing out in stark contrast to his golden hair. |
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We ate below the ledges, and Canada jays fluttered down from low branches to eat bits of cracker out of our hands. |
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Other things get a look in too, for example castanets get clicked, fans get fluttered and shawls get twirled as well. |
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My heart pounded, and the butterflies in my stomach fluttered. |
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Every other squadron was armed with lances, from the metal points of which fluttered yellow and white pennons. |
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Tinkerbell appeared with a wand and fluttered about as the film began to role. |
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The eight birds cried wildly and fluttered over them in fright. |
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His heart fluttered nervously, but he kept his eyes on the road. |
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On our walk, multi-hued birds fluttered overhead in the green forest and deodar trees tall as totems from some pantheon of forest gods vied with the pines to needle the sky. |
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White dresses, smocks and crisscrossed leather sandals inspired by the Hellenic age traveled somberly down the runway, as American flags fluttered from the ceiling. |
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A vagrant breath of hot air fluttered the ends of his black silk tie. |
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Although ticker tape is a thing of the past, office workers went to their shredders and soon shredded paper fluttered from windows on to the marchers. |
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A rather beautiful yellow butterfly has just fluttered by the window. |
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A half-mast Union Flag fluttered gently in the spring wind behind them. |
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It twitched and fluttered its wings at him as if it was annoyed. |
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An owl fluttered its wings and both Heidi and I jumped out of fright. |
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The Templars' helmet topknots fluttered in a mass of red cloth. |
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The fog lifted at least, and Haley's eyes fluttered apart at last. |
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A moth slowly fluttered in an erratic circle around her, dancing jovially. |
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A letter from an old flame fluttered to the welcome mat this week, tinged with the rosy glow of nostalgia and giving off a faint melancholy whiff of might-have-beens. |
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The faint rhythm of a pulse finally fluttered beneath my fingertips. |
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Pages from the quran fluttered in the air before landing gently on the rubble. |
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I stared back, and the great black bird fluttered its wings. |
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The playing of music brought the penalty of a public lashing, audio cassettes were smashed and the tapes fluttered from telegraph posts in most cities. |
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A pure cold moth landed on Peter's lips and fluttered there for a second. |
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The day ended, I retired to my dorm room in boredom, finishing more homework and watching as Bridget fluttered back and forth between her bed and the bathroom. |
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The young man watched the empty doorway for a moment then sagged against the table, not noticing as the photos fluttered to the ground to be trampled underfoot. |
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Black wings fluttered a hundred times a second to keep her aloft. |
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The Spanish flag fluttered from balconies across Madrid and two giant flags hung down the facade of the city hall. |
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Pigeons were loud with their wing-beat and doves fluttered about the branches of mahoe and poui trees. |
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Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes. |
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Just like one of his knuckleballs, Phil Niekro fluttered into the Hall of Fame. |
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Her dresses often had hemlines that fluttered along the floor. |
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From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. |
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Their flesh is firm as a plum, their smooth tanned waists, Lit through the fluttered leaves above their heads, Are rubbed and cinctured with this morning's bangles. |
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Orange tips, green veined whites and small tortoiseshells fluttered around the track, where long swathes of green alkanet had burst into blue flowers. |
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The wind had dropped, and the snow, tired of rushing around in circles trying to catch itself up, now fluttered gently down until it found a place on which to rest. |
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Swainson's thrushes too were easy to pick out, and other passerines could be regularly seen as silhouettes as they fluttered in front of the moon. |
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It seemed a shame to disturb it as I walked down the garden, but it quickly fluttered off to join others feeding on buddleia, alongside small tortoiseshells and commas. |
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