It was only a couple of minutes after his toe-curling DJ'ing started that I gave up and turned over. |
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He lacks any backbone, as becomes apparent during the toe-curling dinner party that forms the play. |
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But in the end the film is sunk by toe-curling dialogue and transparently awkward emoting. |
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We miss its toe-curling political incorrectness, its shabby vulgarity, its embarrassed actors, and its toilet-roll scripts. |
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It may not be the dirtiest election in history, but it will almost certainly be the most toe-curling. |
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This is an approximation, the original was even more toe-curling, if you can believe it. |
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This show is really just an excuse to rehash some old jokes, routines and toe-curling audience singalongs within a theatrical format. |
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The slipshod nature of so much of Kilmarnock's efforts throughout the afternoon was toe-curling. |
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I would love to avoid the toe-curling surprise presentation of a leaving card. |
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When we catch up on the phone it's to discuss her latest short-lived conquest, the details of which are usually colourful, sometimes toe-curling and always entertaining. |
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The blissful expression on the instructors face was toe-curling. |
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That included a toe-curling account of the moment he was told he would be the next United boss. |
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The outdoor pools range in size and temperature, going up to a toe-curling 114 degrees. |
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Last week, Ed Miliband was taken apart by listeners on the Jeremy Vine show, a toe-curling listen. |
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The Tories don't try to wrap themselves in toe-curling churchiness as the prime minister does. |
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Each of the six separate playlets showcased a man-woman relationship, pinpointing toe-curling aspects of British life across the spectrum and behind the net curtains. |
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As an exercise in cheerleading it was a toe-curling disaster. |
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The second, though not quite matching the first's coruscating brilliance, was still peppered with hysterical moments and the usual quota of toe-curling tomfoolery. |
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The self-satisfaction and smugness of the text is toe-curling and its frequent sickening doses of sentimentality are like being forced-fed chopped liver with chicken fat. |
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He sipped his wine, flashed a toe-curling smile at the waitress as she picked up his uneaten plate, then gave me a somewhat darker look. |
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As the contest moved toward its toe-curling finish — the first semifinal was held on Tuesday night — the artists themselves were steering well clear of politics. |
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The style remains a mix of strangulated jargon and toe-curling uplift. |
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Unsurprisingly, for a live show that has to fill a two-hour timeslot five days a week, there have been plenty of toe-curling moments. |
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