Within months the neurological disorder focal dystonia took full hold, leaving his hand permanently clenched and unusable. |
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He is one of those honey-tongued types who can charm the molars out of your tightly clenched mouth. |
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As she panted towards her second floor apartment, she clenched her palms against the banisters, as she had done in the parlour. |
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And so, my skirt very swishy and my hands very clenched for some reason, I run, run like I am flying, back to the store of instruments. |
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His fists clenched tighter than they ever had, his arms clung close to his stomach in agony. |
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Kathleen's weak fingers that Mrs. Noble had forced down clenched into a shaking fist as her nails dug into the rough skin of her palm. |
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He was visibly nervous, with his hands clenched and his body rocking slowly from one side to the other. |
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One hand clenched into an agitated fist, Lain rubbed her temples wearily with the other. |
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Kane stood stock still for a moment, hands clenched into tight fists, shaking slightly in rage, before he carried on walking. |
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The slender fingers with long nails clenched into tightly squeezed fists, her pale hands starting to turn red. |
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Her fingers clenched into fists at her sides as the tears streamed down her face. |
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He wasn't at all surprised to see that her hands had been clenched into fists. |
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His fingers convulsively clenched into fists for an instant before he forced his tense muscles to relax. |
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Tahr lurched back until she was almost at the edge of the arena, her left hand clenched into a fist and tucked under her right arm. |
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He let out a small whimper but stood his ground, hands clenched into shaking fists. |
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His eyes danced with anger and he had his fingers clenched into a tight ball. |
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She's all but quivering in anger, her green eyes bright with anger and her hands clenched into small fists. |
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She ground out between her teeth, which were clenched together like twin traps of steel. |
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Then he fell back on the bed and tossed about as though he was in the throes of a poison, muttering through clenched teeth. |
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Jack the heroic doctor is tending to the terminally injured Marshal, who through clenched teeth is trying to tell him something about Kate. |
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My teeth clenched together, and my heart found a very comfortable spot in the throat where it pounded like galloping horses. |
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He distorted his features to her secret terror, her teeth clenched together behind confused lips. |
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Gripping her shoulders, Joyce clenched together her teeth and looked into Sibyl's eyes. |
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Unable to really listen to her, I merely nodded, teeth still clenched together in torment. |
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And she turned back, leaving the man on the street, her teeth clenched together. |
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Ilantar clenched his teeth in anger, but tried not to let his emotion show. |
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That said, I am sure that they will be taking their soup through clenched teeth. |
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Altair situated himself in the saddle and let out a sigh through clenched teeth, taking the reins tightly. |
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The attic steps creaked loudly every time Rayne stepped on one, and she frowned slightly as she clenched the banister tightly. |
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He grabbed onto the ledge of the lab table, clenched it tightly and braced his legs. |
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A small, black satchel lay over his left shoulder, and a 4-foot long wooden staff was clenched firmly in his right paw. |
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His stomach clenched into a tight ball when he remembered what he was supposed to do. |
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My face formed into a look of perplexity, and the fibers of my body clenched. |
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His jaw clenched, his muscles tightened, and his eyes dropped about a hundred degrees. |
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He rigidly walked forward, his jaw clenched as he fought with the nausea tightening his stomach. |
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The muscles along her stomach clenched, and her insides contracted with a searing pain. |
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Sapphire's eyes looked towards the bodies and her heart clenched painfully once more. |
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Those thoughts continued, fear shot through Shanza so strongly that his stomach clenched in a knot and he went white with fright. |
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Her eyes were clenched firmly shut as her legs gave way and she slid down the airlock door onto the cold floor. |
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Christopher clenched his jaw and sent a fleeting glance toward the heavens, his step never faltering. |
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He gritted his teeth, clenched his jaw, and tried to shut everything around him out. |
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She glanced at him again, but he was focused on some indiscernible thing in front of him, his jaw clenched as they walked forward. |
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One hand splayed inertly before her while the other clenched tightly beneath her abdomen. |
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Juen heard a stifled breath and she turned around, Kumma's face had paled immensely and his fist was clenched in the soft material of the pillow. |
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Working in minuscule, invisible circles, you clenched your teeth while your poor little heart went pit-a-pat? |
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He hissed and clenched his fists so tightly I saw a trail of blood slide down his palms. |
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I clenched my fists tightly and hurled myself at the boy who had pushed me down. |
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She clenched her fists tightly, and when she spoke, she spoke through gritted teeth. |
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I clenched my fists tightly, trying to use the agony of my nails digging into the skin to deter me from my current situation. |
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She clenched her jaw, fisted her hands, and walked confidently, almost defiantly, to the bottom step. |
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Christopher momentarily clenched his jaw, fisting his hands before stepping again toward the main hall. |
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Birds that contract avian botulism lose involuntary muscle control, including eyelid function, have clenched feet, and can't hold up their heads. |
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Ronnie felt a flare of anger spring up and he clenched his hands into fists, shooting a glare at Jessica. |
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Tobias's nostrils were flared, and he had his arms held stiffly against his sides, with his hands clenched into fists. |
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White hair poked out from under his cap and a pipe was clenched between his teeth. |
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His tears became his master, his chest heaved, his muscles flexed and tightened, his teeth clenched threatening to break his jaw bone. |
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Al stared down at his right arm, at the hand clenched into a fist and the corded muscles aching to strike out, to punish her for doubting him. |
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He clenched his fists tighter and the metal crumpled in his hands like paper. |
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His hands clenched tightly, yet a soft cynical laugh escaped from his lips. |
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The sleeves of his blouse are rolled up to reveal a pair of powerfully modelled, ink-stained forearms, and ominously clenched fists. |
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She clenched her fists and tightened her body, trying to stop every muscle from prickling with fear. |
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She was breathing hard, and her fists were clenched as if she were ready to deck the first person that got in her way. |
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Kay's eyes flew open and she leaped at Jon, fists clenched, teeth gnashing and Aya and I could barely hold her back. |
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Inside the bridge of the Goldoba, Ramirez clenched the rails around the helmsman's chair so hard he left dents in the metal. |
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Those words had their desired effect, and her throat instantly clenched up dryly. |
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Her arms broke out into gooseflesh while her toes and fingers clenched in memory. |
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She just stared furiously at me, lips twitching with something to say, fists clenched to pummel me into something similar to hospital food. |
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The driver, taken by ambulance, arrived in the emergency room obtunded, diaphoretic, with his mouth clenched, and with a positive cough reflex. |
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His greasy ingratiation irked the Watchkeeper and he clenched his hands to hide the claws that slipped from his fingertips. |
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He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he strode through the hall of the large hospital. |
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I ducked into the first washroom I came across, locked myself in the first stall and clenched my eyes shut, silent sobs making my chest heave. |
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With a lead clenched less than firmly in his sweaty palm, he then contrived to play a dog of a game in the middle of the second set. |
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Another jemadar prowled, revolver in one hand, primed grenade in the other, and kukri clenched between his teeth. |
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Standing backstage, the world-weary piano player clenched his small hands together. |
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Her thick fingers clenched around the leather whip at her side, and her face was quickly turning red. |
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She clenched her fists in front of her chest but I was the one with a black belt in karate. |
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She clenched her teeth against the pain that flooded through her and tried to calm down. |
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Panic and terror could be smelt in the air and that sensation of worry clenched at his gut. |
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My teeth are clenched even thinking about kids treating Franklin the way I watched them treat the kids in my school. |
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Red liquid flowed in tiny streams from his clenched fist, but he didn't seem to notice. |
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The sting of fingernails in the heel of my hand told me that my fist was clenched. |
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My hands convulsively clenched, my teeth clamped together, my nostrils flared, my lips curled, and a red mist descended in front of my eyes. |
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The muscles in his jaw were working furiously as he clenched and unclenched his fingers. |
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Letting a huff of air escape her mouth after her outburst, she clenched her fists and looked defiantly at Nook, daring him to do his worst. |
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His jaw clenched as he walked in two swift strides to the door and pulled it open, nearly yanking it off the hinges. |
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He clenched the wheel tighter, then relaxed his grip, thinking that maybe, just maybe Ellie would catch on. |
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She had grabbed a third apple and had gotten ready to throw it, but remembering herself just in time she clenched her fist. |
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The word also means that rude gesture with the fist clenched and lower arm raised mimicking another part of the anatomy. |
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Pain shot up his arm as he felt something warm leak between his clenched fingers. |
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She clenched her teeth and stayed motionless, waiting for his reply, although her entire body was rigid with pent fury. |
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She quickly brings her arms stiffly to her sides and flashes a lopsided smile, her heavy jaw clenched. |
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Casting forth multiple strands of magic, Valaan clenched his fists, and earth erupted from the ground, sending the black cloaked magi flying. |
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She balled her hands into fists at her sides and clenched her teeth with rage. |
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The baron pressed the ornate seal ring on his finger, and clenched his fist. |
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Christopher clenched his jaw and reached out, shutting his eyes tight as he twisted the handle and jerked the door open. |
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He still grasped a ragged and naked branch of the tree with hands clenched in desperation. |
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My fists clenched, taking the metal bench with them, smashing the metal together like a piece of tinfoil. |
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The rubber tip of her bottle hung from her lips, clenched securely between her young baby teeth. |
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A clenched fist pointed at the bench brings the player a rest and the right to put himself back in the game when he is rested. |
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As I knelt on the sun-dried ground, my hands clenched in fists, I knew my cause was hopeless. |
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Her eyes widened as Jesse stood there, small trickles of blood dripping from his clenched hands. |
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He was unavailable for comment at the post match gathering, keeping his gums firmly clenched. |
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Rilleta clenched her hands on the reins until they bit into her hands and her mount stepped, shaking her head. |
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Warm air, slightly moist, caressed her jaw line, swept back the tension from its clenched fist. |
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She bit her lip and clenched her fists tightly, trying to chase away the memories and the sensations that made her sick with shame and disgust. |
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I hold the long metal cylinder in my left hand, my right clenched around the grip of the pistol and twist the silencer into place. |
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The sweat continued to drip off him, and he clenched and unclenched his fist in anxiety. |
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Dad clenched and unclenched his fists while mom sat there giving me this disapproving look. |
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He clenched and unclenched his fists, took a deep breath and strode into the council room. |
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Gem's face stiffened as she clenched and unclenched her fists in her coat pocket. |
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Her father remained standing, but his fists and his jaw clenched and unclenched as he continued to stare at Mary. |
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He could see the way her jaw clenched and unclenched as she fought to hold back whatever words had risen in her throat. |
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Her hands went into her coat pockets, and her fists clenched and unclenched almost rhythmically against the fabric of her pockets. |
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My fists clenched and unclenched as I tried to think of some comeback to scream at her but nothing came to mind. |
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I uncurled my clenched fingers and placed them on top of his leather-gloved hand. |
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Her muscles clenched around his fingers and she growled deep in her throat. |
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Charlie's tone was still detached but her fists were clenched in still unforgotten anger. |
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For ballet dancers, a slick floor can lead to slips and falls or clenched muscles from trying to hold on to the floor. |
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I clenched my teeth together to prevent any spontaneous remark from slipping out. |
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I clenched my fists helplessly and struggled back to a sitting position, thinking unprintable thoughts. |
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Her eyes were glassy with unspent anger and her hands were clenched into fists. |
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She's braying at some clever comment he's made, and he's smiling through clenched teeth. |
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Sara fell into step beside him, finally realizing that she clenched and unclenched her still unworn gloves in her hand. |
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He dragged open the door with great effort, then clung to its edge with one clenched hand, his body slumped soddenly to one side. |
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Cora clenched her jaw as she mentally made a note to hire some guards to give Arlan a sound beating. |
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I clenched my fingers on the steering wheel, the speedometer swung towards 85 mph as I raced home. |
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Simon growled and clenched his fist, his teeth grinding together furiously. |
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Behind him, the virescent beast crouched as if about to leap again, bellowing defiance and raising clenched fists that were as big as hams. |
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As we glared at each other I clenched my teeth and started to breath in and out like I'd just sprinted the two hundred metres on sports day. |
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She stood in a defensive stance, not backing down from his stare, fists clenched at her sides. |
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The idea is that a monkey inserts its hand, clenches it around the maize, and then cannot withdraw its clenched fist. |
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Tel's fingers involuntarily clenched up as he felt the odd sensation once more. |
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It is hard to dismiss the image of him at the opening of the parliament last May taking the oath with his fist clenched, a study in defiance. |
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The little boy was dressed in his Sunday best, and had a bright red lunch box clenched between his little fingers. |
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Rebecca clenched her fists tightly beside her as she glared at them. |
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She watched Hecate with bated breath, her hands clenched into tight fists. |
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Nat watched as his father slowly clenched and unclenched his fists. |
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Shumba gritted out through clenched teeth, his features dark and angry. |
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Rard had his hands clenched into fists and he was infuriated. |
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He clenched his fists tightly and shook his head slowly from side to side. |
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His hands clenched into fists by his side, annoyed by yet another lecture. |
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Her fists clenched and unclenched, and she tried to stare Dawn down. |
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The air rushes past as G-force thrusts me back into my seat, my fists clenched on the rails and feet planted at either corner of the passenger compartment. |
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His left hand clenched into a fist, drawing it closer to his face. |
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Her hand rose, clenched into a fist, and a brilliant red-gold beam of crackling, coruscating light soared up into the sky and set it ablaze with Imperial flame. |
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One of the scenes has a black-haired woman on a flowered blanket, her pink floral housecoat thrown open, her eyebrows raised and teeth clenched as she leans back on one elbow. |
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Within hours her hands, previously clenched into fists, had begun to open. |
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For the entire duration of the hours I spent inside San Pedro I noticed my abdominal muscles remained perpetually clenched. |
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Those who have interacted with him describe him as brusque, eccentric, clenched. |
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Slowly he turned around, every muscle in his body tense, he jaw clenched. |
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He clenched his fists tightly, nails digging into his palms. |
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A feeling raged suddenly within me and my fists automatically clenched. |
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She clenched her fists and smacked Muketsu hard with her knuckles. |
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His face twisted into furry and his hands clenched into tight fists. |
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Andy clenched his jaw, snapping at a girl that tried to offer him drugs. |
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My body clenched in anticipation of the bullets that would rip through it. |
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I clenched my fists so tightly that my fingernails almost drew blood. |
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He clenched his teeth and set an unwinking snake stare on the guest. |
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Adian clenched his eyes closed a moment, and she saw his shoulder muscles bunch, felt the pull of her arm, and the death grip they held on each other. |
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Kagami's fists tightened and her jaw clenched at the gruesome scene. |
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She clenched her fists tightly, awaiting his answer with bated breath. |
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He clenched his fists so tightly that he broke the skin on his palms. |
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Hope's stomach clenched nervously against the butterflies flitting about. |
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Her lips were spread back from her teeth, which were clenched together. |
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She clenched her teeth in anger, her eyes stinging with the sweat. |
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He zigged and zagged and she went with him, arm clenched tightly to his. |
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He looked back down at the ground and she clenched her fists tightly. |
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Ian held his clenched fist up, and smiled in spite of himself. |
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Christopher clenched his jaw, fighting back the sharp retort and the wave of agony-driven rage as the carriage lurched to a stop outside the Donovan home. |
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She felt a rage boiling up inside her and she clenched her fists. |
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She had false teeth that moved, and a way that she clenched her jaw, I did that. |
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In one hand, clenched in his fist, was the key to his police cruiser. |
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The man stands at attention, head angled up, hands clenched at his sides, literally embodying the edifice of culture and the rigidity of man-made structures. |
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Adam withdrew his hand and stepped back and clenched his fist and as Joe sprung at him he threw a punch that sent Joe staggering backwards and falling back into the dirt. |
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The hilt was usually without a pommel or crossguard, whilst the tang went all the way through the smaller seax handles and was clenched over at the end of the grip. |
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Jared clenched his jaw so tightly that his teeth gnashed unpleasantly. |
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He clenched his fists around the hilts of his scimitars at the idea. |
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She clenched her fists and marched back to her room without a word. |
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The cigarette she was smoking is now crushed in her clenched fist. |
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The blond little girl clenched her teeth, cantered her mare to the jump, but the mare put an extra stride in, not giving herself space to jump the fence. |
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Still, when she tried to open her eyes, her body clenched in protest. |
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He had his right hand in a clenched fist with his thumb sticking up. |
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Riley clenched his teeth together, glaring hatefully at the girl. |
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Her stomach clenched suddenly, heaving, and she had her answer. |
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Sitting upright, his knuckles paled as he clenched the bedcover firmly. |
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Hermes, with the petasus on his head, in a threatening attitude and with clenched fists, seems animated by a violent passion of anger or concupiscence. |
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Her wrists still burned from the rope chafing her flesh and she sucked a breath in through her clenched teeth as her forehead touched their raw skin. |
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The severe Annie Lennox appears to be holding a clenched fist over her head, like a white and Scottish tommie Smith! |
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Tears began to roll down my cheeks as my stomach clenched again. |
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Sometimes this can lead to the unclenching of a previously clenched, painful phantom, suggesting a promising new therapeutic approach for phantom pain. |
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My teeth clenched tightly, as I swung my head away from looking at him. |
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He said furiously through teeth that were clenched tightly together. |
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She clenched her fists tightly and narrowed her eyes at the memory. |
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Indeed you will sit, eyes screwed and fists clenched, in horrified silence, willing this stranger to naff off so you can start in peace. |
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A diamond ring flashes as he gestures, not with the thrust of a clenched fist but with loose-handed waves. |
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As the next five-foot peeler rolled by, Lee grasped his board and clenched his teeth. |
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We unwrapped a smaller one and after two to three clingfilm layers found a human right hand, severed at the wrist with the fist clenched. |
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A few minutes later, she popped out of the water with a sea bean clenched between her teeth. |
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I clenched my pipe in my right fist and poked at the dottle busily with various fingers, first one then another, of my left hand. |
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All the floaty music in the world could not disguise my grunts as I clenched my teeth and curled my toes to fight the pain. |
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Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it. She knew better than to talk that way. |
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If only they'd t ff then clenched to form a clunking fist and he'd used it on behalf of all the people who've been made jobless, depressed and despairing. |
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Then he clenched his fists, and, with an agility astonishing in a man of his years, indulged in a series of galvanic little hops in front of the astounded Peter Truefitt. |
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He gave a wide-handed gesture, puzzled as to why she was at his flat and picking up from the way she clenched her mouth so tightly that she was very tense. |
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On January 31, 1949, PLA forces triumphantly celebrated the Kuomintang surrender of Peiping with their clenched fists raised in the air saluting Mao. |
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