| His hands found the zipper at the back of her dress and slowly inched it down, not wanting to startle her. |
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| Gordon inched his way closer to the top 10 in points by finishing eighth at Indy. |
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| As he inched the jeep forward, Jim could see that the asteroid debris in this area was disturbed. |
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| The engine revved as she gunned it, then inched it forward and down over the bank onto the solid gravel beside the water. |
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| Rondo screeched as she was bashed by winter seas so big and heavy that they slowly inched the ship across the 100 ft-wide island. |
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| He blew two longs, a short and a long on the steam whistle as the train inched toward its top speed of 20 miles an hour. |
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| Staff appointments followed in relentless sequence as he inched his way up the ladder of seniority. |
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| She inched slowly towards the ladies' room as Mark was greeted by teammates Rob McGraw, Randall Moss, and the beautiful Whitney Glover. |
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| The first two tiebreak sets occupied a total of 2hr 25 min as the opening round match inched along under floodlights. |
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| The room was pitch black as he entered and inched along the carpeted floor. |
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| Maddie, as quiet as a mouse, inched her way out of the room, shutting the door behind her. |
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| Yonderly and ahead was a bit of higher ground, dim in the darkness, and the kid inched toward it. |
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| The Conservatives were confident of victory but the line of red votes inched out in front and Miss Ellison conceded defeat graciously. |
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| But he could not ignore the air pressure dial as it inched closer to the red. |
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| As the crowd scattered and dissipated, a few of us inched forward and managed to engage some of the sheriffs in conversation. |
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| He lay flat and inched forward until his head and shoulders projected over the opening, through which the draught swirled up in wuffling eddies. |
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| Asha slowly inched along the wall, but Lucas followed her, practically stepping on top of her. |
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| Aubrey let go of my shoulders and we inched along the fallen rocks, his hand between my shoulder blades. |
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| Turning away to look helplessly at Kaethe, he inched sideways along the wall like a retreating crab. |
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| When I was on the other side, I lowered myself to my belly and inched along the hardwood floor. |
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| I inched along the bottom, lying as flat as I could and head-on, as far as I could judge, to the direction of the moving water. |
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| He inched along the wooden corridor holding his breath and gritting his teeth with each step. |
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| And technology imports as a whole have inched up over the past three months, topping the year-ago level. |
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| Rachel inched along the edge of the shrubbery towards the opposite side of the fountain. |
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| Only the edge of her profile was visible, so I inched it forward to get a better view. |
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| Feeling relieved that your premiums inched up only a few percentage points? |
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| Slowly, millimetre by careful millimetre, she inched her hand towards the pouch. |
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| He slumped heavily into the bed next to me, and I pulled the comforter over him and inched closer. |
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| She inched farther back on the branch, and dug her untrimmed nails into the heavy bark. |
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| I reached the foot of the doors as the tide grew and I grasped each plate with my fingers and it inched open but suddenly jammed. |
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| First Japan inched ahead to a tenuous lead holding it through the first half of the race. |
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| Shane rephrased the question as he inched his remaining bishop close to her queen. |
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| After years of lobbying, successive governments inched towards a public ventilation of the reasons why so many innocent people suffered. |
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| The city inched rather than slid towards capture and after a while the shelling all but paralysed our movement. |
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| She inched up the wall, startled by the scuffs she had never noticed and then the dirty, unpolished glass that held but spots of reflection. |
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| Mackenzie inched along slowly as he probed for sure footing with each step. |
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| The Nikkei average inched down by midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent speedy gains. |
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| As the clock inched towards midnight a storm struck the island marooning everyone there. |
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| The archers drew back their bowstrings and took aim at the horde as it slowly inched forward. |
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| It nearly gave out beneath him, but he gritted his teeth and slowly inched his way down the stairs, using the handrails for support. |
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| At Lowther Drive it was a similar story at 10am as front gardens were flooded and water inched towards peoples' front steps. |
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| I inched my foot over towards Kira, lifting it up over her tiny, sandaled toes. |
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| Retrieving the pot from the center of the table, Lorna refilled his cup and inched it forward. |
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| The experience gained from these competitions proved to be invaluable, and the team slowly inched ahead in the competitive standings. |
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| I sat upstairs and squinted into shop windows as the bus inched along. |
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| As Eddie inched his way on his haunches toward Jimmy, I saw the cobra. |
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| When I had taken all the firewood creme de la creme the van could way beyond reasonably carry, I inched on up to the house and added it all to the pile. |
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| Catching a breath she inched forward and chirred to herself. |
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| It was a slow day for all concerned as South Africa inched along at barely three runs an over, but they had their plan and they were sticking with it. |
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| He reached Lee's office, and inched inside, fumbling for words. |
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| France would score and England inched back, the balance ebbing and flowing. |
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| The Yen inched up as investors locked in profits against the EUR due to a lack of progress on a financial aid package for debt-laden Greece. |
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| Since global stocks are inching their way towards positive growth, the EUR also inched its way up against its primary rival. |
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| By small, sly moves, Mrs Merkel has inched the CDU leftward, poaching one policy after another from her centre-left rivals. |
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| He slowly inched his way along the line till he found where it was damaged, then, pretending to tie his shoelaces, quickly rejoined the wires. |
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| He inched his little body forward slightly and started to nibble. |
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| International market prices for rice, wheat and corn also inched downwards. |
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| Against this background, world economic growth inched down slightly in 2007 and it is expected to dip further down over the next two years. |
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| Their consumer prices grew by 6.3 percent, whereas in industrialized countries average inflation for 2007 inched down slightly to 2.1 percent. |
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| I inched along between the bulbous Hindustan Ambassador car on the left and doorsteps, skinny woman, a pot on my right, my head out the window, riding the clutch. |
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| The fumes of the city stung harshly in my nose as I inched towards the Ramblas, one among twenty thousand making for Barcelona's famous promenade. |
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| The traffic was very heavy for early afternoon and Sophia Saint Claire had no explanation as to why it inched on both sides of the jersey wall. |
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| Every call more urgent than the previous one obviously, as the clock ticked down and the window inched its way ever closer to being snibbed shut. |
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| In contrast, last month only 38 per cent said it was a good time to buy and this sentiment only inched forward in October, with 40 per cent believing now is a good time to make major purchases. |
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| The fleet initially inched north along the Indian coast, and then anchored in at Anjediva island for a spell. |
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| Final domestic demand inched ahead about 0.7 per cent, down from 2.9 per cent growth in 1994, as high real interest rates solicited uncertainty and fragile confidence restrained household spending. |
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| The direction of the escalator was reversed, the escalator treads were inched back, the girl's clothing released from the treads and the girl freed. |
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| He climbed sometimes in skimpy black singlet and white jeans, sometimes in minute running shorts, with his long blond hair dangling as he inched across a layback or relaxed, hanging by his fingertips, for a while. |
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| But as I inched my way up the moisturised pole of men's style journalism, it became apparent that suits and shirts and ties and proper shoes were going to be more appropriate and less bother. |
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| Avalonia had not yet collided with Laurentia, but as Avalonia inched towards Laurentia, the seaway between them, a remnant of the Iapetus Ocean, was slowly shrinking. |
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| While Clarkson was in the lead heading into the final day, May posted the most consistent lap times at the regularity track day and inched out Clarkson in the final challenge. |
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