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It is not unusual for him to burst into peals of laughter on and off the track.
Several London churches are mentioned in the rhyme, and the original tune mimicked the peals of their bells.
About 10 am the ringers of the bells rang two merry peals when the scholars immediately assembled.
Maxwell Davies's Stedman Caters for chamber ensemble and Stedman Doubles for clarinet and percussion are based on bell peals.
Everyone silenced, looking at him standing there, and then, peals of laughter echoed round the table.
I was then seized by sudden peals of laughter which echoed and resounded through the rusting steel roof of the building.
The man behind all this is short in height but it is no tall order for him to send people into peals of laughter.
This was considered a top class joke, and always sent the crowd into peals of laughter.
Suddenly there was the sound of a branch breaking in the clutter of trees followed by loud peals of laughter.
And out of the trees came great black ravens, hundreds of them, croaking like peals of doom.
All of a sudden, the normal drone of the training room was shattered by peals of laughter!
Jared finds this amusing, so I hang up on him as the laughter peals through the phone line.
It was joined in chorus by the thunder of the warships' guns pounding the redoubts and the peals of church bells tolling eight o'clock.
On the conclusion of his remarks, enthusiastic cheers, the thunder of cannon, and the peals of bells welcomed the visitants to the town.
And there came, like the dry susurrus of wind before thunder peals and lightning, a great rustle of excitement.
Friends they visited recalled the peals of laughter that would come from their room.
Finally, you'd say what I wanted to hear, and then I'd feel relieved for a few seconds, and we'd collapse into peals of laughter.
From the kitchen, she could hear peals of laughter sounding where Robert, the butler, was doubtless entertaining her younger siblings.
The Hindi play directed at the dadas of the city sent the crowd into peals of laughter.
Nor did she notice the peals of thunder that rang deafeningly through the crevices.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The sole possible response takes the exceptionable shape of loud peals of laughter.
Early this morning, while still lying in bed, I heard the women at the bathing-place sending forth joyous peals of ulu!
And with peals of Homeric laughter Ferdinand declared she had found the only inoffensive way of silencing him.
Drums can be heard beating the alarm, and the tocsin peals from the churches.
He seizes the rope and rings such peals that all Westbrook starts.
A detonation, loud as a hundred peals of thunder, rent the air.
When he flaps his wings or even moves a quill the thunder peals.
He was checked in his transports by the churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had ever heard.
The short flares illuminated his grave, immovable countenance while I let myself go completely and laughed in peals.
A very merry lunch it was, for everything seemed fresh and funny, and frequent peals of laughter startled a venerable horse who fed near by.
Then her voice would begin to rise into screams, louder and louder until it broke in wild, horrible peals of laughter.
Anon, slapping his sides with his arms, he would burst forth in peals of laughter, that made the old woods ring as they passed.
The dear chevalier instantly arrested the peals of laughter by asserting that there was only the difference between a sheep and a lamb.
My fears were groundless, however, as the other Martians, at first struck dumb with wonderment, finally broke into wild peals of laughter and applause.
They moved away quietly enough, but were only biding their time, and the rest of the conversation was punctuated by peals of ungovernable laughter.
I have never forgotten that number, and always it comes to memory attended by gibbering obscenity, peals of joyless laughter, the clang of iron doors.
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