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Dale immediately shook off his jacket and wrapped it round Tiffany while staring at me.
Mr. Parker, who was going over the game plan with some of the players, looked up and shook his head.
He had been in a meeting when the building shook, there was an explosion, half the lights went out and the air conditioning stopped working.
Academic research shook hands with real-life experience in Geraldton last week.
I recall seeing the aircraft shudder, then pull wing tip streamers as his prop wash shook the tree tops.
I gave a half hearted attempt at an amused sneer and shook my head, reaching for my book again.
Gleebeck seemed pleased by the comparison, his little face splitting open in a wide grin, but he shook his head.
The stage shook as it resounded with the rhythmic patterns at such speed that evoked gasps from the wonderstruck audience.
I returned to the kitchen red-faced and so angry my hands shook as I put the groceries away.
Jared's hands shook with excitement as he redialed the hotel's number, amazed at how easy this all was.
Lauren watched in satisfaction as the Mainstay yawed and shook, heavily damaged.
Malcolm shook off his captors and landed a roundhouse on the King's mouth, knocking him flat on his back.
She shook her head angrily but followed a roundabout route to Raban's shop.
Aidis shook his head violently as he leaned forward again, reeling from the sudden attacks.
She stood there, looking after him, shook her head, and rejoined her previous conversation.
Freya laughed, and shook her head, watching the 3 of them wrestle on the ground.
Emma shook her head and continued to stare down at the crowd gathered round the house.
I shook his hand just before the primary up here and told him I was a registered Republican and I was writing him in on my ballot.
I shook my head as I flipped through the hanging outfits until I came to one labeled with my name.
Mike shook his head, thanking whatever gods there were that Lil had registered under a fake name and that he had done the same.
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Roger took this opportunity to seize her hand, but Lily was farouche, and shook herself free from the touch.
As he read, his hand shook, amazement dilated his eyes and furrowed his brow.
Ramsey shook his head and tried to force the thoughts from his mind with doggerel.
Wherever he could get his hands on a speculator or extortioner, he shook him up.
Yet strangely and unexpectedly the attempt to formalize his faith almost shook his faith out of him again.
But, to Daoud's relief, Fra Tomasso only shut his eyes and shook his head, his cheeks quivering gently like a bowl of frumenty.
In all their houses there was light, and the destroying angel shook them not.
He shook his head to clear his vision, then started to unfasten his seat belt.
The bald proposition shook me, for I could not but see the logic of it from duckbill's standpoint.
I shook hands with each one of the High-Pocketses as they filed into the extender.
Tom Spicer removed one hand from the fish pole and, doubling his fist, shook it with energy at his companion.
Uncle Ulick shook his fist at a particularly importunate beggar who had ventured across the forecourt.
A civil defense official brought up a Geiger counter, but no matter how he shook it and rapped on it, it refused to click.
Showers shook playfully upon us from the vines, while we revelled in fruitiness.
The Cyclops tasted the wine and laughed with delight so that the cave shook.
Dr. Bourdillot, professor of dermatology in the University of Geneva, made his examination, and shook a tactful head.
Their discontentment shook the very air, and cold perspiration stood on our brows.
Still Baldwin shook his head, remarking that the seagull was full 900 tons.
After hed stared at it for an hour he shook his head, and said, drat it all!
A dry cough shook her frame from time to time, her cheeks burned with fever.
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