Sitting by our persimmon tree last fall I watched a robin stretch out to peck off a piece of the bright, ripe fruit. |
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We'd bake bread, climb trees, stretch out with magnifying glasses and find creatures in the lawn. |
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Jane could stretch out on a lounger on the balcony, enjoying the dwarfing magnificence of the volcanoes on neighbouring Bali and Lombok. |
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Ideally, the fabric would stretch out enough for you to see through without cutting any holes. |
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Their limbs stretch out, yawning and dipping into spirals, leans and lifts. |
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They seemed to stretch out their bony, senile fingers to grab her whilst the pitiful willow wept in sorrow at her distress. |
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Then our youngest officer managed to stretch out his arm and use a pickaxe to move the stone the dog was lodged behind. |
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If you cannot sit still, stay home on your couch where you can stretch out and be the couch potato you've always aspired to. |
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The seats are folded down, and if I lie diagonally, I can almost stretch out fully. |
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I pulled through and went home, and even decided to stretch out on the bed for a catnap, but I got woken up by the kitten after about 15 minutes. |
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Players need to stretch out the parts of the body that hurt, relax and let the pulse rate drop. |
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This area was cooler with more grass than plain dirt, making me want to stretch out on the soft carpet and stare at the stars. |
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In years to come cities will stretch out horizontally and will be non-urban. |
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Warmth and moisture creates the germination process causing the seeds to break their casings and stretch out of the soil. |
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On one side fields stretch out into blackness, but in front and to the right blaze thousands of halogen lamps. |
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In some lavas, rising gas bubbles may stretch out to form tubular vesicles. |
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I get up and stretch out my stiff muscles and take the bookmark and put it in the book on the page I was reading. |
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The clouds were starting to stretch out and dissipate as the Sun's warmth moved further away. |
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We'd asked the car attendant to make up the lower berth, so Yoli could stretch out and take a nap. |
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There are nooks and crannies to hide in, long sofas to stretch out on, and high or low chairs to choose from. |
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I bend forward, stretch out my fingers, and bury them deeply in the purple cushion of sphagnum moss. |
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For this trip I planned to put our luggage in a small trailer and leave the backseat open so Ray could stretch out during the long driving days. |
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All that running and sprinting made my muscles all tight and painful to stretch out. |
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She kept her eyes open, watching her body stretch out, elongate, and dissolve. |
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When they succeed they leave the listener wanting them to stretch out and expand the idea a bit more. |
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Le Balle was also one of the places where fullers set up tenters used to stretch out cloth to dry. |
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The front cloverleaf dining table stores neatly out of the way, creating even more room to stretch out and relax. |
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If we can continue to stretch out some of the help, we hope that the economy will continue to grow. |
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I agree with the hon. member that it would be extremely useful for the Canadian government to stretch out a hand in dialogue. |
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To sit in a comfortable seat with real elbow room as the countryside goes by, to stretch out and put one's feet up, is truly nice. |
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Two men stretch out their arms and gather as much psychic power as they can. |
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I say to the Greek Cypriots: stop seizing on opportunities for confrontation and stretch out a hand of friendship. |
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Galaxy superclusters appear to be grouped together along long filaments that stretch out for hundreds of millions of light-years. |
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I stretch out my finger and a brazen parakeet sidles onto it, inclining its head so I can gently stroke its chalk blue ruff, so downy tender that it feels almost moist. |
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It doesn't just imply not standing up, but is an invitation to chill out, lounge around, read, stretch out, surf the net, rest or work. |
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Thus, the delay period before the appeal is heard may stretch out over a period of 15 to 18 months. |
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Before then, they will have to pass the Canaries and deal with their possible wind shadow, which can stretch out quite some way. |
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The continental shelf is an underwater extension of land that can stretch out to sea for many kilometres. |
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Other parts of Nunavut are within the Arctic Lowlands, plains that stretch out from sea level. |
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He needs to slip into old clothes so that he could feel free to stretch out on the hay beside the brook and bathe in a meld of physical sensations. |
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Conservative estimates are just for the day, but depending on what other cosmetic alterations she requires, it could stretch out for the whole weekend. |
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Now, however, I was quite alone, and hoping to outrun the storm which was beginning to stretch out over the shallowing canyon walls which hemmed me in on either side. |
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The immense plains stretch out of sight to the horizontal horizon. |
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Want to really stretch out the speculation? |
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Keep fit. Be sure to eat a healthy diet, get as much rest as possible and try to exercise or at least stretch out muscles that may become tense due to stress. |
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It features very modern architecture as well as children's playgrounds, amusing fountains and vast expanses of lawn where trendy Parisians stretch out and laze on sunny days. |
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That's where you can kick back and enjoy its wonderfully spacious riding position, which lets you and your passenger stretch out and ride in comfort all day long. |
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Germany would rather stretch out maturities. |
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The process can easily stretch out for many months. |
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Among other things, these stretch out the hashing process by repeating it thousands of times slowing, in the process, all decryption attempts to a snail's pace. |
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Finally, a major change here, the headlight and taillight clusters are bigger and sweep through the car's corners and stretch out to the beltline. |
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The labyrinths, which stretch out through the hodge-podge of panels and their makeshift assemblages, make light of the tendency towards bricolage, make fun of the basement and the attic, and demystify the dwelling. |
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On a big computer display, it will stretch out for readability. |
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For example, ask students to find a place on the floor to sit where you cannot touch anyone or anything, lie down, stretch out on this spot and reach out in all directions. |
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Thousands of crosses stretch out in neat rows all around the basilica. |
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I thought that if I fell, nobody would stretch out a hand. |
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And with either King Cab or Crew Cab, you've got room to stretch out. |
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And if at the end of an adventurous day you feel the need to stretch out and relax, the Element is happy to oblige with flat-folding driver and front passenger seats. |
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He could paint a scene so real that you might stretch out a hand to rest on its trompe-l'oeil balustrade, but it was always an invented reality. |
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The parklands, for the most part wooded with some particularly tall species, are landscaped around the manor house and stretch out to the west and the nearby countryside, which is also of a predominantly wooded nature. |
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Any given sunny weekday, Birmingham's workers peel off their tops or kick off their shoes and find a space in which to stretch out, chat and sun-worship. |
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