She's not been at her best recently what with one thing and another, so it's your job to cheer her up a bit. |
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In Viking days, there were probably mutterings about how mean and amoral life had become, what with all that raping, pillaging and so forth. |
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I was bit muzzy in town, what with the sickness, but what I really noticed above all else in town was the smell. |
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The two Alexandres initially sought out a larger, industrial space, but what with zoning laws and such, they came up snake eyes. |
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She was inclined to believe her, what with their unwomanly behavior in his presence. |
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There was an explosion going on, what with the Italian neo-realists and the French Nouvelle Vague. |
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Saturday was a bit of a sleep in, what with all the wine and vodka from the night before. |
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She didn't have nowheres else to go, what with her being an orphan like me, so Rachel's ma kept him from letting her go. |
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But all in all, what with the weather and a degree of jadedness occasioned by a bit of sleep disturbance, it's not been a thrilling day. |
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If the police were chasing the grey car, it was highly irresponsible, what with it being rush hour. |
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There are to many pressures on young girls what with adverts depicting women as thin size 8 waisted sticks as beautiful and glamorous. |
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It's been quite a strenuous twenty-four hours, what with one thing and another. |
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I like my subject, but what with one thing and another I'm a bit overwhelmed here, and I could really do with some help. |
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It was embarrassing, what with a gathering crowd of sailors looking on, catcalling. |
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Anyway, what with all these musty old cellars there was a bit of a rat problem. |
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Not that I blame anyone, what with the way the NHS is underfunded and staff are overworked. |
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And then there are the clams themselves, what with their icky clam foot sticking out of their shell like a tongue of a lecherous mutant. |
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You could of course say he was doing them a favour, what with royalties and all. |
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Besides, being outside was much better, what with Pacific trade winds conditioning our air. |
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Of course, all my ponderings are purely academic, what with my confirmed bachelor status. |
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As for her, she's just plain exasperated, what with that nose hanging off her face and a score pounding nonstop at her temples. |
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He was no doubt capable of bringing it off, what with his fine-drawn lineaments, his wounded dancer's grace, his streak of flamboyance. |
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More worrying perhaps is the perceived mental state of the Professor himself, what with the recent displays of uncharacteristic emotion. |
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It looks more adventurous, too, what with its curvy rump, flowing lines and funky lights fore and aft. |
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Oh, my, I do ache, what with the remnants of last night's forced smiles and anxieties. |
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The idea may have gained currency that he is a bit of a saint, what with all his campaigning. |
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This actually makes for some funny business, what with all the snapping in out of trances and hypnotized declarations of love that follow. |
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They needed to be married in order to survive, what with the man being the money earner, and the means for their survival. |
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Lake Conroe has a darned good predator population, what with its black, white and hybrid bass along with all those crappie and catfish. |
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It's a wonder any books get published at all, what with the lack of interest that publishing companies show in getting them out into the world. |
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Many readers are probably in a glum mood this morning, what with the world trade talks at a seeming impasse. |
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It wasn't that obvious, what with the griminess, but it was a long lab coat that had at one point been completely white. |
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Personally, I only take note of clarinet players, what with their tighter embouchure and greater tongue control. |
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They look as new as the day I got them in the mail, and they performed like a champ, what with gusseted crotch and reinforced knees. |
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A lot of people have been jabbering about him, what with the revelations about him splashed across the gutter press this weekend. |
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She hadn't got a break planned what with the wedding preparations and everything. |
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Can I be bothered to read an article about an estate car, what with all the articles on great food and stuff elsewhere in the magazine? |
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Last week I lamented the lack of tries in our now defence-dominated game, what with the accent on specialist prevention coaching. |
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I had a really busy September, what with my sister's wedding, jaunting around in DC and Austria that I'm still downloading photos from my camera. |
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Not that Elle actually had time to notice what went on with Aaron lately, what with her new busy and active social life and all. |
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Well, it only makes sense, what with using all that valuable oxygen from the earth's atmosphere and all! |
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We can control our death rate, what with medicines, wonder drugs and vaccinations. |
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So I've been pretty busy the last couple of days, what with one thing and another. |
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I'm finding it very difficult to sleep at night at the moment, what with all this hot weather we've been having. |
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So what with the houses, the good jobs with plenty of money coming in and the pension safe, you can tell things are looking up. |
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Here's a category that's heating up, what with all the new developments this year. |
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This is one of the busiest times of the year, what with Whit weekend and the good weather. |
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It got off to a shaky start, what with wobbly bridges and collapsing domes. |
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A fellow joked afterwards that I should have writer's cramp what with all the books I had to sign. |
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But some clowns are concerned about the legal risks of throwing custard pies, what with society becoming more litigious. |
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Prudie also guesses his head is not on straight, what with trying to maintain a relationship with a woman who already has a live-in lover. |
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You have to open your mouth so as to be able to breath, what with the air rushing past, which invariably causes my eyes to stream. |
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He likes to visit on a Wednesday, as there always seems to be a rush on Thursdays, what with it being pension day and everything. |
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It's so great to see some care and attention given to a TV cartoon, what with the hand painted backgrounds and all. |
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The elderly gentleman from Morningside was having trouble getting his kip, what with all that festival malarkey going on. |
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It belies the myth of Scottish meanness, eh, what with that and Ken's generous lift the previous night. |
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I went to the market and I was in heaven, what with all the ceramics and woodwork and basketry and textiles and silverwork and everything. |
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And they sold like hot cakes, what with the students buying as many as 1600 sarees and 1005 towels in the last 20 days. |
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Doctors told her she was drugged but did not know what with, and Stasi has no idea who might have slipped her the mickey or why. |
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You thought the Left went berko last year, what with all that liberating, capturing, and cooperation? |
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And it was hard enough to think about her in the dream, what with her pale skin and bloodless face. |
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Spots were definitely in fashion today, what with the beads of water on coats, umbrellas, glasses, bags, clothes and windscreens. |
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I hope they weren't spooked off from buying property a few years ago, what with all these doom and gloom losers pontificating about inflation, bubbles, and unicorns. |
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She should have been has-beened ages ago, what with the forgettable flopped movies and all, but she's like some kind of freaky zombie Rasputin, unkillable. |
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That girl has nothing on me, what with her wobbly sticks she calls limbs. |
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Mine are hung for no more than 2 or 3 days especially over the last few years what with the milder winters. Its a question of taste and how high you like your bird. |
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It was bad enough having to keep her upright what with all that free fizz but once Frank spotted the guest of honour things went from bad to worse. |
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We know they are a horsey family, what with Zara in the Olympic show jumping team and all, but this is taking things a bit far. |
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Though some might even argue that it's beaucoup plus cocktail than London, what with its particular brand of super flashy footbally affluence and designer glamour. |
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We're partly to blame, too, what with our insistence on compartmentalizing the people in our lives. |
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We cannot check as we used to be able to what with no post offices. |
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Beggarsdale was in need of a spot of light relief this week, what with fears that the old quarry is about to be turned into a rubbish tip and some pretty dreary weather. |
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I'm really dreading tomorrow what with all the inevitable carry-on. |
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It's going to be rough, though, what with the swells topside. |
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Clearly the robots take the long-term view on this one, as they would, what with being utilitarian calculating machines designed for the preservation of life. |
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Beach volleyball can be a trip to watch, what with the loud music and the competitors' designer sunglasses and the dancing girls in two-piece swimsuits during timeouts. |
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It was a curious business, what with the King reigning from 1760 to 1820, losing and regaining his senses until the final ten years of total obnubilation. |
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Now it's true that a sanatorium or asylum can be a very creepy place, what with their exploratory cranial surgeries, spinal taps, bed pans, and hefty co-payments. |
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It is beyond doubt that Ganguly's boys have, more often than not, choked in the final, what with their famed batting line-up coming to nought when it comes to the crunch. |
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I'm a studious kind of bod and I like my subject, but what with one thing and another I'm a bit on the overwhelmed side here, and I could really do with some help. |
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Zilch, what with Showtime's other steamy sex-heavy drama, The affair, stealing its thunder. |
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Sure, Mitt Romney seems ripe for parody, what with his Leave It to beaver vibe and eye-popping wealth. |
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Eddie Haskell Santorum is supposed to get the evangelical vote what with his Christian-right backing, not the scalawag Newt. |
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Nobody knows chaotic living quite like don Draper, what with juggling high profile clients, his many paramours, and travel. |
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The second Maisonneuve Art Show, kicking off Thursday, April 15, promises to be a pleasantly corporeal affair, what with an in-house oxygen bar, free massages and all. |
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Looks quite promising, though it's early days yet what with the film's release date having been put back to December so as to allow time for reshoots. |
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And saints are a pretty svelte bunch, what with all the fasting and suffering. |
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Adding to the excitement and jostling are new shopping malls and arcades enhancing the mood what with dazzling illuminations and eye-catching window dressing. |
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I couldn't swear to it, what with scissors snipping and buzzers buzzing, but I think the young lad was asking his dad why you still needed a haircut when you were going bald. |
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Steady on, what with the sobbing and the soppy background music, we could be on The X Factor. |
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She was sleeping very badly these days, what with the new baby and all the activity surrounding him. |
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You have a pretty sexy online persona, what with the constant bikinis. |
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He's really an awful bother, what with green shades for Tom's eyes at night and making him do dumb-bells, and forcing Eva to eat the stirabout. |
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Losing his head entirely, the young collier raved like a madman, what with pain and fear of hospital. |
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And do you think they're as easy to keep clean what with white limescale marks? |
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It will be a pyrrhic victory, of course, what with Big Brother being watched by millions of people and me getting three readers on a good day. |
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And, what with a Vogue cover in the pipeline, Coleen is ahead in the style stakes and gets our vote for Queen of Chav. |
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It wasn't far enough away to think about transmatting and besides, that was no longer a viable option, what with vandals having wrecked some of the booths in the area. |
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