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1. Her nose told her their drains still didn’t have traps, but they weren’t open ditches either

2. ditches, the three companions were sitting in the farm kitchen where

3. ditches were nearly dry, and the task of digging out the accumulated

4. the ditches that they dug and cleared

5. again digging ditches and pruning the hedgerows

6. should check the river banks and ditches

7. It was hard moving along some of them as they were little more than wet ditches that you stumbled along with irregular floors and right angle turns every so far

8. Grandma and Grandpa, both individually and as a tag-team, have argued tirelessly that they will not let me come over to help them plant trees, clean out the gutters, put sealer on the driveway, climb ladders, clean their chimney, dig ditches, split firewood, or do any other type of labor for them, if I do not accept their money

9. Mostly they are dry ditches with torrential waters flowing through them only during flooding

10. third he was standing by long ditches of water frozen fast, and over

11. They had me digging ditches for the electricians and I would go over and read the blue prints, and dig a ditch where it was supposed to go

12. Landowners in the vicinity of Aronka, Schmedleyville, and along County Road 17 are being asked to check woodlots, ditches and secluded areas of their land

13. I'll clean the bloody ditches out

14. "The vicar wants ter 'ire the back field, but he insisted that the ditches are cleaned out first," Uncle Hobart admitted, still studying the photograph with avid interest

15. ally saying, let me introduce you to my different ditches that i have

16. Farmers’ gates were unhinged and left in ditches, peoples’ horses were moved to different fields, and children would knock on neighbors’ doors for food and treats in a way that we still find today, in a watered-down way, in the custom of trick-or-treating on Hallowe’en

17. 9 And at the third corner they dug ditches without number, between the city and the river which surrounded the whole land of Cush, and they made the waters of the river burst out there

18. 19 And when they came to the place of the ditches, the waters revolved by mills, and two hundred men on ten rafts were drowned

19. Mike had driven Will’s old ‘86 Honda hatchback into ditches numerous times

20. 9 And at the third corner they dug ditches without number between the city and the river which surrounded the whole land of Cush and they made the waters of the river burst out there

21. 19 And when they came to the place of the ditches the waters revolved by mills and two hundred men on ten rafts were drowned

22. behind trees, in the ditches, anywhere that might offer

23. Several days’ labour preparing the defences were evident, with several ditches dug into the frozen ground at the track’s entrance to slow a charge up and lines of sharpened stakes had been driven into the ground to stop any cavalry

24. The nights had without doubt been the worst; people would fall into ditches twisting ankles or worse the periodic volleys of silent arrows that put the fear of god into them would fall from the blackness to claim further lives

25. Were we now on our own or on the enemy’s side of the battle lines? I could not tell, but when we entered a stretch of highway we found ourselves in the middle of about ten burned-out vehicles, some still smouldering, others driven into ditches, crashed or overturned

26. Seconds later, apparently, the mercy of the Lord heard my request and the guard walked away a stretch beyond and there, ditches!, released the thread

27. ditches and on the six o’clock news

28. She did not follow the open road, but cut straight through fields and over slopes, avoiding fences and leaping irrigation ditches as surely as if it were broad daylight, and as easily as if she were a trained masculine runner

29. Freddie filled him in on the days events then told him about the ditches and the pipes and then about Olivia

30. He crawled through ditches and across fields until he picked up a freight train heading north

31. Valeria saw the ancient irrigation ditches he indicated, half filled in places, and overgrown with cactus

32. "That's why the ditches were broken and the plain untouched

33. From ring ditches, wooden and brick walls to automatic defensive robots, the entire history and their strengths and weaknesses is portrayed

34. There were natural deep-sided ditches, shallow caves and rocky mounds, and plenty of camouflage for a dugout they could hole-up in if they wanted to

35. The irrigation ditches were stained with blood

36. Fernanda feared that he was as crazy as his twin brother when she saw him taking the measurements, and even more when he told the digging crew to make the ditches three feet deeper

37. The Taliban assault columns were now well on their way along the ditches, their tail already ten meters away from the house, while the RPGs and light machinegun group had taken position behind a low earthen wall maybe five meters from the house

38. With bullets being fired haphazardly in their direction by the trapped Taliban fighters, Nancy used again her rifle to reply, using her holographic sight and concentrating on any extremist that tried to flee by leaving the ditches and running across the field

39. After the rains there is plenty of water in the ditches, but it is not wholesome

40. The gigantic Atlantic Wall composed of blockhouses, minefields, and many kilometers of barbed wire, flame throwers, machine guns, and anti-tank ditches

41. The drainage ditches were also deathtraps for tanks

42. As the surviving Chinese and Soviet soldiers were either running for their lives or crouched down in ditches or trenches, the Marine A-3Ns came back for their second pass, this time firing five-inch rockets from their retractable launchers and targeting a series of lines of parked medium tanks and assault guns, plus a huge artillery ammunition dump

43. Job candidates should study what employers are looking for, rehearse interview skills, and maintain high grade point averages to play the system before the system plays them and they end up digging ditches for minimum wage or

44. There were many turning zones here and there; deep ravines and ditches; somewhere high hills and high waterfalls; the road was surrounded with rain forests, once these forests were dense and thick ; a dwelling place of thousands of wild life, full of flora and fauna, but now these were in devastating condition due to deforestations, poaching and human habitations

45. “I’ve seen plenty of cars pushed out of ditches in Minnesota by

46. It isn’t easy to travel down these roads in a rich mobster rubber, so Drago ditches his fancy car for a standard Dorris, a flivver that was made in St

47. Okay so maybe when we had looked at the architecture with mild interest on our way in, this hadn’t actually translated into observation of any particular features as we soon realised that one colonnade and another looked distressingly similar, two cupolas were indistinguishable and iron work bridges over drainage ditches had clearly been breeding like the Welsh since we had walked this way

48. ple that lined the outskirts, using central irrigation ditches for crops

49. Delaney had to dig out these ditches that usually went

50. We hardly ever stopped, and only to relieve ourselves (me in ditches and behind bushes), and though I thought myself tough as cat gut, the pace was grueling

51. They grow in ditches and along the rivers

52. I would begin in April with the king-cups, and leave off in September with the blackberries, and I would keep one eye on the geese, and one on the volume of Wordsworth I should have with me, and I would be present in this way at the procession of the months, the first three all white and yellow, and the last three gorgeous with the lupin fields and the blues and purples and crimsons that clothe the hedges and ditches in a wonderful variety of shades, and dye the grass near the water in great patches

53. The ripe corn on our left looked a deeper gold against the dull sky; the ditches were like streaks of light, they were so crammed with yellow flowers; the air grew fragrant with wetness; and, best of all, the dust left off

54. She used to chase her off the deck and run her nearly all the way off the property, into the nearby ditches that surrounded the house

55. There is yarn, she knows, that connects it, that has not been chewed by kittens or puppies or any of the magical things in the world, and it is this yarn that has not been touched by the witches—by the evil kids and all their ditches

56. Ditches are overgrown with grass, and swamps are invisible until you actually find yourself in them

57. It gave the water rights in a different area of the reservation over to the townspeople that lined the outskirts, using central irrigation ditches for crops with the promise of enough water to serve the entire population, and those who would settle in the valley anytime in the foreseeable future

58. It also goes over all ditches and bumps smoothly

59. her supply always came, for she dug her ditches and gave thanks without wavering

60. Its ramparts and ditches would be impenetrable to any invading force; its height gave perfect views in every direction to the very horizon of the lands and marshes around it

61. The ditches and ramparts also had to be cleared and the post-holes were to be marked and dug for the hall’s upright supports

62. The winding road up to the south-western gate was protected by battlements and gate-towers, a solid gate, all of it surrounded by massive ramparts and ditches and high solid stone and timber walls

63. In the course of centuries, the Egyptians learnt how to control and distribute the flow of water by dams and irrigation ditches and it was the need of having the machinery to control the yearly flood of the river under one central authority, which brought about this unity

64. Behind the curtain wall and bastions lay a series of ditches,

65. The onrushing soldiers, following close behind the ill fated cavalry charge, attempted to climb across the ditches, trampling on the fallen and wounded bodies of their own fellow soldiers and their mounts

66. Then he was gone and I turned back to the enemy as they started reaching our forward ditches

67. I glanced to the side at Zora, who was smiling as she watched the butterflies flitting around the weed flowers growing along the roadside ditches to either side of us

68. What he hadn’t expected to find was her swimming naked in the lake that fed into the irrigation ditches around the town

69. Fish underwater ledges, ditches or troughs

70. "That may hold good of those that are born in the ditches," said Sancho,

71. At first she felt stunned; she saw the trees, the paths, the ditches, Rodolphe, and she again felt the pressure of his arm, while the leaves rustled and the reeds whistled

72. The carriage rolled off; rows of apple-trees followed one upon another, and the road between its two long ditches, full of yellow water, rose, constantly narrowing towards the horizon

73. It appeared to be a collection of back lanes, ditches, and little gardens, and to present the aspect of a rather dull retirement

74. There was a look of order and neatness about everything: the hedges trimmed, the ditches straight, the trees planted at measured intervals in the orchard, the fields of ripening grain free of weeds

75. I must clean the keys of the piano with milk whatll I wear shall I wear a white rose or those fairy cakes in Liptons I love the smell of a rich big shop at 7 1/2d a lb or the other ones with the cherries in them and the pinky sugar I Id a couple of lbs of those a nice plant for the middle of the table Id get that cheaper in wait wheres this I saw them not long ago I love flowers Id love to have the whole place swimming in roses God of heaven theres nothing like nature the wild mountains then the sea and the waves rushing then the beautiful country with the fields of oats and wheat and all kinds of things and all the fine cattle going about that would do your heart good to see rivers and lakes and flowers all sorts of shapes and smells and colours springing up even out of the ditches primroses and violets nature it is as for them saying theres no God I wouldnt give a snap of my two fingers for all their learning why dont they go and create something I often asked him atheists or whatever they call themselves go and wash the cobbles off themselves first then they go howling for the priest and they dying and why why because theyre afraid of hell on account of their bad conscience ah yes I know them well who was the first person in the universe before there was anybody that made it all who ah that they dont know neither do I so there you are they might as well try to stop the sun from rising tomorrow the sun shines for you he said the day we were lying among the rhododendrons on Howth head in the grey tweed suit and his straw hat the day I got him to propose to me yes first I gave him the bit of seedcake out of my mouth and it was leapyear like now yes 16 years ago my God after that long kiss I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of the mountain yes so we are flowers all a womans body yes that was one true thing he said in his life and the sun shines for you today yes that was why I liked him because I saw he understood or felt what a woman is and I knew I could always get round him and I gave him all the pleasure I could leading him on till he asked me to say yes and I wouldnt answer first only looked out over the sea and the sky I was thinking of so many things he didnt know of Mulvey and Mr Stanhope and Hester and father and old captain Groves and the sailors playing all birds fly and I say stoop and washing up dishes they called it on the pier and the sentry in front of the governors house with the thing round his white helmet poor devil half roasted and the Spanish girls laughing in their shawls and their tall combs and the auctions in the morning the Greeks and the jews and the Arabs and the devil knows who else from all the ends of Europe and Duke street and the fowl market all clucking outside Larby Sharons and the poor donkeys slipping half asleep and the vague fellows in the cloaks asleep in the shade on the steps and the big wheels of the carts of the bulls and the old castle thousands of years old yes and those handsome Moors all in white and turbans like kings asking you to sit down in their little bit of a shop and Ronda with the old windows of the posadas 2 glancing eyes a lattice hid for her lover to kiss the iron and the wineshops half open at night and the castanets and the night we missed the boat at Algeciras the watchman going about serene with his lamp and O that awful deepdown torrent O and the sea the sea crimson sometimes like fire and the glorious sunsets and the figtrees in the Alameda gardens yes and all the queer little streets and the pink and blue and yellow houses and the rosegardens and the jessamine and geraniums and cactuses and Gibraltar as a girl where I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red

76. She hears Americans scurry across farm fields, directing their huge cannons at the smoke of Saint-Malo; she hears families sniffling around hurricane lamps in cellars, crows hopping from pile to pile, flies landing on corpses in ditches; she hears the tamarinds shiver and the jays shriek and the dune grass burn; she feels the great granite fist, sunk deep into the earth’s crust, on which Saint-Malo sits, and the ocean teething at it from all four sides, and the outer islands holding steady against the swirling tides; she hears cows drink from stone troughs and dolphins rise through the green water of the Channel; she hears the bones of dead whales stir five leagues below, their marrow offering a century of food for cities of creatures who will live their whole lives and never once see a photon sent from the sun

77. He cut more hay, dug more ditches, dynamited more stumps, and spread more hot, black asphalt on Highway 101

78. Godwyn remembered being impressed by the neatness of the fields, the trimmed hedges, the cleared ditches and the apple trees in straight lines in the orchard

79. Cars careened off roads and into ditches, where their occupants clutched cloths to their faces, struggled to breathe, gagged, and coughed up dirt

80. They rustle in the ditches, they tug and hang on the hedge

81. Fastening their boat to a willow, the friends landed in this silent, silver kingdom, and patiently explored the hedges, the hollow trees, the runnels and their little culverts, the ditches and dry water-ways

82. They prevent anyone dropping hraka except in special places in the ditches, where it's buried

83. ) But elil they met none and although they were continually on the watch for signs of an Efrafan patrol, they saw nothing but mice, and a few hedgehogs hunting for slugs along the ditches

84. The shadowy recesses of the strange burrow seemed full of whispering, malignant ghosts and he recognized the forgotten voices of rabbits done to death months since in the ditches of Efrafa

85. The wind freshened, and soon myriads of dry beech leaves were filling the ditches and hollows and blowing in gusts across the dark miles of open grass

86. ” Prisoners were ordered to dig tunnels and caverns, and at a number of camps, friendly guards warned POWs that mines, ditches, and tunnels were going to be used as death chambers

87. Even with NVGs, even with our heightened awareness of anomalies on the ground, there are ditches and shadows where the enemy can hide

88. I sang for those left to rot in ditches, landfills, and junkyards, like fodder for a Bolaño story he had already considered

89. On this course nine obstacles had been arranged: the stream, a big and solid barrier five feet high, just before the pavilion, a dry ditch, a ditch full of water, a precipitous slope, an Irish barricade (one of the most difficult obstacles, consisting of a mound fenced with brushwood, beyond which was a ditch out of sight for the horses, so that the horse had to clear both obstacles or might be killed); then two more ditches filled with water, and one dry one; and the end of the race was just facing the pavilion

90. Again the gray lines were summoned swiftly from their red ditches to defend the railroad, and, weary for sleep, exhausted from marching and fighting, and the little town of Calhoun, six miles below Resaca, ahead of the Yankees, entrenched hungry, always hungry, they made another rapid march down the valley

91. Today, Willets Point is a zone of razor-wire and dog bark and wastewater in open ditches backed up against the IRT trainyards

92. The footpath wound over the hill, past humid green ditches, fields rented out for usufruct now that Hercule was gone and the dream of self-subsistence Pop had brought back from his own war had collapsed

93. Princes are not made for sleeping in ditches and eating hard salt beef