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Rising on tiptoe and leaning over as far as she could without catching her jacket on the branches, she peered down at the shore below her
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She put her arms around the marine’s neck and, even though she was a tall girl she still had to stand on tiptoes to reach
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over his shoulder as he spoke, and then raised himself upon tiptoe, put his
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“Can"t I fix a special meal without your being suspicious?” I went to him, raised up on tiptoes and kissed him
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” I said, reaching up on tiptoes so I could kiss his chin
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A moment more and the little girl, standing on tiptoe, had reached the
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He looked anxiously over his shoulder as he spoke, and then raised himself upon tiptoe, put his mouth close to her ear, and whispered 'She's under sentence of execution
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Kwonowski’s wife stood on tiptoes and whispered something in her husband’s ear
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Barrad stretched up on tiptoe to reach the tankard, struggling to retain his grip on the monstrous handle
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On tiptoe he walked, little by little, being careful not to make noise, hiding among the non-existing spaces behind the columns that were supporting the roof of the temple
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She went on tiptoe, expecting a rush of yellow figures through the arches at any instant
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'There will be a price!' she breathed, rising on tiptoe, to gaze into his eyes
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Rising lithely she came to him, rose on tiptoe and flung her arms about his massive neck
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June ignored the whistles and stood on tiptoe to whisper to Harry "I'm so
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On tiptoes, through the splintered
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But man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future
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they handcuffed him to a wall, with his arms spread out, so that he was only able to stand on tiptoe
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She put her hands on his shoulders and stood on tiptoe to reach up and peck him on the cheek
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” Candy quickly stood on tiptoes and cupped 149
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Hal stood on tiptoes, feeling his shirt riding up and exposing his midriff to the cold air
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Standing on tiptoes, she put her face up to the dirty Perspex window and peered in
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I crept past them on tiptoe with my final armful, and was careful to move about in the kitchen very quietly
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Not go round first cautiously on tiptoe so as to be sure before believing and trusting that your precious belief and trust are going to be safe
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Barnes--why didn't _she_ talk? She couldn't surely intend, because once I had a headache, to go on tiptoe for the rest of our days together?
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I did exactly the same things: went in on tiptoe, took hold of her firmly by the wrist, and led her out without a word
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On tiptoes, Greg darted across the concrete deck toward the draw arm, following the man, who by now had bolted around the corner and up the ramp
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Then, without warning, Julianne stood on tiptoe to let her lips brush against his
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Standing on tiptoe, he was able to wrap his arms around the corpse
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” Jeff stood on tiptoe to catch a glimpse of the
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She looked up at me, grateful for the covering, and then leaned up on tiptoe to whisper into my ear, “I’ll be your living breathing fantasy and satisfy your every desire so long as breath remains within me to please you
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Somehow I couldn’t get over the thrill I’d experienced yesterday when he’d had me up on tiptoe pressed up against him
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And so, swallowing hard, he turned and began to edge slowly forward, walking on tiptoe with pantomime stealth
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She then stood on tiptoe and found something on the ceiling (did it matter what?) to drape the opposite end around
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to stand on tiptoes, instead you
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He crept on tiptoe to the door, stealthily opened it and began listening on the staircase
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He approached the room on tiptoe, went down two steps into it and in a faint voice called the porter
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It was very dark and empty in the passage, as though everything had been removed; he crept on tiptoe into the parlour which was flooded with moonlight
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When Raskolnikov went out he stood still, thought a moment, went on tiptoe to his own room which adjoined the empty one, brought a chair and noiselessly carried it to the door that led to Sonia's room
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He went to the window, rose on tiptoe and looked out into the yard for a long time with an air of absorbed attention
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Swinging down Lamb's Conduit Street, the scarlet van rounded the corner by the pillar box in such a way as to graze the kerb and make the little girl who was standing on tiptoe to post a letter look up, half frightened, half curious
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It is seldom only that we see a child on tiptoe with pity--more often a dim discomfort, a grain of sand in the shoe which it's scarcely worth while to remove--that's our feeling, and so--Jacob turned to the bookcase
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A magnificent place for an old woman to rest in, by the very side of the great Duke's bones, whose victories mean nothing to her, whose name she knows not, though she never fails to greet the little angels opposite, as she passes out, wishing the like on her own tomb, for the leathern curtain of the heart has flapped wide, and out steal on tiptoe thoughts of rest, sweet melodies
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Skull-cap in hand, he came in on tiptoe, in order to disturb no one, always repeating the same phrase, "Good evening, everybody
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The boys were just then clustering round the large desk, climbing over the precentor's footstool, opening the missal; and others on tiptoe were just about to venture into the confessional
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She then went away, walking on tiptoe out of the room, as if she supposed her young friend's affliction could be increased by noise
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Zoleka put her arms round his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him as if she would die
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She approached him, put the cooler box full of food on his desk, then she stood on tiptoe to kiss him
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She went up to him, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him lightly
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They who composed the outer circle of faces were on tiptoe to gaze; and even the culprit for an instant forgot his shame in a deeper emotion, and exposed his abject features, in order to cast an anxious and troubled glance at the dark assemblage of chiefs
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It was the owner of the field coming on tiptoe to see if one of the polecats that ate his chickens during the night had been caught in his trap
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During the prayer the door was softly opened: a gentleman in clerical dress entered on tiptoe and knelt down next to Mr Didlum
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They immediately climbed up the throat of the sea-monster, and, having reached his immense mouth, they began to walk on tiptoe down his tongue
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Then, after seeing her eyes closed, and hearing her breathe gently, he believed she had dropped asleep, and left the apartment on tiptoe, closing the door after him with the utmost precaution
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They used to go upstairs together on tiptoe, each with a candle, and on the third landing exchange reluctant goodnights
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patron's meditations, whatever they were, the faithful Nubian walked on tiptoe towards the
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Which side he was on I couldn't make out, for he seemed to me to be grinding the whole place in a mill; I only know that when I stole out on tiptoe, he was not on the side of the bench; for, he was making the legs of the old gentleman who presided, quite convulsive under the table, by his denunciations of his conduct as the representative of British law and justice in that chair that day
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The transept of the Jesuit Church in Gardiner Street was almost full; and still at every moment gentlemen entered from the side door and, directed by the lay-brother, walked on tiptoe along the aisles until they found seating accommodation
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Then, just as the chain was about to start again, she stood on tiptoe and whispered into his ear:
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Then, suddenly raising herself on tiptoe and resting her hands lightly on his shoulders, she kissed him
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Andrea Cavalcanti found his tilbury waiting at the door; the groom, in every respect a caricature of the English fashion, was standing on tiptoe to hold a large iron-gray horse
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Noirtier's room; Morrel followed her on tiptoe; at the door they found the old servant
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I remember the door distinctly and also the three concrete stairs that led up to it, the way I had to stand on tiptoes to see through the window in the upper half
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"Good-by, for the present," replied the count, walking upon tiptoe towards the library door, and smiling with an expression so sad and paternal that the young girl's heart was filled with gratitude
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“I don’t think I can,” she said, standing on tiptoe to kiss him on the cheek
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Thomas stood on tiptoe to look out of the grave and said:
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About three couples, besides me, were waiting for tables, and they were all shoving and standing on tiptoes to get a look at old Ernie while he played
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While he still had his hands on her waist she stood on tiptoe and tilted her face and kissed him full on the lips, briefly but firmly; and Gwenda boiled over
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Holmes entered on tiptoe, waited for me to follow, and then very gently closed the door
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She stretched up her arms, put them around his neck, and, getting up on tiptoes, kissed him on the mouth
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I stood in front of the fence on tiptoe and peered through the broken slat
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I knocked on his door, and when he opened it, I asked, “Is this appropriate?” I slipped my hand around the back of his neck, stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the mouth
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"The three men having ascended the stairs, which they did on tiptoe, the elder man first, the younger man second, and the unknown man in the rear—"
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When the child at last was still, and had been put in a deep bed, and the nurse, after smoothing the little pillow, had left her, Alexey Alexandrovitch got up, and walking awkwardly on tiptoe, approached the baby
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He walked from the room, and he walked on tiptoe
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I stole in on tiptoe
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Levin tried again to move away on tiptoe, but the sick man stirred again and said: ‘Don’t go
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Then he crept onwards again upon tiptoe, very, very softly and slowly, until he had reached the case in the centre of the room
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He dressed, and while they were putting in his horses, as a hired sledge was not to be seen yet, he ran again up to the bedroom, not on tiptoe, it seemed to him, but on wings
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Whose scream was this? He jumped up, ran on tiptoe to the bedroom, edged round Lizaveta Petrovna and the princess, and took up his position at Kitty’s pillow
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Then she wondered feverishly if he would have done it had she met him alone, bending his tall body over hers, pulling her up on tiptoe, holding her for a long, long time
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Scarlett, creeping on tiptoe to the banister of the upstairs hall, listened and, to her amazement, frequently heard the voices of Rene Picard, Hugh Elsing, the Simmons boys and Andy Bonnell
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She’ll stand on tiptoe for you in a grey and tattered tutu
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He reached up on tiptoes and peered over a circle of heads into the garage which was lit only by a yellow light in a swinging wire basket overhead
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He went to the window, rose on tiptoe and looked out into the yard for a long time with
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I remembered him pulling her out of his room by an arm, her whole body almost sideways, Michelle up on tiptoes, moving with him to keep from being dragged
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She went on tiptoe, barefooted, to see once more that the door was closed, then, pale, serious, and, without speaking, with one movement, she threw herself upon his breast with a long shudder
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The Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, is often portrayed standing on tiptoe, ready to dart away in the blink of an eye
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Viewed individually, each company's capital investment decision appeared costeffective and rational; viewed collectively, the decisions neutralized each other and were irrational (just as happens when each person watching a parade decides he can see a little better if he stands on tiptoes)
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It was only glued on, so it was easy for me to pry out even while standing on tiptoe
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Sunday fled on tiptoes down the hall, into the dining room, and through the Visqueen into the construction area
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” Tentatively, she stood on tiptoes and brushed her lips across his
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You see we knew right where to put our hands on them, by your description; so we crept along on tiptoe till we got within fifteen feet of them—dark as a cellar that sumach path was—and just then I found I was going to sneeze
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I stood on tiptoes, saw nothing behind the window but shadows
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It had the desired effect: People craned their necks, pointed, stood on tiptoes
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He stood on tiptoes, spun gracefully, dipped to his knees, straightened, and spun again
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They came on tiptoe, closing the door behind them, and stood at the foot of the bed, looking on
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When he had opened the door, he went in first, and thought he would cover up the picture, that the King should not see it; but it was of no use, for the King stepped upon tiptoes and looked over his shoulder; and as soon as he saw the portrait of the maiden, which was so beautiful and glittered with precious stones, he fell down on the ground insensible
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They were met by a deacon with a censer and by a servant who passed out on tiptoe without heeding them
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Prince Vasili said something to Lorrain in passing and went through the door on tiptoe
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He could not walk well on tiptoe and his whole body jerked at each step