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He dropped to his knees, pleading for his lost cigarettes
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"No thank you," the man said again, "The Lord will save me!" After much begging and pleading the man in the helicopter gave up and flew away
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I pointed to the foot of the bed and spoke with a weak and pleading voice
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At one point, I am nearly tearing my hair out as it looks as though we are going to have three speakers appearing on the same day with nothing for the rest of the month of February … however, in the end, by dint of a lot of pleading and a little manipulation, I get it sorted out
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I could hear myself pleading with the man
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pleading, demanding that he
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Nuran also issued a pleading whine but it was ignored also as the cabin door banged shut
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Alan taking the responsibility for his own tasks and also being considerate of others, Nuran shirking her own tasks, taking others for granted and pleading with others to shirk theirs for her own selfish reasons
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I’d invited him in for coffee but he’d turned me down, pleading that he had promised to read through the latest offering of his most junior member of staff and didn’t want to let her down
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We don’t hang around at Chris’s house, pleading a long drive home
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Davie hears the buzzard's high pitched squeal of annoyance and imagines the bodies in the pit, in their death throes, pleading for light
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He’s cooked for the woman, for Christ's sake, pleading guilty, under house arrest, but he loves her and he wants to make amends
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‘Just before I left home – she was whining at me, pleading with me to stay … wanted my earning capacity to stay in the house … she said something about uncle being fond of me
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pleading Roman never turned in that permission slip
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She was almost pleading with me not to think badly of her, absurd under the circumstances
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The neighbors heard me pleading with her
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he had poured with a pleading look in his eyes
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Turning back, she found herself pleading, "Please hold me
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He’d buried his face in her hair, pleading for her forgiveness – but she didn't listen
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pleading and negotiating) I got her to goose-step over to
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looked at each other, before casting pleading looks
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Her hand continued reaching out to him, pleading, empty
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Adros continued to stare at his empty hands, pleading for there to be hope
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All the while, the young woman screamed, begging the Dead God for mercy, pleading with him to remember that he once was an Elder
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Ash gave me a pleading look that almost made me give in, but then I saw Liam and felt responsible for the pain Ash caused him
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He gives her a pleading look
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No matter what, the Imperial soldiers who had arrested her would hear nothing of her pleading and assertion of her family name
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” She pointed to the door, not willing to give in to his pleading
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But even in spite of all of that, there were some in the ancient city who yet dared to look to him with hopeful, pleading eyes
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Now that I have given the matter some thought, it occurs to me that all the while she is pleading poverty, she is in possession of an animal that could grace her table for the best part of a month
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Her pleading voice was like a dagger in my stomach
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"No, don't leave me!" His pleading whine stopped me, and I groaned against my instinct
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I was pleading with her, but she seemed unconcerned
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Becky's panicked and pleading blue eyes were staring at me in horror
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My mind was full of chatter, pleading with any god anywhere that he was okay
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I sighed deeply, seeing the pleading look in his eyes
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He thought of Lord Draffor’s battle with the Thane, his eyes pleading for the Iylins to escape
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‘Please stop,’ he heard himself say, in a voice so pleading and sorrowful he barely recognised it
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Alex’s chin trembled as he looked at Russell, pleading with her eyes for him to say something
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It was almost as the person was pleading with their god to raise them aloft out of the slaughter that was happening down here on earth
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‘Please,’ she said, in a pleading voice
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“Let me be the judge,” he said, pleading with me
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noted a pleading tone
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with a pleading tone in her voice again
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her voice gave way to a pleading sadness
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pleading poverty although on paper he was probably worth a
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“I’m sorry,” he added, avoiding her pleading stare
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Some remained, mostly women, staring wide eyed or pleading for help, crying or screaming as they pulled at the coats of men who ignored their pleas
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When his friends entered the tent, he looked up at Carl with pleading in his eyes
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Pleading, reaching out to him
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” There was no threat in his tone however, and he wore a pleading expression when Wil turned to catch a glimpse
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Wincing, she fell to the floor, turning pleading eyes on Josh
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” Her tone was pleading, desperate
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On the inside, hyper red dots are pleading for a down-to-earth guy to just introduce himself to her
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When he was done, he sat looking at her with pleading eyes
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He’d had enough and pleading a headache made for the door, down the path past the windmill and bolted towards the station, he wanted sanctuary
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“Reese!” Kay felt as if she were shouting at the top of her lungs, pleading, crying for him to turn, and a seagull overhead mocked at her lack of voice
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She could see the tension in his face, the pleading look in his eyes
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She came back to where I was sitting and held my hands, her eyes pleading with me
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‘Don’t go, stay, have some coffee, the water has just boiled,’ she said, her voice softening, almost pleading
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“I am fine, Reese,” she insisted, pleading
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‘God, please help me to understand why I have been given this burden,’ I prayed over and over, pleading with God to send me answers
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‘There are some enormous-sized steaks on the fire ready to be eaten and I have not had one of those in a very, very, very long time so I’m asking, no I’m pleading, please come now so we can eat
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No amount of pleading helped to change her mind
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Pleading with her to calm down only seemed to infuriate her more
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There followed hours of first pleading, then threatening, any approach which might induce her to provide cash for “just two stones
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Caroline went into court, pleading for understanding
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Yet you heard the sound of my pleading
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He stayed down behind the tank, listening to the men searching the rest of the facility for what seemed like hours, during which he heard another shot, then someone pleading for their life, followed by another shot
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But neither my pleading with him nor my mother’s prayers
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He physically recoiled and took a step back before kneeling to the wet, hard stone floor, pleading in all fours:
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Hilderich’s voice had an unmistakably pleading quality and though it would be indeed great if they had reached their intended destination, it would be nothing short of bliss if they could stop and sleep for now
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Truman’s pleading stare desperately sought and finally captured Raul’s attention
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Raul prayed to his friend’s God, thanking Him for Edgar and pleading for his eternal peace
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He dreaded that he would see pleading there
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Vince can't believe what he's hearing, he's practically pleading with Harry, at the same time looking at the Club Secretary, "What you talking about
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She pushed up and a little away from her protector and in her most beseeching, pleading tone she answered
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Again she answered, from under me, but her voice sounded more pleading than before, Abelon mused
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She gave him a pleading look, but there was no indulgence in his gaze
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“Might that be connected to dry land somewhere?” she asked, the desperate hope obvious in her pleading tone as she pointed toward the thin line that disappeared into the distance
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Junya stated as he tried pleading with the bouncer
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“What…! Junya said aggravated while pleading with the bouncer
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to her through his starring look, pleading with her to turn around to
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She sounds desperate, pleading
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looked at them both with pleading eyes, still in a state of disbelief
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pleading, and he stiffly twirled his finger as if to say, Around us
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She felt quite sure that if he suspected she was saying "no" reluctantly he would not take it for an answer, and she could not face pleading or entreaty
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She said without preamble, pleading
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Don Corneo pleading with Aerith in the bedroom
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She knew pleading with Sierra would be hopeless
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She wouldn’t stop pleading with her father for it, until he finally gave in and promised she could have it for her birthday
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petrified eyes in her mind and could almost hear the woman’s pleading
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“I have to get out of here,” she said with arched eyebrows and pleading eyes
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Instead, she looked up at Libuse again, her face pleading
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It was the Pravik where the old Maggie still lived, the Maggie who had ridden over the Guardian Bridge with Nicolas and shivered at the sight of the pleading statues, before love and truth and song had changed her forever
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He got off on the power of a helpless victim lying there pleading for their very existence
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The tubes were withdrawn even though Terri’s parents believed she might recover and were pleading to be allowed to care for her at their own expense
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I could hear my name, faintly, as if in the distance someone was calling me, pleading with me to listen