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1. ’ I assured her, feeling more contented than I have for longer than I care to think
2. He also had two sets of doting grandparents together with a host of happy aunts, contented uncles and aspirational cousins
3. room door slammed shut and the sound of contented snoring
4. Contented at last, knowing with a certainty that he was right, Rayne was at peace with herself
5. ’ Gary said, ‘I hope it was a contented one
6. Idiot! With a contented sigh, I wipe the toothpaste foam from round my mouth and go off to bed
7. contented life, ful of ease and love, is energy flow
8. and contented, you miss the point of what love is
9. The tone of the writing is cheerful and contented, I do hope that means that Bunty was happy … There are the usual references to Philip though it is odd that she never mentions her riding … perhaps it was such an ordinary thing she didn’t feel it necessary to note it down at all
10. But he always had her, so the moment passed and he was contented once more that he had made the journey
11. Harry nodded off into a contented sleep long before it was all told and awoke next morning to the aroma of cooking bacon seeping through the tent flap
12. Francois contented himself by
13. He felt very contented with his lot in life when he was done
14. I contented myself with these discoveries for this time, and came back, musing with myself what course I might take to know the virtue and goodness of any of the fruits or plants which I should discover, but could bring it to no conclusion; for, in short, I had made so little observation while I was in the Brazils, that I knew little of the plants in the field; at least, very little that might serve to any purpose now in my distress
15. contented smile that she did
16. He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they were married and lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented
17. listening to the contented snores within and the frenzied
18. The smell of that buttered toast simply talked to Toad, and with no uncertain voice; talked of warm kitchens, of breakfasts on bright frosty mornings, of cozy firesides on winter evenings, when one's ramble was over and slippered feet were propped on the stool; of the purring of contented cats, and the twitter of sleepy canaries
19. If by digging the ground a whole day he can get what will purchase a small quantity of rice in the evening, he is contented
20. road – reconciled with his sin and a contented man once
21. The common complaint, that luxury extends itself even to the lowest ranks of the people, and that the labouring poor will not now be contented with the same food, clothing, and lodging, which satisfied them in former times, may convince us that it is not the money price of labour only, but its real recompence, which has augmented
22. workmen, rather than quit their own trade, are contented with smaller wages than would
23. It therefore ordains, that all servants and labourers should, for the future, be contented with the same wages and liveries (liveries in those times signified not only clothes, but provisions) which they had been accustomed to receive in the 20th year of the king, and the four preceding years; that, upon this account, their livery-wheat should nowhere be estimated higher than tenpence a-bushel, and that it should always be in the option of the master to deliver them either the wheat or the money
24. understands that contented villagers produce more and
25. wants contented villagers, and to that end fights as best
26. They looked well fed, and reasonably well contented with their stations
27. Her happy, contented domesticity was about
28. Still, however, she contented herself with the hope that this man was someone whom she might be able to look toward for additional clues
29. Little shivers of contented amazement beset her as the revelation captivated her mind
30. The Dutch, therefore, finding it impossible to keep any part of the country to themselves, were contented that it should be entirely restored to the crown of Portugal
31. Contented with the information that I had attained during the twenty minute visit, I thanked the attendant and proceeded to leave the building
32. For a number of years Helen Garlin had endured her husband’s indifference, had contented herself, or tried to, with spending his money almost as fast as he made it
33. The US and Canadian governments viewed this as defiant of what was considered these days to be the cultural norms of a settled and contented (mostly) society
34. Truly a contented, happy man
35. The mild government of England, when it assessed the different ranks of people to the poll-tax, contented itself with what that
36. usually contented himself with the fact that eight hundred pounds a
37. The decor, the leatherette sofa; he could have got by without that, could’ve got on fine with the old frayed cloth one which had seen many years of contented lounging in front of the TV
38. Adem smiled again before he took another large bite of his sandwich and sat chewing with a contented heart
39. contented and cheerful household could not be found anywhere
40. around looking happy and contented, eating and drinking with such an
41. ” Uther revived slightly, the hint of a contented smile easing onto his face
42. “Do you truly think even your lady’s silvered tongue can send Jack away in a contented frame of mine?”
43. “I could watch you all day,” he responded with a contented sigh
44. Each day as five o’clock neared I would grow anxious and pray that today would be the day it would end, and that Keela would enjoy her bath and her food and be the happy contented baby she was those first few days
45. There were periods when the money rolled in, major advances were made and everyone appeared contented, but there was a downside to the peace
46. Contented, she rubbed her cheek on the fabric of his shirt, and sighed
47. A greatly contented smile
48. A contented smile came to his lips
49. “What a nice contented world, let the banners be unfurled
50. Gordon leaned back in his chair with a contented smile remembering the hours he had shared with Sylvia