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1. chosen a lovely but demur pair of cream court shoes and she
2. I freely admit to being quite experienced; still, while some of my experiences have certainly been great, I have encountered quite a few wilder instances where I was forced to demur
3. science is to demur to religion, treat its view with respect, and give
4. By then, Annie was feeling relaxed, having had a couple of cans of beer, and eaten a number of the chocolates, so when Steve suggested they go to bed, she didn’t demur
5. I could feel something searching for my emotional reactions, with a virtual hand on my memory's kill switch should I demur from the fantastic Mt
6. Such was the state of her inner turmoil, that she (who loathed medication of any kind) agreed to his suggestion without demur
7. His own possessions, safety, life, he would have hazarded for Lucie and her child, without a moment's demur; but the great trust he held was not his own, and as to that business charge he was a strict man of business
8. she urged him so strongly to remain, that he, who was gratifying the first wish of his own heart by a compliance, could not long even affect to demur; especially as Mrs
9. Her mother and father had consented without demur,
10. So, without demur, they joined the party in my rooms, one of the last of the old kind that I gave
11. Graham and Dodd would demur
12. At Mitya's urgent request that he would take him to Lyagavy at once, and by so doing “save him, so to speak,” the priest agreed, after some demur, to conduct him to Suhoy Possyolok; his curiosity was obviously aroused
1. Thank you very much,” demurred Kaitlyn, in quiet ecstasy that her new friend was so taken with her skill and talent
2. ” She demurred to Harry without looking him in the eye
3. Kaitlyn simply demurred saying she was not in the least interested in the activity, but to pick any theater at all and they were sure to enjoy themselves
4. inextricably linked, but still she demurred
5. “It wasn't as mysterious as all that,” Kate demurred, “Changing the states of elementals is pretty much our stock and trade you know
6. ” the Elf demurred and she settled into her chair again for a well-earned rest
7. “Not at all,” demurred Kay with a smile
8. Again he asked if I wanted to be introduced to our kin, but I still demurred
9. She had reached Court on the phone once from Tan Son Nhut, but had quickly demurred when he said he could come down there to see her
10. Marc looked at me with concern, sighed, and nodded while the rest of the team demurred and then agreed
11. Grandpop suggested I go back to bed but I demurred thinking it was just too rude to fall asleep in the company of the President of the United States
12. Arbanus demurred, pointing out the Bossonians re-forming in good order before the Aquilonian knights, who had sat their steeds motionless during the melee
13. That wasn’t me,” Rachel demurred
14. There are a lot of gritich, the dragon demurred
15. ” she Nuremberg demurred
16. She is a great disciplinarian, and was loud in her praise of the plan; but the other two demurred
17. It irked him that their engagement--Lucy demurred at first to the word engagement, but Wemyss, holding her tight in his arms, said he would very much like to know, then, by what word she would describe her position at that moment--it irked him that it had to be a secret
18. She had asked George to invite some of his friends, but he had demurred
19. He had for some time felt a need to converse with the mayor upon a sensitive subject but he had demurred from requesting a meeting, as it would have appeared odd and attention getting
20. I demurred but she insisted
21. She demurred at first but I insisted and told her there were explanations to be aired and she smiled and
22. � She demurred once again, and I gave in and got her a cup of tea for which she thanked me by saying, "Oh, thank you, but you didn't need to do that
23. “I think there are a few army commanders who could give the earl a run for his money,” Sarmouth demurred
24. My companion still demurred: the storm of the night and the early morning had dropped, but the afternoon was damp and gray
25. “I am here as a chaperone,” I demurred, but he stood in front of me and held out his hand
26. When the coward still demurred, they told him plainly and once for all that if he persisted in wanting them to stop rowing, they were going to throw him overboard and be done with him for good
1. Bob’s request for assistance was initially met with Gerard’s skepticisms and polite demurs