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1. All was well with the world as Miss Jones turned the corner into her own street and was almost bowled over by a young man running at full pelt in the opposite direction
2. over by a young man running at full pelt in the opposite direction
3. Approaching from afar was a small, hairy, four-legged beast, running at full pelt
4. Eagle-eyed Mashu had set off tracking a small gazelle on one of the many rest stops and had come back with meat and a pelt
5. with sticks and pelt it with stones
6. Both men instantly turned and sprinted back full pelt, jumping through the portal that had formed in Azeth’s tent
7. Grasping a corner of the pelt, he pulled and cut under the skin to separate it from its body
8. Midday saw the pelt completely removed and set aside
9. Clean and wrapped in the protective White Stag’s pelt, she did not cry until the next morning
10. ” My friend, my cousin, the adopted father of my child, Finlay, laid the folded white pelt on the floor near my stone and balanced my bronze bowl on top
11. “Poor baby! All snug, lying on the pelt of his pretty kill
12. The lion seemed to be melting, the way dead monsters do sometimes, until there was nothing left but its glittering fur coat, and even that seemed to be shrinking to the size of a normal lion's pelt
13. I looked at my sleeves to see if the Nemean Lion pelt had somehow changed back to fur, but it still looked like a brown winter coat to me
14. The reaction vessel was cooling off which meant that cleaning up would be quick and easy compared to when the line was going at full pelt
15. To cap it all, you then give hefty wage incentives to whoever’s left on the shop floor to run the line at full pelt
16. They immediately come to a halt as the three Maasai drivers abandon their charges and pelt away across the savannah, taking the ignition keys with them
17. I then told him what we needed, a stronghold for the people, his face lit up and he said he knew of just the place, while following a mountain lion’s tracks he came upon it’s lair, or so he thought, on entering the cave he found no lion, so he ventured to the back of the cave, hoping for a puma pelt, what he found was that the cave was in fact an ancient watercourse that had gouged a tunnel completely through the mountain, coming out of the tunnel into the sunlight he found himself in a huge valley, two or three miles long, with a huge lake fed by fresh sparkling mountain water
18. pelt exposed skin and send a chill through every nerve of the body
19. No amount of tick sprays or flea baths would stem the tide of critters that called his pelt home
20. Slimegobbler held onto the pelt of the mastodon as it rocketed left and then right
21. the seemingly unstoppable man pelt towards him
22. never having witnessed any individual with a pelt of such dense proportion on
23. When you enter someone’s house and pelt stones then house owner has full right to retaliate and teach you a lesson exactly this had been happened to Zulimistan because it went very far in tightening noose against Muslims everywhere in the world and Zamaril has been bucked also for the same
24. by tucking a fish knife into the waistband of her pelt, and arming Halfshaft with a well-weighted
25. “You’d chase practically anything in a pelt,” added Horace, going in for the kill
26. A pelt or two round her chest,
27. With deft cuts, he sliced open the belly of the animal and quickly slit away the pelt
28. Timonus looked towards the sky and gave up any hope of the gray skies clearing as a cold mist began to pelt his face
29. I continued to pelt him and he stopped to abuse me verbally when he should
30. Then he heard a gunshot and felt a pelt in his chest
31. Kyrin turned and brought her hand back, ready to pelt magic at the beast, but it didn’t follow them
32. The rain began to pelt the boat and Emily had to
33. Its coat, chestnut brown above and silver below, would have made one of those wonderful fur pieces so much in demand in the Russian and Chinese markets; the fineness and luster of its pelt guaranteed that it would go for at least ₣2,000
34. But one evening, says Mr Dixon, when the lord Harry was cleaning his royal pelt to go to dinner after winning a boatrace (he had spade oars for himself but the first rule of the course was that the others were to row with pitchforks) he discovered in himself a wonderful likeness to a bull and on picking up a blackthumbed chapbook that he kept in the pantry he found sure enough that he was a lefthanded descendant of the famous champion bull of the Romans, Bos Bovum, which is good bog Latin for boss of the show
35. Perhaps, thought Hazel wryly, teeth and claws would make no impression on that great, firm body and shining pelt
36. It wasn’t a very long ride, although Cahnyr was grateful for the warm blankets and windproof, beautifully tanned snow lizard pelt his hosts had insisted upon tucking around him
37. How in spring he was odorous of wild-flowers and fresh earth; in summer he was baked, warm, sun-crisp; in autumn, now, a treasure trove of gold leaves hidden in his pelt for Martin to explore out
38. Through the loomings of the universe Dog shuttled: the design was hid in his pelt
39. Through the loomings of the universe Dog shuttled; the design was hid in his pelt
40. Then, loping down a dirt path, he felt his red eyes burning, his fur pelt rimed with morning, as inside Cousin William he panted through a hollow and dissolved away
41. The doctor cautiously reached out and began to stroke the pelt, but when he did, Gladys winced and pulled back forcefully
42. Extending it upon the forecastle deck, he now proceeds cylindrically to remove its dark pelt, as an African hunter the pelt of a boa
43. This done he turns the pelt inside out, like a pantaloon leg; gives it a good stretching, so as almost to double its diameter; and at last hangs it, well spread, in the rigging, to dry
44. And pelt him with cherries,
45. Whither along them doth he pelt?
46. The children used to pelt her with mud; so she begged to be taken on as assistant cowherd, but the cowherd would not have her
47. Soon they will begin to pelt each other, and the passers by will not mind the snow balls, if they will only remember how they themselves felt, and behaved, after coming out of school
1. This statement is made by Paul, who suffered lashes at the hands of the Jews 5 times, 3 times he was beaten with rods, once pelted with stones, shipwrecked 3 times, spent a day and a night in the open sea, had been constantly on the move, had been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from his fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger in the sea, in danger from false believers, had gone without sleep, had known hunger and thirst – often going without food, and has been cold and naked
2. Shortly after they were joined by Matt, who looked like he had been pelted with about fifty cream pies
3. pelted him with eggs
4. Nerissa pelted them as rapidly as possible, but they advanced in phalanx, covering their heads and bodies
5. Elizabeth walked back into the porch as the rain pelted off the glass windows holding a pot of steaming water on a tray with two cups
6. As we held hands the sand pelted us so hard I felt it was hurled from the sky like huge balls
7. As lighting and thunder began to crack overhead and a torrential rain pelted them, Longleaf and Capt
8. It was a dash to the car from the hospital as the rain pelted down with more force than when we had arrived
9. He spun around and pelted back to the front of the building with its doors and full-length, bullet-proof, smoked-glass panels
10. Some Bobbies in the village were pelted with rotten tomatoes and boy, oh boy! Were they livid with rage,” I murmured
11. The rain pelted down on her head
12. Already crumbling buildings are pelted with projectiles and then torched, hastening their inevitable collapse
13. in which a vervet monkey was beaten, pelted with stones, shot at and burned to death
14. The monkey was beaten, pelted with stones, shot at and then doused with gas
15. They pelted the monkey with stones, and the monkey fled into a tree but was
16. Shutting her eyes tight she waited for the pain in her stomach to pass over, as yet another volley of falling dirt pelted her
17. Amid the wild clattering of hooves, a rain of loose stones pelted the pursuers
18. Large drops of water pelted her
19. Sugar clenched her eyes, expecting to be pelted
20. The surrounding men pelted him with rocks and rotten fruit
21. Every window of the schoolhouse was being pelted with black feathers, leaving smatters of red on the glass
22. “Argh!” I cried as they pelted me
23. Bjorn Roundtree pelted the barrier with stones from his sling, but his attempts were also in vain
24. Bjorn pelted the device with stones hurled from his sling
25. The polluted acidic water had stripped the flesh from the gills of the fish as they pelted towards the shore, and they drowned on the rising tide
26. Nearing the rock-face, he was pelted by small rocks and pebbles
27. There was a pause in the conversation as the heavy rain pelted against the windscreen
28. The wind howled loudly but steadily as the rain pelted the high windows that remained steadfast and firm against the onslaught, grandly protecting those within this safe bastion from the forces of nature that lay beyond the sturdy brick walls
29. The driving rain pelted their largely exposed skin painfully and seemed to even penetrate their sturdy clothing to prick their legs and back
30. He sighed as the rain again pelted his face, inspiring him to step back and turn on the lamp atop the desk so that there was some additional light in the dark, sinister parlour where he saw no signs of a struggle or a forceful entry
31. Scout pelted around the corner, greeted me, was introduced to Lizzy (who at first was scared to death of him, despite my reassurances) and soon we were off towards the coast
32. blown away by a gust of wind; the rain pelted their faces relentlessly
33. Rain drops pelted both of their faces
34. The rain pelted down, reducing visibility even further
35. And ear-piercing thunder resounded as if coming from trillion watt speakers, while sheet upon solid sheet of half inch sized hail laced rain unceasingly pelted the tinted Plexiglas exterior of Krypton Software headquarters
36. Place the strips in a slightly sunny area but where the seeds won’t be disturbed or pelted with rays of light, such as basement shelving near a window
37. that pelted the man in the lowlands had switched over to a
38. She pelted him with things from her plate, harder than I would’ve thought her capable
39. Violent sheets of rain pelted the tent in
40. pelted gravels and pebbles at me but when they happened to hear my words, they used to cling to
41. It was like being pelted with a cannonball
42. These people became people of Lot, who, later on, were pelted with stones to an extent equal to the inventory of their deeds
43. Girls pelted him with flowers and shouted his name
44. After a long day of being on display and being pelted with stones, Bohdan was tired and ready to crawl into a hole and sleep
45. In the night the wind shook the windows and the rain pelted against them, and I knew that when I went down to breakfast the struggle with Mrs
46. Droplets of rain pelted against his face as he mounted Alan’s ten-speed
47. For five hours it pelted down accompanied by strong north-easterly winds which drove the sterns of waiting cargo ships away from the Kowloon coastline
48. There was a constant hum now as the storm pelted the structure and beat down on the hard earth, forming wide puddles which served to amplify the persistent drumming
49. pelted his blue skin with its pebbles
50. Sat in Jim’s hire car, the three of them faced Sayeed’s hotel, the Monte Carlo, as the rain pelted the windscreen, the car steaming
1. The rain was pelting down, the thunderhead was formed in Moamar's likeness
2. I was pelting along, at a loss at my reaction and scared
3. have been so bad if it hadn’t been pelting with rain that
4. The cacophonous cracks, brilliant flashes of lightning and walls of pelting rain were on their way
5. The storm’s pelting rains and winds did not seem to affect the craft or the area underneath it
6. Rain was pelting down like a waterfall
7. She ran out the door, through the hall, across the pelting rain of the courtyard to the open stable door
8. For a long moment the world stood still, nothing but the inky black of the storm, the pelting of the hard raindrops against their bodies, against the thick hides of the horses, and there was nothing …
9. Suddenly rain started pelting down
10. prayers of our hearts probably sounded like a heavy rain pelting the
11. Soon there were hundreds upon hundreds of bolts of energy pelting him, overpowering his defenses and utterly destroying him
12. pelting him from above
13. Of course the political city of Babylon will survive the fiery mountain of Revelation 8:8, yet will face a similar pelting at the very end (Revelation 16:19-21)
14. insistence of the wind and the voices, of the pelting rain
15. By now the rain was simply pelting down, and Stephen and Justin were soaked
16. She gazed out into the horizon and watched the rain come pelting down --anything but the ugliness she was going to witness
17. Behind him and below him the Afghulis came pelting, mouthing their rage, too furious even to remember that the only way they could reach the height whereon he rode was to traverse the river-bed in the other direction, make the broad bend and follow the twisting trail up over the ridge
18. Behind them the guards were yelling as they stumbled over the shambles in the mud, and they came pelting vengefully down the alley, seeing the vague dark mass moving between them and the light of the distant street
19. The blaze sputtered and died as a gust of wind swirled about us, pelting all of us with gravel, stinging skin, making it hard to see beyond our raised arms protecting our faces
20. When they reached the beach where the blowing sand and pelting rain pricked their faces like tiny pins, the tide was in substantially more than usual and brought strong waves crashing onto the beach about ten yards from the riders who progressed slowly and cautiously in the treacherous night
21. A few started pelting them with stones, which, by luck, missed the car
22. The rhythmic sound of the pelting rain put
23. He hugged his wife close as the pelting rain
24. After all aren’t we all waiting? Her trench coat failing against the cold and a black umbrella her only source of protection from the pelting torrent
25. By the third day the autumn rains were pelting down, making our misery three times what it had been
26. pelting the thatched roof on the little House of God
27. The rain was intermittent, at times pelting down in gust-driven torrents that rattled against the van, then subsiding to a light drizzle that floated quietly down, enveloping them in an eerie silence until the next peal of thunder
28. To this vast accumulation of wisdom what more could be added? When a late Principal tried to introduce profane science, even through the medium of their own Urdu, were they not amply justified in pelting him with brick-bats and rotten mangoes
29. started pelting the said idol at them swaying his hands forcefully
30. The storm clouds seethed and boiled and suddenly thousands of shards of ice were pelting down into the witch-hunters, cutting, slicing, blinding
31. The storm raged outside, rain pelting the long windows of the large family room making the usually cozy atmosphere cold and ominous
32. me some and started pelting me around the face with quick, loving kisses
33. The helicopter tossed and turned with the open door and rain shot in pelting Jeff in the face
34. Providence was with me as the moment I went through the doors, a sudden thunderstorm began pelting fat raindrops on the roof
35. There were plenty of useful projectiles and since I had locked the gate he wasn’t getting in, I could stand their safely pelting him and the car if he tried anything
36. She couldn’t hear above the ringing in her ears or see through the rain pelting her face, but she could fight
37. started pelting stones at us
38. Pelting them with their own turds, and running safely away up into the upper branches where the bigger apes could not follow
39. Abruptly, the rain outside grew heavy again, pelting noisily against the windows
40. I drove the Rebel in Kevin Henry’s yard and tore up the grass, pelting the house with dirt
41. Another tapestry fell pelting more guests with food as it took out another table
42. Now the storm was releasing its fury with a vengeance, and the menacing black clouds were pelting hailstones which were small at first, but soon were the size of golf balls
43. One of the young blokes started pelting whatever he could lay his hands on in the direction of the police
44. In my shock, I barely heard him screaming into the sky, rain pelting his upturned face, the howl echoing over the crashing waves and screaming wind
45. Perceiving a flock of beachbirds, that fed and fluttered along the shore, the naughty child picked up her apron full of pebbles, and, creeping from rock to rock after these small sea-fowl, displayed remarkable dexterity in pelting them
46. Despite that, the majority responded by going prone and spreading out to make themselves poorer targets, not by simply turning around and pelting back the way they’d come in terrified retreat
47. The rain was pelting and rattling upon the leathern top of the carriage, and the wheels swashed as they rolled through puddle and mud
48. The lieutenant used one hand to shade his eyes from pelting raindrops and returned his attention to the thoroughly unimpressive island Captain Ahbaht had been ordered to secure
49. At the range of a couple of hundred yards we emptied our magazines, firing bullet after bullet into the beasts, but with no more effect than if we were pelting them with pellets of paper
50. He said if Brooke wanted a pelting, he could get it cheaper than by going to the hustings
1. and the flying remains of bloody pelts, and hanging from the rear-view mirror was a
2. Their pelts were highly prized for their softness and Sean quickly found success as a fur trader
3. expect to see a few dog pelts tacked up on the door of Howie's shed
4. teeth, pelts, and bones
5. The light was dim, but he could see the man was dressed in fur pelts, carried a bow and arrows, and a stone knife and axe in a belt around his waist
6. He kneaded the leg pieces with his hands, trying to soften the pelts
7. But note that for example, not al bears drop Torn Bear Pelts
8. And pelts of wargs incended
9. He even traded animal pelts with them after bagging a kill in the forest when he was out hunting on the land that surrounded his property, the majority of which belonged to the Shoshone Indian tribe who had their reservation just over the hill next to White Horse
10. The Hurons traded ceremonial pelts between tribes as peace offerings
11. Shoved in whatever space remained, there were statues of various deities, (some serving as bookends), incense burners of all manner of shapes and sizes, stones and crystals (most natural formations, but some shaped into cubes, spheres and pyramids), animal pelts, dried branches and bunches of herbs, candles and candleholders, Tarot and rune sets still in their boxes-- in short, whatever had remained of her father's inventory seemed to have been liquidated here
12. If it wasn’t eggs it was fur pelts
13. He stood looking in at the two puckers stripped to their pelts and putting up their props
14. `I will,' said Frodo, rising and shivering a little as he left the warm blanket and pelts
15. The lions mumbled in their baked pelts
16. The bus rushed on with a plummeting and swerving in the sweet green air of the afternoon, between the mountains baked like lion pelts, past rivers as sweet as wine and as clear as vermouth, over stone bridges, under aqueducts where water ran like clear wind in the ancient channels, past churches, through dust, and suddenly, quite suddenly the speedometer in Marie’s mind said, A million miles, Joseph is back a million miles and I’ll never see him again
17. That applied to the tigers, too, and the camels that looked as if they’d been walking a hundred years, their pelts beginning to drop off
18. Ahead stood a cream-white house with a grape-arbor porch hummed about by bees with golden pelts