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1. But we can be absolutely sure that when we refrain from any other
2. fauna of this long forgotten refrain at the edge of all things, found contentment in the
3. He was glad she didn't just whisper something to one of them like 'ask daddy about the enemy starship,' but she was sensitive enough to his wishes to refrain from doing that
4. The song was Good and Smith, even though he heard none of the individual songs sung by the flora and fauna of this long forgotten refrain at the edge of all things, found contentment in the straightforward knowledge that the song continued, a fulfilment sufficient for Him to think the work of creation a noble thing
5. ‘I shall refrain from commenting on that
6. Schulman, refrain from preaching to the witness
7. He hated to have to do it, mainly because he wanted to console him and had to refrain from doing much of that because it would make his situation seem too hopeless
8. 10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and
9. Once at the gate, he again instructed Kaitlyn to refrain from mentioning her activities with any specific reference to her training, but to otherwise feel free to discuss anything else she may wish to share with Chloe, her mother, or Mrs
10. It becomes obvious to me that the best thing to do is to refrain from saying a truth that would create so much damage while, on the other hand, the lie I have to utter would remain without consequence
11. However, the few who managed to refrain from destructive actions were spared
12. The urge was very powerful, but again Nerissa managed to refrain
13. Being cognizant of these the Laws can be highly beneficial, because we can then avoid the unnecessary pitfalls or refrain from undesirable actions
14. Nevertheless, she was not going to refrain from touching his cock, especially since he had asked her if she wanted to do so
15. different than the childish refrain, "Why?" — " Because
16. “We wrote and asked if we could visit him but we were told this wasn’t allowed and that they would let us know when it was in the meantime we should refrain from contacting them
17. Capron's battery was booming in salute, every band burst into the “Star-Spangled Banner;” and as the fourth gun reverberated in the hills, voices were regained, and from five miles of throats rose the beautiful refrain:
18. I would have thought it was obvious that I needed help since I was hanging on to the pole as if my life depended on it, but I decided to refrain from any unwise comments
19. Then back to the hurtling dance-rhythm of the second refrain:
20. It is for this reason that I will refrain from using quotation marks, but still display my translation in bold and italic text
21. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul
22. anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I cut you not off
23. 12 Will you refrain yourself for these things, O Lord?
24. Chloe suspected it was because of his choice to refrain from drinking blood
25. She turned to Harry again and saw him nod to her with a comforting gesture, “Be safe Suzy,” he shouted and the judge called order on him to refrain
26. As my tears drenched my Boston apartment’s tiled floors with increasing puddles of my blood, I could hear my brother scarping my study chair against the hard surface, sighing as he made himself comfortable, seating himself in my chair as he waited patiently for me to refrain from crying
27. If they refrain from certain actions, it is through fear of police
28. the form of negations: don’t, stop, refrain, forego, give up, sac-
29. and quite another to refrain from that same thing because it's forbidden
30. 48 Now therefore my father refrain from this, and do not bring evil on your soul and the souls of your household
31. Bill turned to Lucky “The power you wield with your necklace is a big advantage, but I suggest you refrain from using it unless absolutely necessary
32. • You have a duty to refrain from stealing of another
33. 20 Now therefore refrain from this evil which you are endeavoring to bring on yourselves, and it will be better for you not to go to battle with them, although they are but few in numbers, because their God is with them
34. Logic and wisdom tells us to refrain from a show of weakness
35. Conscientious that it was the mothers who prepared it and served it weeks later on the table, he sometimes surprised himself humming, to the sound and rhythm of “Guantanamera”, the refrain and the first stanza of
36. 33 And she said to them, Surely this happened to you in the moment that you looked at him, and you could not contain yourselves from him; How then can I refrain when he is constantly in my house, and I see him day after day going in and out of my house? how then can I keep from declining or even from perishing on account of this?
37. 34 And they said to her, the words are true, for who can see this beautiful form in the house and refrain from him, and is he not your slave and attendant in your house, and why do you not tell him that which is in your heart, and suffer your soul to perish through this matter?
38. 44 And Joseph answered her, saying, Refrain from me, and leave this matter to my master; note my master knows not what there is with me in the house, for all that belongs to him he has delivered into my hand, and how shall I do these things in my master's house?
39. I nod my head but refrain from responding
40. 1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him;
41. 48 Now therefore my father refrain from this and do not bring evil on your soul and the souls of your household
42. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him like their lives depended on it, and so it was a pair of minutes later that they first noticed the roar of millions of elven voices shouting approval, and that everyone else in the wedding party was pulling flowers of every variety from out of thin air and tossing them upon the pair and that the pile was up to Mark’s knees, and that Theramin was waiting patiently with a huge grin on his face, and that the orchestra was now playing a joyous and lively refrain, and that the ribbons overhead were dancing almost frantically to the tempo in beautiful abstract patterns
43. “I refrain from showing Kraka in this presentation, because its wonders should be first seen with your own eyes
44. 33 And she said to them Surely this happened to you in the moment that you looked at him and you could not contain yourselves from him; How then can I refrain when he is constantly in my house and I see him day after day going in and out of my house? how then can I keep from declining or even from perishing on account of this?
45. 34 And they said to her the words are true for who can see this beautiful form in the house and refrain from him and is he not your slave and attendant in your house and why do you not tell him that which is in your heart and suffer your soul to perish through this matter?
46. 44 And Joseph answered her saying Refrain from me and leave this matter to my master; note my master knows not what there is with me in the house for all that belongs to him he has delivered into my hand and how shall I do these things in my master's house?
47. So, inexperienced fighters can issue challenges to unarmed combat only, once they can prove they have enough control to fight effectively and still refrain from the use of a lethal blow
48. “I had agreed with Prince Mark’s request to refrain from deploying our forces in order to maintain the secrecy of the ambush, but at this point I worried that the conspiracy may send an even larger third wave of assassins, and so I deployed
49. “As for our broken promise to our mentor to refrain from battle, well, I am sorry about that
50. Continuing their rapid progress up the line, the groaning refrain was soon suffused with a more melodic chanting coming from those more used to heavy laboring activity, and the sounds were of the kind made in unison that helped to mitigate the arduousness and boredom of those efforts
1. He refrained from kneeling on me again, contenting himself with screaming obscenities at me and giving me the odd slap around the head or knees
2. Her lust had not been uncontrollable, but Herndon refrained from mentioning that
3. He wanted to say, 'go play with yourself,' but refrained
4. Duncan refrained from mentioning the danger to Earth, giving Lord Tarak the week he had asked for
5. I was tempted to thank her for introducing me to you but thought that was a little OTT so refrained
6. He refrained from saying anything so soon after this breakup, “He’s an energetic farmer,” she continued, “I don’t think I could have settled into my house without him
7. ” She wanted to go on and whine about how he was also the one who told Jorma that his young love had been erased by a Yingolian ghost and sent him running off into the city to cut off his genitals, but she refrained
8. She helped him but wondered what it would really be like to grow up with parents who were on the run? It was so inconceivable that they could have refrained from slipping up and letting some of it come thru
9. She detected a sense of sorrow in his voice, so refrained from questioning about the separation
10. The moment she moved, he looked up at her, she thought she could see moisture slipping from his eyes, but refrained from saying so
11. She must have been really bothered by our conversation, because she normally refrained from opening a portal unless it was at place of divine power
12. She refrained from trying to sort which ones were courtesy of her latest abusers from the warehouse and which ones came before them
13. I refrained from kicking him in the ass
14. Hilderich had refrained from asking questions about the reasoning behind their apparently random course through this probably impossible to map land, which lacked easily identifiable characteristics to use as points of reference
15. He wondered what would happen if he sneezed, but refrained from asking, certain that such occurrences were suitably catered for
16. My mom was a counselor or therapist, whatever you want to call it, so I thought about telling her how crazy my emotions had been about Boogie Bob; about how I was happy one minute and sad the next, and how I couldn’t stop thinking about Bob’s facticity and such, however, I refrained
17. Amidst the bickering of the burly man and his squadron, Junya refrained
18. Nick refrained from invading this private zone
19. 10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife
20. 9 The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth
21. The remaining people in the city were told that as long as they refrained from any treachery, they had nothing to fear
22. refrained from saying anything, not wanting to make the situation tenser than it was
23. Max reached out to touch her and then refrained
24. I was tempted to speak to him, but refrained
25. carried away by their old arrogance, as to forbid us the entrance; while we, out of our forbearance toward all men, refrained from
26. He had refrained from calling Becky when Suzy was around and dictated his work through email
27. 23 And the king approached to speak to Sarai, and he reached out his hand to touch her, when the angel struck him heavily, and he was terrified and he refrained from reaching to her
28. 7 And when men heard all these things that the people of the cities of Sodom did, they refrained from coming there
29. 23 And the kings turned and refrained from the sons of Jacob, for they durst not approach them to make war with them, for they were greatly afraid of them, and their hearts melted within them from their fear of them
30. 10 And when Joseph saw his brother, the son of his mother, he again wished to weep, and he entered the chamber, and he wept there, and he washed his face, and went out and refrained from weeping, and he said, Prepare food
31. 20 And when Zepho heard the words of his brothers the children of Esau he refrained from them, and Zepho was greatly afraid of Angeas
32. 33 For all the children of Levi knew that the Egyptians had spoken all these words with deceit to the Israelites, therefore the children of Levi refrained from approaching to the work with their brothers
33. 31 So the king and princes refrained from killing the child, so Moses remained in Pharaoh's house, growing up, and the Lord was with him
34. 6 And Hadad heard the thing which the children of Moab had done, and was greatly afraid of them, and refrained from fighting against them
35. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread
36. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set
37. 23 And the king approached to speak to Sarai and he reached out his hand to touch her when the angel struck him heavily and he was terrified and he refrained from reaching to her
38. 7 And when men heard all these things that the people of the cities of Sodom did they refrained from coming there
39. and I have refrained from doing so at the end of this book
40. 10 And when Joseph saw his brother the son of his mother he again wished to weep and he entered the chamber and he wept there and he washed his face and went out and refrained from weeping and he said Prepare food
41. 20 And when Zepho heard the words of his brothers the children of Esau he refrained from them and Zepho was greatly afraid of Angeas
42. 33 For all the children of Levi knew that the Egyptians had spoken all these words with deceit to the Israelites therefore the children of Levi refrained from approaching to the work with their brothers
43. 31 So the king and princes refrained from killing the child so Moses remained in Pharaoh's house growing up and the Lord was with him
44. 6 And Hadad heard the thing which the children of Moab had done and was greatly afraid of them and refrained from fighting against them
45. Court normally had his on, but refrained because of Rawson in the backseat
46. When we were eager to enter their temple and to honour it with the most beautiful and exquisite gifts 18 they were so carried away by their old arrogance as to forbid us the entrance; while we out of our forbearance toward all men refrained from exercising our power on them
47. What MACV J-3 Ops had politely refrained from stating in mixed company was that, radio communications aside, the United States Army really wanted to control all air below 10,000 feet
48. 8 He said to them Give what is Caesar's to Caesar and what is God's to God; And they could not make him slip in a single word before the people; and they marvelled at his word and refrained
49. " The corners of Zoe’s lips curled but she refrained from smiling
50. eyes, so I refrained from using the term
1. “Do you know what school she was going to?” Ava asked, still refraining from belaboring the point the way she would with him
2. The Buddhist should at all times be 'mindful and self-possessed', refraining from mental and emotional attachment to 'the passing show'
3. Not only so, but by using speech, and by refraining from speech, they abhor
4. "Okay, okay," he says, glancing cautiously in my direction yet refraining from making any eye contact
5. Refraining from asking in what way it could help, she could sense her companion’s mind still sifting through the tale she had told, her grandmother’s injustice and Annyeke’s own long-held rage
6. Not only so but by using speech and by refraining from speech they abhor the few among them who are heartily disposed towards us; ever deeming that their ignoble course of procedure will force us to do away with our reform
7. Matthew and Philip also made speeches, but nothing definite came of this discussion until Thomas, calling their attention to the fact that Jesus had counseled Lazarus against exposing himself to death, pointed out that they could do nothing to save their Master inasmuch as he refused to allow his friends to defend him, and since he persisted in refraining from the use of his divine powers to frustrate his human enemies
8. terms, this means that, by systematically refraining from
9. They were probably refraining from firing at it and at the second UH-2 about to land in return for the favor the French had made to them by letting them pick up their wounded and dead in the morning
10. Guided at once into the men’s section, the merchants had their guides then replaced by a male attendant whose first action was to show them a modern flush toilet and explain to them how it worked, insisting on refraining from the common medieval habit of relieving oneself wherever one was, even when inside a building
11. The twins are, by choice, refraining from entering the conversation
12. “Aye, Captain!” Replied Moran, barely refraining from saluting Laren again
13. He was too busy chewing, as well as refraining from retching
14. Refraining from the embrace, Sage gasped for air, as he possessed her lips again in a clash of teeth and tongues
15. For what is peace without love? A ceasefire dependent upon social self-interest: 'What is best for our country!' Peace is a treaty to care for each other's vulnerabilities by refraining from doing harm, keeping from being harmed and caring for the harmed, not only until there are no more harmed, but also so that there shall be no more harmed by the endlessly recycled Wars for Immortal Inequality
16. refraining from wasteful conversation
17. Yet nothing in the world is easier than ordering jelly to be sent to the sick, except refraining from ordering it
18. such as refraining from eating meat, indicate that it is instead a matter of intention and not
19. The man contemplates refraining from cutting branches,
20. Refraining from jumping to conclusions, tempted to believe the desolate terrain was
21. Refraining, it was for Hanor to remember when he was ready
22. Refraining, his brother had said the Stone symbolised love, and was not to be used
23. ” She pulled the door open and stalked out, refraining from slamming the door behind her
24. The Pharisees would think that He was right in teaching a future eternal life for the righteous, but that He cut the ground of such a hope from beneath His own feet by refraining from teaching, as they did, the inherent immortality of man
25. But had the fundamental truth been sedulously guarded by the teachers of the earliest centuries, had they 'taught the things of the Holy Spirit, in the 'words of the Spirit’, had they preserved silence when the Apostles preserved silence, and, while refraining from uttering a word as to the immortality of the soul, had insisted on Christ's own teaching, that to give eternal life is the very object of Redemption, a corruption of the article on justification would have been almost impossible
26. Careful systematic study and a sane refraining from the forming of rapid deductions will be the wisest way in which to approach its consideration
27. I had got to the point of purposely refraining from beginning in order to embarrass her further; it was awkward for her to begin alone
28. Many times she allowed the dark to fall upon them, refraining from lighting the lamp
29. No precaution could have been more obvious than our refraining fromcommunication with him that day; yet this again increased my restlessness
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31. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author
32. He listened, refraining from a reply, and involuntarily wondered how this old man, living alone in the country for so many years, could know and discuss so minutely and acutely all the recent European military and political events
33. And she ran out of the room, with difficulty refraining from tears of vexation and irritation
34. I particularly appreciated their delicacy in refraining from the slightest jest at my expense, but, on the contrary, taking the matter with proper seriousness
35. “Do please just leave me alone!” And she ran out of the room, with difficulty refraining from tears of vexation and irritation rather than of sorrow
36. , refraining from taking from them the land necessary for their subsistence
37. Is then a refraining from so doing, submission? In a word, is resistance submission? Was the embargo principle considered submission in the days of the stamp act? Did the nation call it submission when it was enacted under General Washington? Was it so considered by the Republicans, when resorted to for redress against the primary violations in 1793? Or was it ever contended that had not the embargo been raised, the terms of Jay's treaty would have been worse? Do gentlemen of the "old school" undertake to say that the Father of their country submitted then to George III
38. " In this curious gallimaufry of time present and time future, of doing and refraining to do, of declaration and understanding, of English duties and American duties, it is easy to trace the design, and see its adaptation to the past and present policy of the French Emperor
1. The sound grew slowly, repeating refrains and phrases in a growing, circular pattern, quite unlike the recorded version, until the volume and intensity of these paradisiacal sounds overwhelmed them both completely
2. slowly, repeating refrains and phrases in a growing, circular
3. In the multitude of words there wants not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise
4. Although she appears surprised by my knowledge, she refrains from asking any questions about my past
5. Herrin, who wrote the article, pointed out that two refrains that most of the SOBs were hearing from their fathers were, “I made it all on my own,” and “Son, I did this all for you
6. 39 With her there is no accepting of persons or rewards; but she does the things that are just and refrains from all unjust and wicked things; and all men do well like of her works
7. First he who has the Divine Spirit proceeding from above is meek and peaceable and humble and refrains from all iniquity and the vain desire of this world and contents himself with fewer wants than those of other men and when asked he makes no reply; nor does he speak privately nor when man wishes the spirit to speak does the Holy Spirit speak but it speaks only when God wishes it to speak
8. * telling stories with refrains
9. Song is the musical representation of a language, and can be used in the classroom together with rhymes, jingles, chants and story refrains to help children acquire and use the English "music" or intonation
10. He buys fresh fruit and vegetables and refrains from going overboard with the meat
11. “We are ready to sign a mutual treaty of non-aggression as long as Princess Margaret and Group Captain Townsend are returned safely and that the Imperium refrains from incursions into the past from now on
12. He twists some noodles in his fork but refrains from eating them
13. There is almost nothing that the narcissist refrains from doing, almost no borders that he hesitates to cross to achieve renown
14. “Those moves—along with the riffs, the refrains of the Miracles—are some of the faces of the soul
15. But, in fact, whatever age the transgressing evil doer lives in, unless he voluntarily refrains from his error and evil desire, he will never submit to what is right, moreover, he will deny it because it is conflicting with his conduct and disagreeing with the vice which his spirit yearns to and the meanness it is colored with
16. If he repents from them and refrains from practicing them, he will not be accounted for them
17. In fact, when the spirit refrains from carrying out a good deed when it has the opportunity, or from sacrificing the money which is considered valuable, it becomes unable to turn towards Al’lah, the Almighty
18. This negative opposition refrains the productive decisions & actions
19. But then, this is only a young woman's language, one, too, who loves, or refrains from loving
20. Lothario said, too, that every married man should have some friend who would point out to him any negligence he might be guilty of in his conduct, for it will sometimes happen that owing to the deep affection the husband bears his wife either he does not caution her, or, not to vex her, refrains from telling her to do or not to do certain things, doing or avoiding which may be a matter of honour or reproach to him; and errors of this kind he could easily correct if warned by a friend
21. Joe Loss was always canny about the careers of his vocalists, making sure these assets were mostly heard on the radio, in the dance hall, or on a handful of records that the orchestra made with vocal refrains
22. Here are two common refrains that I hear repeated from aspiring traders: “I don’t have the money for a good coach” and “good coaching is not worth the money
23. Since both the RTS and CTS messages contain the Duration/ID value, any other system on the network receiving either one of the two observes the reservation and refrains from trying to transmit its own data during that time interval
24. And she hummed scraps of vaudevilles, as though she had been alone, frolicsome refrains which her hoarse and guttural voice rendered lugubrious
25. Does the reader wish to know where the majority of the songs of the galleys, those refrains called in the special vocabulary lirlonfa, have had their birth?
26. For several seconds, Jean Valjean was irresistibly overcome by that august and caressing serenity; such moments of oblivion do come to men; suffering refrains from harassing the unhappy wretch; everything is eclipsed in the thoughts; peace broods over the dreamer like night; and, beneath the twilight which beams and in imitation of the sky which is illuminated, the soul becomes studded with stars
27. Now I can understand it, he was like a man who had received a precious, interesting, and long-expected letter, and who lays it down before him and purposely refrains from opening it, turning it over and over in his hands, examining the envelope and the seal, going to see to things in another room, in short deferring the interesting moment of perusal, kno-ning that it cannot escape him