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1. “Oh, yeah, sorry Pottypears, I retract that last statement”
2. The first Agent punched Roman in the chest, only to retract his
3. Humans cannot measure it because it has the capacity to expand and retract according to one’s unique situation
4. The slightest pressure on the stairs themselves caused the wheels to retract into their housings
5. The large drive-in entrance had metal barriers, designed to only retract upon authorisation
6. Impatiently he rapped out instructions to lower the crawler tracks and retract the landing skids
7. Still the kid did not retract his claim
8. “We’ve got a bank of six headlamps that pop out when you retract the bat motif
9. The bridge of land began to retract from William
10. I also redesigned the barn roof to retract into the walls
11. Shen and Sarah were closest to that exit and, Calvin was sure, one of them would know how to unseal the hatch and retract the defense wall manually
12. ”Jeffery prays for a shift in the time continuum, wishing for a chance to retract his words
13. Feeling him retract his fangs and licking the wound shut, she sighed
14. You let the top retract
15. He had scary wings like a bat that spanned miles; he could spread and retract them as he chose
16. Turning the monitors off and ordering the pilot to retract the external cameras, she
17. Job 42:6 - Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes
18. `Then you have time to retract the proposal
19. ” He held out the cup and I snatched it before he could blink, afraid that he would tease me and retract the offer
20. I saw the birds retract their inner eyelid to cover the sensitive irises and changed their looks to one of a black featureless orb
21. “Yes, we’re hoping that this affidavit will persuade the paper to retract their story
22. Should I retract
23. I wish I could retract the question
24. I can’t retract the statement, because I can’t condone believing in myths and ghosts and the likes, but I do understand that there is a time and a place, and that wasn’t the time or the place
25. was WRONG on both counts and now officially retract those teachings
26. started to retract and Michael was very impressed to see that the new panel
27. She stole a glance at Stefan and saw his fangs retract into his jaw
28. Now trying to back track, Charlie quickly tried to retract what he had said, but it was too late
29. ‘That’s the reason I have held this meeting: it is for us to request that Djemal Pasha should retract his order to banish Officer Sheikho
30. contact with the earth, slowly retract your roots and thank
31. Search, insert, squirt, extract and retract without a trace and your enemy is eliminated with the nu Sterile Strike Personal Military
32. Instruct the patient to retract their neck
33. Instruct the patient to protract and retract their shoulders
34. Instruct the patient to retract their shoulder
35. To strengthen the base of the tongue and to improve the ability to retract the tongue to initiate swallowing
36. seconds later, the wall started to retract from the sides
37. The water turned off and the tube began to retract and reform with the
38. charge you extra hidden fees or that allows them to retract
39. He would quickly retract the blade as he turned away and allowed the dead boy to slump to the ground with only minute bleeding
40. retractors from the wide ends to retract the
41. inserted in a “V” shape to retract the upper lips sideways and away from the
42. retract his blade the other Padawan that had pressed the attack sent a
43. fun for their students, but I need to retract that a little bit
44. to retract the legs with your thigh and stomach muscles to un-
45. retract out of the snow after the bounce, for turn initiation; extend
46. If the Universe were the size of an atom and the mass within that Universal atom could not prevent the Universe exploding into immeasurable atoms, then it would not be able to retract all the atoms into one unit again
47. retract from this direction, but nothing happened
48. She has declared–The Creator does not retract Her promises and this is a reminder
49. from one of the Trolls and, before the Troll could retract its spear, Akenji grabbed the creature’s arm and
50. Sometimes they can be pushed out during bowel movements, but spontaneously retract once the straining stops
1. Their jowls retracted displaying a row of razor sharp teeth; they took a step and their claws suddenly appeared over their paws
2. Claimed all sorts of pressure had been brought to bear on the committee and more or less accused Bunty of having slept with half of them … there was actually a case brought against him for slander but it fell through when he speedily retracted his statement
3. “You’re pushing it, buster,” she said then retracted it
4. Instead, he got severely reprimanded and libelously labeled as an evil, dangerous (probably Devil-worshiping) heretic by the top grey matter of the Church, was charged and convicted as guilty of messing around with the predominant and preferred belief systems of the time, and sentenced to be tortured continuously unless he publicly retracted his offensive findings and openly admitted something like, “Oops, I made a huge mistake
5. The ramp retracted, the door closed and the spaceship blasted off, blowing Gibbon’s hat off in the process
6. She retracted them quickly
7. After pulling me closer, the claws retracted
8. He heaved a sigh of relief as they retracted into his chair, thankful to be
9. ” He retracted his arm
10. He lowered the skids, and retracted the crawler tracks
11. She reluctantly retracted her claws
12. The kid lowered the crawler tracks, and retracted the landing skids
13. The entrance to the dome automatically retracted a pair of doors as he approached
14. My other hand found his testicles and they were small and retracted against his body
15. It was false, and the story was slowly retracted and gingerly apologized for, having caught U
16. As soon as they were completely released in the small cage, her wings retracted themselves in what seemed record time
17. She retracted her wings and jumped in
18. She landed on an empty section in the back of the boat, sword out, wings retracted, ears prepared for anything that may come
19. When the syringe was retracted, Orphenn clambered back down to the grass
20. She pressed a hidden button under the lip of one of the shelves and a panel next to the bookshelves retracted, revealing a metal door with no handle and a box the size of a fire alarm unit with a green display screen
21. Once these symbols of preeminence are given out, they can not be retracted, and
22. My grin quickly vanished as he looked at me with that “you’re not helping” kind of face so instead, I quickly retracted
23. With her hand now holding the object she retracted her arm, and saw that it was yet another book
24. ” The man grabbed his mid-section a scowl on his face, as David retracted his elbow
25. The first item in the squadron's eyes was the amount of respect the new pilot, the FNG, the Friggin New Guy, earned during the time he retracted and extended his fighter's landing gear
26. Ramrod retracted himself back up, and silently went about his business cruising the rafters
27. The roof slowly retracted
28. The hatch unsealed with a snap-hiss and slowly retracted
29. If you can help with this please be sure to explain that the State had to concoct a theory of ―transferred intent‖ to be able to convict without any evidence and that Meeks has retracted his testimony and stated that he was told what to say
30. The animals backed away fearfully, only approaching after he deposited the food and retracted his hand
31. Set retracted his hand
32. manifolds closed and retracted into the hull, the automated systems began alerting the crew of
33. decided a craft knife would be the best weapon, blade retracted until
34. Sensing no danger it retracted its partially raised wings and positioned them next to its keel-like breast
35. They needed to calculate the necessary thickness of the ice to support the weight of the shuttle and the design of the skids so that when the gear retracted, the skids would fall away cleanly so the landing gear could be closed
36. The 86 retracted its weapons pods as a sign of surrender
37. Had you tried it with your weapons pods retracted, your ship would have disintegrated
38. He didn’t answer as the machine retracted
39. His lips were fully retracted exposing his white fangs, and his saliva flared in the moonlight
40. had never heard of Adrian Bedford, then retracted that part
41. They can land and take off from a planet’s surface quickly and easily, but their laser weapons pods must be retracted to do so
42. Joey retracted his neck in disappointment
43. He retracted his head as if to hide it from her inside his body, and laughed nervously
44. She stopped him and pushed him aside, retracted her spear by pushing together at the center, and searched the robot for a spot to remove the jetpack
45. This time, the wrist retracted all the way to her lap, as if it sought safety from her apparent insanity
46. Laura retracted her foot
47. Dave slowly retracted his hand and then nodded at the other
48. He retracted is paw and then frowned at me
49. The screen went blank and retracted back into its housing
50. The two were escorted off stage and the corporation retracted the generous claim, only emphasizing how the company really treated people
1. Crackling with power, the flames curled around the weapon’s hilt, retracting it back into his waiting hand
2. Marcos put a restraining hand on his arm, retracting it quickly when the light blue eyes settled on his
3. Some of the American guns were also mounted on retracting mounts, disappearing after each shot, time to reload and be raised again, thus making them very difficult to take out with direct fire
4. " Her long hair flowed back with the ocean's fresh breeze, as she watched Frosty toy with the retracting water
5. The girl braced herself on the side of the boat as, like a length of retracting elastic, the rope began to shorten
6. She started pulling out of her dive at once, retracting her dive brakes and opening her engine throttle at the same time
7. With a pressure on her firing button, her two belly rocket pods contained inside her fuselage deployed in a flash, firing in total sixteen 76mm rocket before retracting back as quickly inside the fuselage, thus cutting drag to a minimum
8. Stan’s frustration was coiling, retracting within himself
9. She was close to Mach one when she released her bombs at an altitude of 2,400 meters, then immediately pulled her nose up in a crushing recovery while retracting her airbrakes at the same time
10. Ingrid then started the delicate procedure to come out of her dive, throttling down her engines and disengaging their thrust reversers before pulling on her stick and retracting her dive brakes
11. It was retracting back into the station
12. Retracting a bid is a huge no-no
13. other’s surface at different angles and retracting their fur as they went
14. Her body jiggled as she spun around to swat at the retracting arm of the male passenger
15. Maybe Maria would have had the same fears, but by retracting I left the path open for her and she didn't have that problem
16. maw of his mask and retracting solely its stem
17. Slowly straightening and retracting his bad leg, he willed the stiffness to leave his thigh
18. Retracting her hand, Lizan’s sorry eyes relayed her compassion towards his needs
19. Retracting its enormous wings, it jumped, lifting itself up and out of the hole in the
20. The monster let out an angry shriek and pulled back several feet, its spikes retracting into its body
21. Kinsela said, “So to be clear, you’re retracting your earlier testimony
22. Its arms are flexing and telescoping in and out, extending and retracting for no apparent reason, and its turret is madly spinning around
23. By the time my sensors come back online, Pioneer 6A is retracting its hand
24. Again, I sometimes say to myself, When many millions of men, without heat, without ill-will, without personal feeling of any kind, demand of you a few shillings only, without the possibility, such is their constitution, of retracting or altering their present demand, and without the possibility, on your side, of appeal to any other millions, why expose yourself to this overwhelming brute force? You do not resist cold and hunger, the winds and the waves, thus obstinately; you quietly submit to a thousand similar necessities
1. [Sorry, the author retracts - the red cone like object is a stool to prevent NUTS from
2. The massive foot retracts past your vision, a rush of sea life and soot replace it
3. He taps the button and the casing retracts,
4. slightly retracts but not sufficiently to let the next ball fall down, which at this moment is already beginning to move downwards overcoming the additional resistance exercised by the weak spring 7 and falls down
5. Its tongue retracts, slides back into its mouth, is caught between its teeth and freed from its mortal prison in a splash of blood
6. After it is cut it retracts below the skin surface with the resultant risk of it growing into surrounding tissue
7. Terrence, retracts his own advice in the end
8. All at once he lowers and retracts his arms
9. Jackson had really uttered an unfounded insinuation, he here certainly repeats it, because he adheres to all he had before said, and retracts nothing