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1. Sickly-sweet squares of pink and white mass-produced sponge surrounded by thick marzipan
2. ‘What do you fancy, Angie?’ Kara asked, ‘I’ll have Victoria sponge
3. We’d need something under it … sponge or something
4. Operas and Operettas, Musicals and Comedies, Harry was a theater sponge
5. I then used a sponge to give myself the same treatment
6. He was given vinegar on a sponge and my mouth cringed from the taste
7. He was like a sponge
8. Their men had coffee, but they explained apologetically, “We do not sponge on their ration, for they need it more than we
9. Are you guys going to give me a sponge bath?”
10. The wooden floor felt like sponge
11. Colling left the room as the maid began to gently sponge bathe her
12. Because the Delta is like a bloody sponge soaked in oil, waiting for someone to suck it dry
13. The element will saturate water like a sponge and takes approximately forty-eight hours to charge
14. And see, the seven young coconut trees, I planted at Christmas, are starting to flourish; they just suck up water like a sponge; so much it really shows
15. My mother used to scrub the cuffs with a sponge before throwing them in the wash
16. That’s a lot to absorb but just watch me become a super sponge after the conversation we just had this morning
17. Although the text states that the sponge the end of a Roman spear, otherwise
18. Put a layer of sponge cake at the bottom of a glass dish
19. analogies, such as the absorption of water by a sponge, but in this analogy water simply moves from the outside of the sponge to the inside
20. By the end of 1956, P&G had introduced twelve mixes into their new line of Duncan Hines baking products from flap jacks, muffins, and rolls to brownies, coffee, and sponge cakes
21. Saturate a sponge and squeeze out the
22. Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge
23. Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they filled a sponge full of vinegar on a hyssop reed held it at His mouth and gave it to Him to drink;
24. 1 And after that Jesus knew that all things were finished; and that the scripture 2 might be accomplished he said I thirst; And there was set a vessel full of vinegar and in that hour one of them hasted and took a sponge and filled it with that 3 vinegar and fastened it on a reed and brought it near his mouth to give him a 4 drink; And when Jesus had taken that vinegar he said Everything is finished
25. The Chief's fertile mind was like a sponge
26. Lousy sponge baths! And another thing…"
27. The case went well and at the end the nurses reported a complete needle, sponge and
28. Zoe picked up the sponge and gently began to lather Eva’s back
29. His arms seemed to absorb her like a sponge
30. After a light meal I had a nervous shit, an intensive once over with a sponge dipped in aftershave to ensure the sweet-smelling purity of all orifices, and at eight jogged to my rendezvous with The Colonel’s cultured cohorts
31. If there was something Severa was proud of was her kitchen: no Eisenbaum apron was cleaner and flawless that the one Severa fitted at her waist every morning at six-thirty, none withier, always starched to give greater clarity and texture, no silverware so shiny, so much so that it looked like a mirror, all in tone, all in harmony with the whole, nor a single utensil scratched, nor a single vessel loading the filth of dirt, all cups dressed with the same floral design, as the coffee and the sugar bowl set, all shining with the frictions glow of the sponge and soap the woman religiously used to wash them, every afternoon from one to two o’clock
32. Nah, Amy would defecate emerald-colored mass-produced synthetic-cream-filled sponge cakes to arrive home and find the kitchen turned into a chem
33. He revels in each new experience, soaking up the smells, flavors, and sensations as though he were a sponge
34. walls with a sponge I found in the bathroom
35. Doc wouldn’t let me take a shower only promised me a sponge bath
36. So what did I get here for the thousands of dollars they’re probably going to charge my insurance? A sponge bath?”
37. " When the captain of the guard heard Jesus say, "I thirst," he took some of the wine from his bottle and, putting the saturated sponge stopper upon the end of a javelin, raised it to Jesus so that he could moisten his parched lips
38. 3 The last request which the mortal Jesus made of his fellows was about half past one o'clock when, a second time, he said, "I thirst," and the same captain of the guard again moistened his lips with the same sponge wet in the sour wine, in those days commonly called vinegar
39. The section, as seen on the map, resembles a cross-cut of a sponge
40. soaking up the sun like a sponge with his coffee cup resting on his
41. Sam accepted it, not caring if it was a true expression or Kirby‘s deference to societal conscience; however, the Greek absorbed it like a dry sponge
42. The strawberry jam sponge and custard for dessert looked inviting as he bit into a piece of lamb
43. The cold fresh air hit their faces like a wet sponge as soon as they were outside the building
44. a critical time after severe physical stress when the cells will act like a sponge and take in almost anything
45. “Well its better than using tooth paste on a sponge,” he said
46. They kept subjects clean through daily sponge baths
47. During the afternoon, while the children were having their nap, Aureliano Segundo sat on the porch and Fernanda pursued him even there, provoking him, tormenting him, hovering about him with her implacable horsefly buzzing, saying that, of course, while there was nothing to eat except stones, her husband was sitting there like a sultan of Persia, watching it rain, because that was all he was, a slob, a sponge, a good-for-nothing, softer than cotton batting, used to living off women and convinced that he had married Jonah’s wife, who was so content with the story of the whale
48. After a thorough sponge bath, she laid flat her bedroll in the corner farthest from the bed: she had no desire to wake up with vermin crawling on her
49. She saw Sartorius take a small sponge and pour some wine on it before planting it on a soldier’s javelin, then telling him to offer it to Yeshua
50. The condemned, exposed naked to the hot sun, avidly sucked on the sponge when it was presented to him
1. " Zoe murmured as she gently sponged Eva’s scarred flesh
2. Are you willing to be sponged out, erased, cancelled,
3. As soon as the ashigaru had picked up the decapitated bodies of the two dead ninjas, the servants sponged up the blood splattering the floor and walls and washed them thoroughly
4. He grabbed the sponge and sponged out all of the
5. Syd grabbed a towel and sponged Jeff’s face and wiped the blood off his torso
6. When they were alone, Ceri bent over Galahad’s still form and gently sponged his face, “I am a failure,” she whispered softly, although she knew that he could not hear her, “You’re dying and there is 52
7. He sponged the worst of the blood off, then picked up their bag and hurried
8. The blood, dirt, and sweat is sponged off the wounded corpse
9. The fat friar had smartened up his appearance: his face and hands were clean, the fringe of hair around his tonsure was combed, and he had sponged the worst of the stains off his robe
10. Scarlett sponged her face in silence but fear was gnawing at her
11. I sponged Julie down with the tepid water and when we were both wrinkled, Joe helped us out of the bath and we took her with us into bed
12. He sponged out lines and remade them; but he only distorted them more than ever, and the tittering was more pronounced
13. She got up and sponged her
14. Tom stripped Will, and after he had sponged and dried him, he put some clean pyjamas on him and wrapped him in a blanket
15. I sponged the wound, cleaned it, dressed it, and finally covered it over with cotton wadding and carbolised bandages
16. He washed his hands and face in a leisurely fashion, cleaned and manicured his nails, pushed back the skin with the towel, and sponged his stout white body from head to foot
1. Whether it was the preparation of a new meal, or a more efficient method to perform an already familiar task, they were like sponges soaking up the attentions and instructions of their parents and Great-uncle
2. sponges what they see ‘mom and dad doing
3. It is my hope that as my own kids grow they will enjoy life and all it will bring them, and they are sponges right now; learning all they can
4. Today, there is a myriad of exfoliating sponges in the market, as well as a number of really good exfoliant gels that are especially formulated for the skin on the face
5. Nevertheless, one of the necessary things to note is that those people with skin affected by acne should not apply exfoliating gels or sponges, as these may aggravate the acne infection
6. Sponges are considered animals even though they lack many of the traits commonly
7. Although sponges reproduce sexually, combining genes of two parents, they also reproduce by budding and can regenerate missing parts
8. And their lifestyle also differs significantly from most animals in that young sponges are mobile in the larval stage, but soon attach to objects where they remain sedentary for the rest of their lives
9. "Aha, here lies perhaps our first answer: that from the early days of learning to walk and talk, in whichever order we managed these in, we have been told that our brains are giant sponges, designed to soak up information that we might learn things
10. There were starfish, yellow sponges and an octopus in a cave
11. Then all the kids surrounding him were throwing soaking wet sponges, laughing their heads off, as was the studio audience
12. The reef was beautifully decorated in a kaleidoscope of marine life, from clusters of colorful anemones to large sponges, coral, and starfish
13. I am not and do not recommend using the sponges that come with the reactor
14. sponges and as they grow they develop a preference for sponges over the algae
15. eat sponges and a steady diet of sponges can be difficult to reproduce in the home aquarium
16. In the wild, they frequently eat sponges
17. Diet / Fish Food : Eats sponges, algae and tunicates in the wild
18. ocean they graze on marine algea and sponges
19. they eat marine algae and sponges in the ocean
20. and sponges and are found on the seaward side of coral reefs (re
21. This urchin will graze on algae, sponges, tunicates and does a decent job
22. May eat sponges and tunicates as well
23. Wanting to rub his stinging cheek but unable to, he watched the doctor turn and walk into another room—where, he knew, the man kept his sponges and sterilized water
24. They took buckets, sponges and cloths and meticulously cleaned the furniture and all signs of blood until no-one would ever have guessed at the events that had occurred earlier
25. How can a mindless blob that can’t move be beautiful? They learn by example, they absorb everything around them like sponges: sucking up whatever attitudes, beliefs, values, and practices they are exposed to
26. Until they absorb the horror and sickness around them like sponges and it becomes normal to them Until they normalize themselves to their environment
27. This is, sponges have not evolved over millions of years
28. Mesmerized by the new sensation, and by the stunning shapes and size and textures and configurations and colors of corals and sponges and urchins and cuttlefish and squid and bioluminescent jellyfish and unidentified floating and swimming and pulsating life all around him, he momentarily forgot about the boat
29. The class Spongiaria contains about 300 species that are encountered in a large number of seas and even in certain streams, where they've been given the name freshwater sponges
30. These waters witness the reproduction and growth of soft, delicate bath sponges whose prices
31. There sponges grew in every shape, globular, stalklike, leaflike, fingerlike
32. With reasonable accuracy, they lived up to their nicknames of basket sponges, chalice sponges, distaff sponges, elkhorn sponges, lion's paws, peacock's tails, and Neptune's gloves—designations bestowed on them by fishermen, more poetically inclined than scientists
33. A gelatinous, semifluid substance coated the fibrous tissue of these sponges, and from this tissue there escaped a steady trickle of water that, after carrying sustenance to each cell, was being expelled by a contracting movement
34. I told Conseil that sponges are fished up in two ways, either by dragnet or by hand
35. Other zoophytes swarming near the sponges consisted chiefly of a very elegant species of jellyfish; mollusks were represented by varieties of squid that, according to Professor Orbigny, are unique to the Red Sea; and reptiles by virgata turtles belonging to the genus Chelonia , which furnished our table with a dainty but wholesome
36. "Well, professor, are you pleased with this Red Sea? Have you seen enough of its hidden wonders, its fish and zoophytes, its gardens of sponges and forests of coral? Have you glimpsed the towns built on its shores?"
37. On the rocky, volcanic seafloor, there bloomed quite a collection of moving flora: sponges, sea cucumbers, jellyfish called sea gooseberries that were adorned with reddish tendrils and gave off a subtle phosphorescence, members of the genus Beroe that are commonly known by the name melon jellyfish and are bathed in the shimmer of the whole solar spectrum, free–swimming crinoids one meter wide that reddened the waters with their crimson hue, treelike basket stars of the greatest beauty, sea fans from the genus Pavonacea with long stems, numerous edible sea urchins of various species, plus green sea anemones with a grayish trunk and a brown disk lost beneath the olive–colored tresses of their tentacles
38. Although the former (we are thinking of neglect) is undoubtedly only too true the case he cites of nurses forgetting to count the sponges in the peritoneal cavity is too rare to be normative
39. This is not to say that you can’t fuck up a kid by being an asshole, because children are small sponges and will mimic all of your worst behaviors at the least opportune time
40. Just like the transition in the dream, I found myself lying on a hard surface, but unlike in the dream, I knew that I rested on the table where Connie, sister to Ethan, kept her array of paints and brushes and sponges, in the Face It tent
41. They’ve soaped her with golden sponges, the kind husbands use on the family wagon on weekends
42. In the bays of the carwash just before the subdivision entrance, two sponges whirl like dingy sheepdogs, their dreadlocks reaching out for a car that is not there
43. The secrets of the wealthy are sponges of gold; one must know how to subject them to pressure
44. The scene-painter was gone, having spoilt only the floor of one room, ruined all the coachman’s sponges, and made five of the under-servants idle and dissatisfied; and Sir Thomas was in hopes that another day or two would suffice to wipe away every outward memento of what had been, even to the destruction of every unbound copy of Lovers’ Vows in the house, for he was burning all that met his eye
45. The scene-painter was gone, having spoilt only the floor of one room, ruined all the coachman's sponges, and made five of the under-servants idle and dissatisfied; and Sir Thomas was in hopes that another day or two would suffice to wipe away every outward memento of what had been, even to the destruction of every unbound copy of Lovers' Vows in the house, for he was burning all that met his eye
46. These creatures, to judge from the shrivelled remains that have fallen into human hands, were bipeds with flimsy, silicious skeletons (almost like those of the silicious sponges) and feeble musculature, standing about six feet high and having round, erect heads, and large eyes in flinty sockets
47. The sponges are one of the most singular productions of nature; and, even to this time, naturalists are divided in opinion respecting their real rank in the scale of organized beings
1. They didn’t like to think of him sponging on the state while they had money
2. Now this subconscious realization is being reflected back to the sponging consumer masses; as the hero called: ‘Sponge-Bob’
3. But, he was on his feet directly, and after sponging himself with a great show of dexterity began squaring again
4. He seemed to have no strength, and he never once hit me hard, and he was always knocked down; but he would be up again in a moment, sponging himself or drinking out of the water-bottle, with the greatest satisfaction in seconding himself according to form, and then came at me with an air and a show that made me believe he really was going to do for me at last
5. Damn it, I can understand a fellow being hard up, but what I can't understand is a fellow sponging
6. The hours of obligatory work would be so short and the work so light that he would have abundance of leisure to prepare his orations without sponging on his co-religionists
7. She knew that Princess Varvara had passed her whole life toadying on her rich relations, but that she should now be sponging on Vronsky, a man who was nothing to her, mortified Dolly on account of her kinship with her husband
8. I don't know how much it was simply the call of the easy life, sponging on Sebastian, bathing in the Mediterranean, sitting about in cafés, having his shoes polished
9. For the eye of the thinker, all historic murderers are to be found there, in that hideous penumbra, on their knees, with a scrap of their winding-sheet for an apron, dismally sponging out their work
10. But on several late afternoons as he moved his arm high on the blackboard, sponging away the arithmetic symbols, she found herself glancing over at him for seconds at a time before she returned to her papers
11. Pains should generally be taken not to make an elaborate picture of an architectural sketch, and the processes preliminary to making a highly-finished water-color painting, such as laying a ground-color of neutral orange, and sponging it partly out, cutting out foreground lights with a knife, and so on, are best dispensed with