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1. The Warriors began to tighten the field and began stabbing out at the huge monsters
2. I tighten my grip on his shoulder for a moment and then remove my arm
3. His father handed him a spanner and showed him how to tighten the bolts of the bands until he could tighten no more, as his father then went back to the storeroom for another armful of pre-fitted moldings and boards
4. Smiles tighten and teeth are bared
5. Jean felt the tension in the room suddenly tighten
6. But what does that have to do w-” By now she was growing increasingly perturbed by his avoidance of her direct questions, and her expression began to tighten into an exasperated frown as he continued
7. His first breath of the stingingly cold air caused his chest to tighten and resist inhaling any further
8. This was the time now to gird the loins or tighten the old asshole before the brown stuff ran down your legs for all to see
9. Then my turn came and I tried to tighten up the old sphincter muscles but I don’t think it worked
10. that had been tightening in his gut tighten all that much further
11. “Now the cops got me down as a mental case, and I have no fucking rights at all,” he concluded, feeling the corners of his mouth pulling down insistently, and his face begin to tighten up again
12. Frank felt the shock of the man’s words tighten in his guts and a surge of adrenaline straighten his back
13. Marcos saw the muscles in his face tighten and the anger creep into his eyes
14. Conal felt Kirsti’s grip tighten
15. Macey felt her stomach tighten into a knot and her body began to tremble uncontrollably
16. Tighten up the ratcheting centre fasteners, and it was done
17. “On January 6, 2010, for the second time in less than two years, EPA proposed to tighten the national
18. He felt her hand tighten on his
19. His lips slowly move against my cheek, then his arms tighten around my shoulders, and he buries his face in my neck, breathing against my collarbone
20. His arms tighten around me and squeeze
21. “God,” Tobias says, and his hands tighten around his own gun
22. My hands tighten around the armrests
23. ―On January 6, 2010, for the second time in less than two years, EPA proposed to tighten the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone
24. Other groups complained about ―dozens of other proposed and existing regulations including the agency‘s plans to tighten limits on emissions of some pollutants from industrial boilers, ground-level ozone, mountain – top mining cooling water intake structures , the level of pollutants in Florida waters, and pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay
25. “Hey, honey …” His arms around me tighten as he kisses my hair
26. As they neared, Jesse thought she saw the woman’s lips tighten slightly
27. afraid to over tighten this joint
28. And tighten the joint
29. collar and start the nut off and tighten to
30. brass tube into the back of the tap and tighten
31. nipple sticking out of the wall and tighten with
32. She had only ever used fire herself for baking or keeping warm but to see it used here as an act of destruction made her heart beat faster and her throat tighten
33. Groaning with the knowledge of loss, Simon felt Johan’s handgrip tighten, grounding him
34. Until suddenly he heard Rob groan and felt the stricken mans hand tighten on his
35. He raised his hand to tighten
36. unrealistic expectations, WRITERSWORLD has had to tighten up its method of
37. He had lost weight over the past few weeks, having to tighten
38. Your thighs tighten, your calves tense in crouch, you roll up to the balls of your feet and spring
39. ” You tighten a noose around his neck, Ren and Kaite sit in the back seat with the soon to be late Meyer Hunters between them
40. The children’s seatbelts began to tighten
41. You tighten your grip slightly and pinch the large nerve in his wrist with your index fingernail
42. Tighten the muscle around the hole
43. The slightest drop would have sent her running over to it, trying to tighten the knobs to prevent
44. They could both feel and almost see the evil aura starting to tighten its grip on Chris
45. He could feel his heart beating faster and his stomach tighten in response to his arrogant self-assured manner
46. Freddie allowed a few tears to fall as he felt the desperation and frustration tighten in his stomach
47. Realizing what was happening the dog-caught man tried to beat the beast with the gun barrel but only succeeded in making him tighten his hold
48. I tighten my thighs to the point of pain,
49. Saul could see the muscles in his jaw tighten as he realized that his half sister had slipped into the room in spite of his best efforts to have her killed
50. Snares are cable restraints that tighten around the
1. Though it met its mark, he'd not tightened the drawstring the full amount
2. the neighborhood watch thing?" He tightened his lips in supportive resignation and nodded again, like a disappointed undertaker
3. His throat tightened, threatening to cut off the air to his lungs
4. He tightened his grip
5. And all of this would be fixed, the strings tightened, if we had just one perception: a coming Kingdom
6. “It is the way of our women Rayne,” he tightened his hold on her
7. The jade bear tightened his grip and moved Joseph closer to his wide open mouth
8. The bear stopped, tightened his grip, and growled again
9. The whips tightened as they ran, trying to keep up with Roman as he spun around
10. When his grip tightened, even before he spoke, she did not intend to wait around to find out what he wanted any longer
11. The ladies tightened the ribbons they wore which were holding their hair up off their necks
12. My stomach tightened at the thought
13. " He tightened his arm across her chest, "I promise
14. He tightened and tied his ropes and
15. He tightened his hold on
16. His hand tightened on the staff
17. He must have sensed her reply was grim, for the darkness tightened around him
18. There came a soft hiss as Adros’ grip tightened on his gnarled staff
19. Her limbs tightened and relaxed in patterns, while she pulled his lips open
20. After making it to the top of the hallway, Mercer’s frown tightened into an especially angry glare
21. With this, Brynjolf tightened his grasp on the small bag of coins he held and drew it back slightly
22. Ben yelped as the creature tightened its grip
23. Dane’s throat tightened as Tzgarr cast his steel eyes on her
24. He tightened up his pack and headed down the trail
25. Without hesitation, he grabbed his pack, tightened the connectors, hoisted it on to his back and returned to the trail
26. It was a move so jittery and uncharacteristic of his sister that Russell’s grip tightened on her arm
27. Joseph tightened his arms around me, holding me so close I thought I would lose my breath
28. My arms tightened around Jesus as we trudged toward the mountains
29. Manon sighed, tightened her shoulders in an attempt to recover a business-like frame of mind, and strode into the suite
30. The knot in her stomach tightened
31. My chest tightened and I couldn’t seem to get my breath I sobbed uncontrollably and snot ran down my nose and bubbled as I cried my heart out but it went unnoticed for the moment
32. Raven’s stomach tightened and he felt chills all over his body
33. What had she said wrong? Did he think she expected him to pay for her wedding? Did the prospect of marriage dig up old bones? She watched as he meticulously saddled Ed and tightened the cinch
34. “Will you, Raven?” Her grip tightened on his hands as she waited for an answer
35. His hand tightened on her neck, a vise on her windpipe
36. Amaranthe tightened her parka against a breeze that whipped at the fur edging her hood
37. Not a word could Teig say--fear tightened the leash--for he was knowing
38. Pirate tightened his grip
39. She could barely speak, her throat tightened so
40. To Kay’s surprise, Reese did not come sauntering in at the same time, and her heart tightened
41. Her chest tightened with angst
42. Bands of iron slowly tightened around her entire body
43. Blinking back tears of pain he gasped aloud as its grip tightened
44. I twisted the belt and tightened it until the stream of blood stopped and turned into small insignificant trickles
45. Uncle Hobart's white knuckles grew whiter as his grip tightened on the steering wheel
46. His face tightened, though whether in anger or scorn, I couldn’t tell
47. Karla saw Frank step off the train and her throat tightened
48. His eyes tightened briefly
49. He stepped forward, and my hand tightened on the knob again, but I did not twist it
50. His breathing deepened and his jaws tightened
1. shoulder blades back to relieve the tension that he felt tightening at the base of his
2. I gasped, fighting the constriction in my throat, feeling the pain of tightening metal hoops across my chest
3. As he walked Danton straightened himself up, pulling his shoulder blades back to relieve the tension that he felt tightening at the base of his neck
4. Paras batted a catch towards Ali, whose hands were busy tightening the cords
5. Boras noted her tightening grip on the strange looking knife she held in her hand
6. Again he paused, his jaw tightening
7. Slowly her pulse subsides and the feeling of panic that has been tightening across her chest releases its grip a little
8. Master Ki? Some help please," Theodorous said, tightening his grip with both hands and heaving his axe upwards
9. They started tightening at a slow, agonizing pace
10. He stared off into the choppy waves, his grip tightening around an object in one hand
11. As much as Edrimer found himself somewhat impressed, he also felt as if a noose was tightening around his neck
12. She felt his clutch tightening and her ability to breathe slowly being stolen away from her
13. As the moments passed, tenseness increased, the knots in all of their guts tightening and twitching
14. Doris felt her scalp tightening
15. He took a hand full of the lacy garment she wore and fisted his hand on the flimsy material, tightening the fabric against her legs, making her cry out
16. She fought with all her might to stop herself from fainting, tightening every muscle in her body to force the blood back into her head
17. He could only sit and watch in impotent silence as the enemy appeared to draw an ever tightening
18. that had been tightening in his gut tighten all that much further
19. Darkburst stood in the centre of the chamber, staring hard at the carvings, eyes narrowed in concentration, excitement tightening his chest
20. Quietly entering the temporary burrow, Brock lent over Soffen's still form, a fullness tightening his chest
21. No longer under the hated Skelda's power, Grindel was free to pursue his own plans with a vengeance and this he did, his grip tightening on the sett with each passing moon
22. Later that afternoon I found Uncle Hobart round at the back of the house, tightening a union on some crazy looking contraption he was building
23. Tightening his lips hard to stop the curse that threatened to burst forth, he ripped across the material with the knife, exposing the interior of the settee
24. Yet, even Beth, on the day he met her, had started the tightening in his neck that signaled another headache on its way
25. For three generations, the Confederacy’s ever tightening dictatorship uses terror and repression against Blacks, Natives, Mexicans, Jews, Catholics, Mormons, Germans, Cajuns, and women to stay in power
26. Payne went with him, tightening his grip, keeping the hold locked for a further three minutes
27. As you do not believe me now, thinking I am playing you like the fool you are, tightening and loosening an invisible line, as if you were a fish caught on my lure
28. It felt like an invisible noose was tightening around them and was about to close tight too soon for comfort
29. The tightening of a knot, the sudden ache in Clive’s stomach confirmed this general hypothesis
30. I felt a twinge at the question, something inside me tightening with excitement and anxiety at once
31. He could tell the momentary catch, the tightening in her throat that the last word had caused
32. In other words, by tightening the regulations on U
33. The orgasm came in a rush, and she screamed and screamed with the pleasure of it, with the tightening of her pussy around his cock, again and again
34. The African mid-summer heat intensified, tightening my skin
35. The black girders chase one another up to the roof, crossing, tightening, and expanding
36. fingers in the raw, gray water, feeling its exhausted current, her throat tightening with its anguish, the misery she felt for it
37. ” I said and he grinned, tightening his hold on me
38. I did so and I could feel some restraints tightening over my forehead and my arms, immobilizing my body
39. My eyes well up with tears, my chest tightening as I digest what’s just happened as well as Zachary’s response
40. and it dawned on me that the cord was tightening every
41. If it was government threat of wage controls, he’d admonish all to be prepared for a round of wage belt tightening
42. When she jumped in my arms I know that I was never letting go and I could feel my arms tightening and acting as iron shields around her waist
43. Tightening her grip around Morgan’s neck, Leora rested her head in the crook of his neck, finding some comfort in the strong pulse that beat harder with the extra exertion
44. “Well of course, I use the word ‘blushing’ because it’s closest in meaning to the Draconian term for the set of physical symptoms produced by extreme embarrassment or chagrin, but in dragons it causes a certain tightening of the skin on the neck and facial area that results in the scales standing up a bit
45. "One," Charles said, tightening his leg lock, "two," the Wolf increased his pressure on the forearm, "three," Charles said
46. The only sign of life was Johan’s tightening grip on his shoulder, giving him a pure focus for pain
47. option, whereas tightening them isn’t
48. "What severe if hidden damage must it have caused! A new owner would be wise to haul it out for inspection and tightening of seams
49. He pulled into a visitor's slot near the tacked-on office building, and after tightening his tie and donning his jacket, picked up his briefcase and entered
50. At first light she prepared to make off again, tightening straps and adjusting her armour as best she could, then stopped and listened as the faint clatter of approaching hooves could be heard in the distance
1. He tightens his grip on me, holding me closer than ever and murmuring soothing noises as I soak his shirt with tears
2. Alastair is clearly moved by this, his grip on my shoulder tightens; I put my hand up to cover his
3. His hold on me tightens; I draw strength from that
4. With his mention of Jasari, Alex tightens his grip on the steering wheel again, hammering through bends to keep the Lexus in view
5. His grip on the knives tightens and his knuckles turn white as he turns to face Al
6. She hops into the sling face-first and keeps her hands in front of her as Zeke tightens her straps
7. My throat tightens with fear
8. This tightens the collar and creates a negative association to your dog
9. My chest tightens and with a loud scream, I arch forward
10. He tightens his hold on my hand and brushes it with his thumb
11. His face tightens, and all I see in his eyes is pain
12. In a flash, Zachary tightens his grip on my waist
13. He tightens his jaw before giving Mother a quick nod
14. Zachary’s jaw tightens as he stares at me
15. ” His face tightens then relaxes as he turns, looking at me
16. Staring at me in silence, Chan tightens his jaw
17. “Hey,” Zachary tightens his arms around me
18. ‘cause you fuckin’ lucked out, that the hit wasn’t needed after all, you think that means you didn’t fuck up?” Recchia tightens his grip until Avery’s hand bones are about to crack, “Do you?”
19. His eyes are closed, skin tightens to a smile, he can see right through to you
20. The bandit yelps as the noose tightens and the horse sidesteps again as I touch the dagger to its neck
21. So watch open-mouthed as the rope tightens and drags the main ship towards the black dilation at the heart of the maelstrom
22. Some common signs that it is unsettled is when it tightens its feathers,
23. " He tightens his hold on me and kisses the top of my head
24. My stomach tightens to the point of hurt
25. John grins and looks at Ellin, but she just tightens her grip on his shoulder
26. He tightens his jaw and rubs the bridge of his nose
27. For a moment, her face tightens into a real, albeit exhausted smile
28. My chest tightens when I think about Captain Blitner, but this is what he wanted: to live on a planet of life
29. My throat tightens as more thoughts of him fill my head
30. and my chest tightens and then I’m
31. As the knot tightens, take the standing line in your left hand and pull your hands apart finishing the knot
32. The knot in his stomach tightens to the point where he feels a bit sick
33. The queen's hand tightens on the girl's shoulder, as she nods for him to continue
34. His eyes roll as she tightens around him, and he presses his forehead against her to ground himself for a moment, before he checks on her, his breath barely contained, his body on fire, his eyes clouded with need
35. The sound of a struggle floats down the hallway and my captor tightens his grip on my arm
36. "Why?" My stomach tightens at the intensity in his gaze
37. I sheath the knife, but the gang of fiends holding me tightens their grip
38. The grip on him tightens
39. accelerates as it tightens, but also jerks to a halt more frequently as fumblers get ousted
40. Your heart tightens, and a few steps down the path, you begin to cry, too, and
41. This pose stabilizes and tightens the etheric of anterior Manipura
42. This asana tightens the
43. This pose tightens the field in the anterior part
44. Bloom tightens and loosens his grip on the ashplant
45. They stop a moment so Volkheimer can rest, and Werner bends to examine one of the transceivers, draws a little screwdriver from his pocket, and tightens a loose hinge plate
46. She tightens her grip on the handle of the knife
47. His grip tightens a little on my shoulders; he leans forward and kisses my neck
48. He tightens his grip on my hand, and five seconds later the doors open on to the roof of the building
49. He tightens both of the upper straps, so I can hardly move
50. His mouth tightens into that hard line