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1. I tuck it back under the covers and lie, staring at the ceiling … my mind freewheeling as the stars whirl through my head … a soft sound brings me back to reality …
2. Hawk’s wings tuck in,
3. Yes! I quickly tuck the Element and my tawstones back into my pouch
4. "What, oh yes, love, do tuck in, didn't I say so", said the old tart holding out the plate of iced buns towards him
5. She piles my plate up with bacon and I tuck in
6. Berndt immediately strikes up a conversation with the group on his right, while I tuck into my extremely welcome hot supper of sausages, potatoes and some sort of vegetable which I cannot identify
7. And so, with a flourish and a bow the old man gave Terry the shin pads, showed him how to tuck them into his socks and then told the dog to give the boy his ball back
8. I tuck in, relieved that my nerves are finally letting up
9. "What, oh yes, love, do tuck in, didn't I say so", said the old tart
10. the shin pads, showed him how to tuck them into his socks and then
11. He has a long drive and wants to be back in time to tuck his daughter into bed
12. that's fine, now right over left and top over bottom and a doubling over to your left and a final fold in the middle, tuck that guy rope in neatly, and Grandpa would march down the lines repeating his instructions as the villagers stared in astonishment
13. Oh yes and everyone is to have a meal so open your dry rations and tuck in but you will have to eat them whilst you keep watch
14. A year went by, and Rocky still thought he needed to tuck his nose into Norma’s armpit whenever she wore the white robe
15. The person who he had been that close had started out as Gordon and would turn into Rita, when the papers came through and he’d had the nip and tuck
16. Does it cost more to have a face lift than a tummy tuck?
17. retros so the rock overtakes us, and then tuck in behind it as it careens towards the transit point
18. Whenever I was walking behind him I always had the urge to tuck it in for him
19. When finished, he would organize and tuck them all neatly away in the closet, all that is, except that of Mr
20. Then tuck it here, careful not to block your cleavage, and drape the rest like this, so your one leg is covered and the other is seen through the slit here
21. ‘Here, tuck in
22. shop to tuck into the shadows so no one else would see his clothes, recognizing
23. So her deft fingers tuck pieces of my hair into one braid that tickles the middle of my spine
24. I tuck the bag into my jacket when the cell vibrates in my pants
25. wanted him to tuck us in the way grandma never could, wrapping the blankets around us
26. Tuck, my neighbor across the hall, told me he had lived there with his wife and
27. ” Channing raises his hand to tuck a strand of hair behind my ear
28. Watching Matthew roll up the map and tuck it under his arm, Jesse approached hesitantly
29. into the infirmary and tuck him into bed
30. would then tuck the wad way in the back of the cabinet
31. Fold points of dough over filling; tuck under
32. At night, when we would tuck him into bed, he would look at us wide-eyed, mumbling, “Dere woofs in duh woods,” but at least he slept well and it didn’t translate into nightmares
33. ” Passing it to her but not turning his head away from the now closer trees Cody said, “Tuck it into my pants, and tuck my shirt in over it
34. I requested that she come and tuck me into bed
35. Only Parker, lying on the floor cradling Travers's head in his arms, saw Haskell's tuck
36. Marvin was proud of his shiny charcoal paint, tuck and roll interior, vinyl top, mag wheels, and a back end jacked up so high you could drive a foreign car under it! Whenever the high school administration wanted to find Marvin all they had to do was go to the auto shop
37. You lay her down and tuck her legs into a fetal ball before shutting her in
38. Murphy told me to sleep, he would watch over me and I trusted him enough to tuck my head under my wings
39. and as a result with the way her life was going, resolved to have a facelift, tummy tuck, and liposuction performed
40. I’ll just tuck that little bit of data away in case I should
41. their trousers when they tuck
42. Tuck that tail of yours into the back of your trousers along with your shirt and show her the certificate
43. “…Nonsense Ricky! It was too long on me, and there’s a two-inch tuck just under the bodice, we could let that out and…
44. Meet me at the tuck shop
45. I pull my glove off and tuck it in my pocket
46. helping to pull her up, I tuck pillows around her in hopes this will keep
47. I lay the blanket over her and tuck in
48. It was a snug fit, as she had had to tuck her skirt into it, but she managed
49. “Which suggests to me that you did more than tuck in your daughter,” Sendak
50. forced to tuck the end of it in his bra to stop it peeping out from under his top, but what woman
1. ten saints of the island, and then, sadly, he showed them to a table tucked away at the
2. Russ reaches over and takes a newspaper John has tucked under his arm, begins to leaf through it
3. I spin round to see Stephen walking through the gates and across the drive, newspaper tucked under his arm
4. He reached out a hand for the photo but Sammy tucked it back into his palm with his thumb and forefinger, just out of Theo's reach
5. As it happens, I end up on the sofa with my feet tucked under me and Nick’s arm loosely lying round my shoulders
6. The Bristol kaht station was tucked away in a back street at the top of a three story house
7. With the thin warmth of my blanket tucked up to my chin,
8. Both Fred and Joe were using their sticks, which they had tucked
9. After that, they all tucked into the cake that
10. A few minutes later Collin tucked her under his shirt and slowly made his way out of the chamber
11. ‘It would be sensible on several levels … not least the fact that I am not going to sleep much tucked in my own bunk knowing you are in here … and I have a feeling that you have strong views about sex outside marriage
12. "He'll be back", she said to herself as she tucked into the first plate of proper home cooked food she'd had in a long, long while
13. With his battered old shin pads tucked safely inside his knee length socks, he ran riot through every level of schoolboy and junior football, scoring record numbers of goals at every age
14. Omi said as he tucked in half a chili with his hot bhatura
15. is tucked away in the subconscious mind
16. "He'll be back", she said to herself as she tucked into the first
17. She turned on her side, tucked her leg up under her and patting the bed said in a seductive voice,
18. With his battered old shin pads tucked
19. We set off along the street, my hand tucked into his arm
20. young couple safely tucked up in bed, the young man’s dear old
21. A white rose was tucked into her hair over her left ear
22. Our good doctor is a little odd, but he's tucked up and we'll sort him out later, won't we Davie?"
23. Tucked under his jacket he has a plastic box full of rocket flavoured sherbet
24. The football boys have gone home with team bonds much as they ever were, but Leona’s new sound engineering protégé has a beer mat with a phone number tucked into his trouser pocket
25. Like the boy magician, Jock is tucked up at home with a hot drink
26. She has felt the hard steel of the Beretta tucked into the back of his jeans
27. official, a rather prim-looking woman with mousey hair tucked under
28. The pantry cabinet had been moved over just a bit and now tucked between it and the counter was an unfamiliar new wooden cabinet
29. It was a history of the area, she’d found it tucked into the end of the bookshelf … a small book, it explained how excavations had shown humans had lived on the site since pre-history
30. ‘Coming here … it’s one thing coming here when you are safely tucked up in bed, but quite another when you are out somewhere
31. Their combined momentum yanked Harry from his feet; he released his grip on the staff at the perfect instant and in a towering tucked back flip, flew spinning over the hyacinth-rimmed pond and landed one-footed onto a bench
32. the grounds to the walled garden and old tennis court tucked away at
33. With everything packed and the Beretta tucked safely in his jeans, the doctor goes to the kitchen and fetches the last bottle of red wine and two glasses, which he wipes on the bottom of his shirt
34. Angie appeared at his side and tucked her hand through his arm
35. As he walks round to the pavement he makes a quick check for the hand gun tucked into the back of his jeans and does up the middle button of his suit jacket
36. Harry accepted the pouch and tucked it under his arm as he had noticed the older man had carried it and didn't give it another thought, except not to inadvertently drop it
37. His left forearm brushes against the butt of the revolver tucked into the back of his jeans
38. she sat, he tucked her gently against the table
39. Considering this house is so tiny, it is quite a feat mislaying something but all the same it takes me some ten or so minutes to locate the newspaper I want, tucked under a cushion on the sofa
40. She was an attractive young woman dressed only in a wrap-around skirt that didn’t wrap around anywhere near far enough around for it left a clear view of the soft brown curls tucked neatly between the tops of her thighs
41. He tucked them back into his pocket
42. Bobby tucked the gun into the back of his jeans and smiled
43. Boochie moved his arm as if he was going for the gun tucked in the fat
44. When he gathered the letter and official plans for his departure the next morning, whether by whim, pride of authorship or simply out of habit, he rolled up his own revisions and tucked them under his arm as he left for the return visit to those administrative offices in which he had already wasted the previous early evening
45. Then almost as if the crowd sensed her wish, a path opened and the seven of them where clearly visible to her, in a nook of their own, the six stood about Sara in her wheel chair, each girl, securely tucked under a young man’s arm of Emma’s approval
46. tucked snugly in the pocket of his white coat, but it was too late
47. As he tucked the edges under the mattress, he couldn’t
48. tucked in against the town walls a few hundred steps
49. As she wondered about the pond, dressed in not only her fancy dress but also a full-length coat of velvet and fur, with her hair neatly tucked up, under a stylish hat with a feather dress, she was taken aback by the similar scene that had developed on the frozen pond
50. black and non-existent, tucked away behind shadows
1. ’ I told him, tucking into the porridge, just enjoying having his company
2. ‘Were you able to help the poor woman?’ I asked, tucking into the selection of cold meats and cheese on the plate
3. However, she appears to have got over her fit of nerves and is tucking into the hay in the bag at the end of the stall apparently quite content with her lot
4. ’ Alastair said, tucking into his curry
5. He stands up and re-buttons his shirt, tucking it back into his trousers
6. 'So have you got any brothers and sisters, Sarah?' Dave asked, tucking into his own, equally laden plate
7. How old is he?' she asked, tucking in enthusiastically to her pastry
8. ' I replied, resisting the temptation to say 'you', whilst tucking my arm comfortably through his
9. They had just started tucking into their bread and cheese when
10. He and his father went over to where the girls still sat, took the forks from their hands, lifted them into their arms and carried them to bed, tucking them gently in under the sheets and quilts
11. ‘How old is this hunk?’ Mel asked, tucking into the quiche which had just been put down in front of her,
12. “I do not presume to categorize my children by tucking them under some fixed label of personality, you understand, yet it is most apparent that Titania is far more ready to spend time in the forest and mountains, or on horseback, than inside four walls however pleasant the accommodations
13. " he went on, tucking his hand under her arm and guided her back towards the house
14. was tucking into the food as if he hadn’t seen meat for
15. Are you safe?" Brice approached them and was reaching out, tucking his hand beneath Emily's curls to rest it upon her cheek
16. Bri Lynn had a short sword and a small round shield, both of which she plucked from her mentor's body, and was doing little more than tucking her body behind the shield while the jagged blades covered it with dents
17. Sebastian watched as her arms slid into her sleeves, tucking her Lead Arrow mark on her left shoulder into its soft, white folds
18. Tucking the kid under her coat, Carmen started back down the hill
19. Carmen glanced back to see a red-faced Josh striding toward her, still tucking in his shirt
20. She leaped from the bed and struggled into her jeans, tucking her nightgown in while she grabbed her boots
21. Alex gave his full attention to tucking the photo into the box through a gap in the top
22. He nodded gratefully, finding his tongue a bit tied, but smiled and began tucking into his repast
23. He armed himself with a short sword from one of the soldiers and Halon did the same, knocking an arrow at the same time, tucking a knife into his boot as they neared the boats
24. Memories like the time that we picked baskets full so that Grandma could try her hand at baking pies; or, how I would always end up there, one way or another, during those summer evenings, tucking my BB gun under my arm and nibbling on the fresh berries until I had my fill
25. She quickly withdrew the key, tucking it into the pouch at her belt, then slipped the lock free, pulling open the grate
26. He smiled paternally at her, tucking the key back into its pouch
27. Carefully tucking the coin into the leather belt at her waist, she gave one last glance at her small cell before swinging her legs over the window ledge
28. Then tripping on a root he twisted sideways, instinctively tucking his head into his flank to protect it
29. Crosby smiled, flicking open his serviette and tucking one corner over the top of his waistcoat
30. He curled his spine, tucking his snout under the tip of his bushy tail
31. Tucking in a faded yellow shirt, he re-entered the control room
32. He went for his bell in order to let his aide-de-camp know he wanted some uwe urgently but before he could do that, as if by a miracle or a mind-reading ability that the Major had not exhibited so far, he saw Guighan enter through the door in a hurried fashion, stand to one side, salute briskly and click the heels of his boots tucking his sword away with his free hand
33. Standing, he leaned to study the screen, shook his head negatively, said something to the original official, picked up the telephone and dialed, tucking her driver’s license under a corner of his desk blotter
34. He lifts his head and slips his fingers through my hair, tucking it behind my ear
35. She sat up and swung her legs out of bed, tucking her unruly auburn hair behind her ears
36. After tucking them in Jesse followed me back into the living room, I took off my 6-inch Jimmy Choo heels and swore under my breath
37. Krishnan would watch both of them tucking in and enjoying the silence of each other’s company
38. To break it, she asked, “So, when are you having lunch?” “After they leave,” he said, pointing out to the priests who were tucking into the large spread
39. After tucking me in, Sean kisses me on the forehead before heading for the door
40. He holds my gaze, then answers, “I know,” tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear
41. “I might have,” I said, tucking my legs in
42. Doing as she was told Amori lifted the back of his shirt out of his pants and placed the Book of Naba there before tucking the shirt back in place
43. Trying to control the shake in his body, Ralph rolls the emerald he thinks has saved him back to where it belongs before folding the bag secure and tucking it inside his belt
44. It hadn’t even bothered tucking its wings
45. Tucking one of his blades under his armpit he reached into the bag and backed away to the Council chamber’s entrance
46. She lay down with evident caution, tucking her hand—still holding the knife—under whatever she used as a pillow
47. He gently kissed her then stroked her hair tucking it nicely around her ears
48. I took off my stocking cap and pea coat, tucking my hat and gloves in the sleeve and
49. Tucking the duffel bag beneath the bed covers next to her, she
50. He came back out tucking something in his waistband and putting on his leather jacket to cover it
1. He tucks his hands into the pockets of his overcoat, pulling it tight upon his shoulders
2. Janet gently helps me undress and tucks me under the duvet before quietly letting herself out of the house
3. He drinks just enough and then he tucks her up for the night and finishes the last bottle in his own cell
4. Billy shrugs his shoulders and tucks into the stale bread
5. She tucks her hands in her pockets
6. ” She tucks the hair around her face behind
7. Without comment, he tucks the box under an arm and totters from the pier
8. Johanna bows in the general direction of the crowd, tucks her hair behind her ears, and walks toward the exit
9. ” Cara tucks a stray hair back into the knot just above her neck
10. When she’s sure I’m following her, she releases my hand and tucks her stray hair behind her ears
11. Mother brushes strands of hair from my face and tucks them behind my ear
12. ” She tucks in a strand of hair behind her ear, and pauses as if to revise her thoughts
13. curved inwards, and when he tucks them up to his chest he
14. You stare up with a look of stark terror on your face as he takes a piece of coffee candy out of his crystal candy holder and tucks it in your coat pocket
15. Little Killer squirms around a bit and she settles him down and tucks him under her shawl
16. Some of you are transforming yourselves through mechanical means – plastic surgery, eye tucks, stomach tucks and the like
17. She sits down, removes her shoes, and tucks her legs under her body
18. He sits down, removes his shoes, and tucks his legs under his body
19. � she replies in a negative voice as she tucks her gun in her waist band behind her
20. cept for the specific tucks and turns of the bay’s perimeter, which would have
21. A cat that shrivels its body, lowers its head, and tucks
22. book over and tucks it into his breast pocket along with his pen
23. ” Aaron grabs the blanket and tucks it in and
24. She then hides and tucks the photo in her pocket
25. The hadrosaur abruptly pulls itself further upright, shakes its head, and then tucks its snout against its body again
26. Unks folds the newspaper, and then tucks it under his arm
27. tucks it in to hold it in place
28. A cool blanket of fog tucks the natives in this cold damp Christmas night in the paradise port of Nuku Hiva
29. She tucks her short, dark hair behind her ears
30. ‘For starters my dad wears daggy old tracksuit pants and then tucks his T-shirt in!
31. He tucks the pistol into his uniform
32. Men can also have tummy tucks when they're genetically predisposed to fat accumulation around their stomach area
33. With both breast augmentations and tummy tucks, you can completely change the shape of your abdomen, but keeping it up will be up to you
34. You can have liposuction done on a number of body parts and it's often used in conjunction with tummy tucks and other cosmetic procedures
35. When we are trusted to not escape, questions of shirt tucks and signing out of our 12 cent/hour career seem like lines from the wrong script
36. She quickly tucks the newspaper under her jacket, and walks over to the door
37. Laden and Nurse Karen move me back onto my bed, and she tucks me in nice and tightly again
38. The putter today comes in all different shapes and sizes, from the standard height to the putter that tucks just under your chin
39. When Barrons hands the spear to Ryodan, who tucks it beneath his jacket, they resume their polished facade
40. Is the nightclub his distillery where he sorts the vintages and tucks into his personal cellar the most complex, interesting wines, the most potent and impressive whiskeys?
41. " He tucks a strand of hair behind my ear and his fingers caress the edge
42. " He swipes another errant hair off my cheek and tucks the hair behind my ear
43. “Good,” she says, and tucks the loaf under his arm
44. Here’s the total package: (1) beginning salary of $160,000 (up slightly and the highest offer so far so please keep this quiet—wouldn’t want to start trouble from the get-go); (2) an annual bonus to be determined by performance and overall firm productivity (no, the two partners do not plan to keep all the profits); (3) full health insurance—medical, dental, optical (everything but Botox and tummy tucks); (4) a savings and retirement plan which includes matching contributions to a rather generous 401K; (5) overtime pay beyond 50 hours a week (yes, dear, you read that right; S&G is probably the first law firm in history to offer overtime; we’re serious about the 50 hour workweek); (6) three weeks of paid vacation; (7) your own private office with your own designated secretary (and probably your own paralegal too but can’t make that promise right now); (8) advancement; we do not want our associates cutting throats to make partner, so we’re considering a plan whereby one can stake out an equity position at 7 to 10 years with the firm
45. He tucks a stray strand of my hair behind my ear
46. This time he doesn’t throw his leg over mine, but smoothes my hair out of my face and tucks it behind my ear
47. Eyeing me suspiciously, she sits down on the bed and tucks a stray lock of hair behind my ear
48. She tucks it into her palm and steps away
49. Guntram glances down at it, at the star, and then tucks the paper into his breast pocket
50. He tucks a strand of her hair behind her ear