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31 Optional cording sets with overlap arm are available which enable the curtains to overlap at the centre when closed .
32 little support are most affected and we need to er , go back to what Kathleen was saying about education , we need to help young girls get self-confidence , more se , coping skills to deal with these pressures , but also , as other people have said , we need to get the government to look at the fact as , that encourage women to keep smoking and address those issues as well .
33 A French medic was climbing the grassy bank from the sunken road to look at the Officer as I got the prisoners out of the dug-out and back to their previous positions in the hollow .
34 Then he said : ‘ You think it is too dangerous for any Baskerville to live at the Hall because of this supernatural hell-hound .
35 Lydia looked at the picture before she looked at the signature .
36 Patrick smiled at the woman as she brought in the tea .
37 ‘ I would consider it my duty to remain at the salon until you had found a suitable replacement for me , ’ she said primly .
38 Cranston leered at the girl whilst he considered the incongruous couple .
39 Charles stopped at the door as the others filed out .
40 The issues of weapons shipments , attempts to achieve a ceasefire in El Salvador , and the stalled demobilisation of the contras were expected to dominate the two-day summit , which Mr Arias described at the weekend as critical to the future of the peace process .
41 The issues of weapons shipments , attempts to achieve a ceasefire in El Salvador , and the stalled demobilisation of the contras were expected to dominate the two-day summit , which Mr Arias described at the weekend as critical to the future of the peace process .
42 Frogs and reptiles gather beside the exits snapping at the insects as they flock out on to the ramps .
43 But I'Il wait at the quarry until Masklin comes back .
44 And off she went into the crowd waiting at the platform until she was lost to sight .
45 There is no reason to look at the ceiling because it no longer exists .
46 It was a reasonable thing to do at the time as the fund was in surplus .
47 George stared at the bagpipes as I clambered into the passenger seat beside him and sat with the pipes on my lap .
48 Nadirpur stared at the paper as though it were contaminated .
49 Not for the first time this season Tyson needed a police escort at the end as he was surrounded by protesting players .
50 During the battle between the two , which began an hour before sunset on 24 April 1778 off Kilroot Point near Carrickfergus , Jones kept his distance , disabling his opponent by cannon fire and pistol shots aimed at the crew until , resistance having ceased , a boarding party was sent across , to find the decks running with blood and rum — a keg , brought out prematurely to celebrate the expected victory , had been breached by a cannon ball — and the Drake was taken in tow .
51 It is a good idea to know at the outset whether the members of the critical mass will be willing and able to respond appropriately to the change ; then , if it is determined that certain members are unwilling or unable , that situation can be planned for and dealt with .
52 However , in the circumstances of this case , the proper interpretation was that the sustaining of the injuries occurred at the point when they were inflicted .
53 Slides were used to punctuate the talk , as well as to illustrate points , but he had a tendency to look at the screen while speaking , which is distracting .
54 And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms .
55 Ruth and Rosie arrived at the pub as it was closing for the afternoon .
56 Further complications raised at the symposiumover whether Mantegna or Antonio Pollaiuolo takes precedence in these crucial early years of printmaking threatened to take over the proceedings until halted by the discussion 's Chairwoman , Caroline Elam , Editor of the Burlington Magazine .
57 One problem when using the Tube as a tent is that the lightweight alloy poles have a tendency to bend at the joints when under strong pressure .
58 The ex-soldier looked at the ticket as he walked over to the bench .
59 Ian Ridley finds England 's Player of the Year straining at the leash as he gets in some practice against Sussex
60 OLYMPIC high jump champion Heike Henkel leaped at the chance when she was asked to star with top model Naomi Campbell in a fashion shoot .
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