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Holmes is happy having the freedom of the house when we are out . |
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Indeed , the two M boys themselves were not totally happy at first at having these initially undisciplined children visiting their home and generally being around on a regular basis . |
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` Estelle 's delight in Thomas made your mother very happy , " Ashley recalled , her head resting against his chest . |
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Her stumbling repetition masked a growing delight at his basic error . |
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Yes , I 'd like to declare a small case of French flu , a dangerous fondness for Flaubert , a childish delight in French road-signs , and a love of the light as you look north . |
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Re was at first pleased but soon realised that Hathor 's delight in killing might lead to the destruction of all mankind , which he had not intended . |
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All he 'd glimpsed through the window was Matta playing solitaire of some kind , so why had the man taken such delight in terrifying him ? |
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Both Mr Souness and Jim Smith , the Portsmouth manager , emphasised how delighted they were with the overall quality of yesterday 's tie . |
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Mr Mitterrand appears so delighted with the ultra-courteous Edouard Balladur , that some Socialists wonder whether he has at last found the prime minister of his dreams . |
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Whether or not the Palace actually arranged for the drawing to be removed , there can be little doubt that they were delighted to be rid of it . |
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They were delighted with the turnout of spectators and the general organisations by local authorities . |
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` Lee and Ian have shown they have what it takes to earn first-year professional terms and I 'm delighted they 've agreed to join us . |
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Delighted with their silver medals for reaching the final against the world champions , England saw the match open with an expected win by the world champion Jorgen Persson over English champion Chen Xinhua 21-8 , 21-18 . |
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` In my youth " , says Baxter , ` I was quickly past my fundamentals and was running up into a multitude of controversies , and greatly delighted with metaphysical and scholastic writings . " |
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And , remember , as with all our offers , we guarantee to refund your money if you 're not delighted with your purchase . |
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Morrissey was ecstatic at the response . |
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If you use a fax card you 'll be ecstatic to see that WordStar has the capacity to create faxable files in a matter of seconds . |
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` Well ? " he barked , clearly not ecstatic that she thought she could lay down conditions . |
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I could n't wait for the pictures to come out , I was so excited to see them . |
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Her cheeks were already aglow from a combination of the heat and the exhilaration of being the centre of attention , and this had lent an extra , youthful radiance to her beauty . |
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Clive also attended , visibly gleeful that he had spared the school any undesirable publicity by unloading me in the nick of time . |
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Thacker was not overjoyed to see them , but he played along , switching on the charm . |
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Louise was overjoyed with the suggestion . |
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` You know Joanna will be overjoyed to see you in any condition . " |
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George Grindal was pleased that he could turn to the bedside cabinet and take up the feeding glass containing orange juice . |
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I can see you 're pleased with yourself ` |
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He laughed , showing his white , sharp teeth , pleased with his joke . |
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I 'm delighted that you were pleased with the response . |
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At the beginning of the O-level summer term I weighed eight stone three pounds and , if I was pleased at having lost two pounds , I certainly did n't say so . |
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FOR months now I have been trying to contain excitement at the thought of the compact disc . |
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Because of what had happened , some of her excitement at the thought of seeing Czechoslovakia had ebbed . |
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Manufacturers could play on the excitement of a commentary to sell their sets . |
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You are afraid and full of excitement at thoughts of what you might find . |
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He had seen beyond the excitement of being approached for his first book ; he already visualised it on the bookshelves ! |
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The Denning family feel sad that , although Sharpness is still thriving , it 'll never be the busy port it once was . |
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` I 'm sad that it folded , but it 's come at a good time , " she tells me . |
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` I am desperately sad that our scheme did not come to fruition but I am glad that someone will take it over and bring these jobs to the area . |
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Everyone will be sad at their departure . |
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The truth was that Mr Wolski was sad with himself , for he did not wish to stay on at the Zoo any longer . |
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Some grandparents have the sadness of losing rather than gaining grandchildren . |
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I am saddened that the article uses the spurious connection between dialect and poverty as a means of attacking English teaching in this country . |
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We are saddened to learn that for some people , the conference failed to develop strategies for action . |
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A CLERGYMAN who trains priests yesterday said he was saddened but not surprised that he had been sacked after admitting he does not believe in God . |
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Rosemary Sandford of Darlington Association on Disability , said they were saddened and disappointed they were not given the opportunity to express their views at the meeting . |
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LEE SHARPE last night relived the anguish of discovering he had a disease which he feared could not only end his career -- but kill him . |
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Politicians who objected to Mrs Thatcher and her radical conviction politics suffered the anguish of apparently unresolvable frustration . |
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Both were crestfallen after Stevie 's erratic performance on the 17th . |
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There 's no reason to feel dejected about the future . |
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It 's not just health problems they suffer but many people can get really depressed living in houses where they have to keep washing the mould off the walls . |
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Even the Prince of Wales , depressed at the thought of the ordeal to come , cheered up at the sight of the food . |
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Relatives often carry enormous personal burdens , for example , the grief of losing a child 's expected bright future , or the tragic decline into senility of a loved companion . |
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So many families will face the heartbreak of burglary before Christmas . |
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Britt is heartbroken that her eight-year marriage to toyboy husband ` Slim " Jim McDonnell , 31 , is to end in divorce . |
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She 'd be heartbroken if her father was n't at her wedding . |
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Members requested the committee 's sorrow that the work had begun without permission should be passed on to the county council . |
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It soon developed into disillusion as the town 's death toll grew and ended in jubilant relief not unmixed with sorrow at the memory of towns-folk who would not return . |
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Yet the dog had grown old and less capable , and one day the gillie had come and explained with great sorrow that the dog had suffered a stroke , and must be put down . |
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I join the hon. Gentleman in expressing our sorrow at that tragic loss . |
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Both of them were aware of Alain 's black anger and Marguerite was feeling the sorrow of leaving her own house . |
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He had understood James 's despair at the enormity of the ruin , but not what the loss of Edward was already meaning . |
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Lin Foh blinked , quite astonished at being spoken to so sharply . |
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He was astonished at the change in him . |
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` I 'm astonished at what you 've achieved , Kitty . |
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Ex-hacker Stephen Gold says he remains ` astounded at the arrogance " of the Law Commission for not drawing on the experience of others . |
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And even as I did I was astounded at myself . |
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His last illness was the most violent , and his doctors were astounded that he survived it . |
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She seemed to be almost floating and Maggie was astounded that the sharp stones had not given her enough pain to waken her . |
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Zen was so astounded at finding Cinzia there on that particular evening that he could think of nothing whatever to say . |
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` Please do , " said Ianthe , who was temporarily a little bewildered at Penelope 's appearance and unconventional clothes . |
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What 's so terrible for IMP in that ? " she blustered , still bewildered why he should find the idea of it so important . |
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David filled her dreams ; the ecstasy of their lovemaking , and the pain and bewilderment of his abrupt departure . |
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In many schools in the 1960s a revulsion against decontextualised exercises brought about a complete abandonment of the teaching of grammar . |
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` What we are seeing now is a public revulsion against violence in society which is feeding through to a desire for greater sensitivity by programme makers , " he said . |
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Even in the 1930s the anti-Semitism of literary figures like Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton co-existed uneasily with their revulsion at the racial policies of the new Germany . |
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However , I quite enjoyed describing the horrors of my creation , and shared with Edward Young , the architect , his revulsion for the hideous house , covered in peeling stucco , as chilling within as without . |
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Nell swallowed down the revulsion of the word normal . |
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Colette works at marshalling our feelings of revulsion at this voracious creature who has almost killed the poor box thorn . |
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Revulsion at what has been happening there is not a prerogative of the politically correct . |
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We were feeling rather disgruntled at how many good films we 'd obviously missed when a man came on to the stage to read the nominations for one of the categories . |
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He could pretend she was a good housewife , cook and mother to other men who were disgruntled at their wives , brilliant careers . |
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This is often the feeling the bereaved find most difficult to acknowledge , their anger against the dead person for abandoning them to face the world alone . |
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Despite a flaring anger at this impertinence her eyes were drawn to the strong column of his throat as he swallowed . |