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He gathered her against him, felt that she was as cold as ice as well, and held on to her tightly.
The party had control of 31 councils in 2008, having held 29 councils prior to the 2008 election.
They held powers that were nearly identical to the powers that Caesar had held under his constitution.
Soon after coming into power, Claudius instituted games to be held in honor of his father on the latter's birthday.
Annual games were also held in honour of his accession, and took place at the Praetorian camp where Claudius had first been proclaimed Emperor.
Tacitus is usually held to have 'hidden' his use of Claudius' writings and to have omitted Claudius' character from his works.
In practice imperial provinces were run by resident governors who were members of the Senate and had held the consulship.
Some jurists also held high judicial and administrative offices themselves.
Stalin certainly held this view, and so did many Bolsheviks, with their hypostasization of social forces over individual desires and intentions.
The Emperors Hadrian, Septimius Severus and Constantius I all held court in York during their various campaigns.
Constantine recognized the implicit danger in remaining at Galerius's court, where he was held as a virtual hostage.
They brought him to Ireland where he was enslaved and held captive for six years.
However, according to Patrick's own account, it was the raiders who brought him to Ireland where he was enslaved and held captive for six years.
The idea was held by the Romans that a healed soldier was better than a dead one and a healed veteran was better than a new recruit.
He walked on and on through illlit streets, fearing to stand still for a moment lest it might seem that he held back from what awaited him.
He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him.
Afterwards, the pagans held the present areas of Kent, Sussex, Norfolk and Suffolk, and the area around the Humber.
In this view, held by the majority of historians until the mid to late twentieth century, much of England was cleared of its prior inhabitants.
Another view, probably the most widely held today, is that the migrants were relatively few, centred on a warrior elite.
The concept of Bretwalda originates in Bede's comment on who held the Imperium of Britain.
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However, they stopped during their march to capture a small fortress at Countisbury Hill, held by a Wessex ealdorman named Odda.
Their courts were peripatetic, and their councils were held at varying locations around their realms.
Commonly held land was given, along with exemption from taxes as well as relics.
From 1945 to 1962, the Labour Party held an absolute majority in the parliament.
The exact reason for the rebellion is unclear, but it was launched at the wedding of Ralph to a relative of Roger's, held at Exning.
After 1075 all earldoms were held by Normans, and Englishmen were only occasionally appointed as sheriffs.
By 1096 no bishopric was held by any Englishman, and English abbots became uncommon, especially in the larger monasteries.
Ecclesiastical offices continued to be held by the same bishops as before the invasion, including the uncanonical Stigand.
The town held out for 18 days, and after it fell to William he built a castle to secure his control.
Some of the native abbots were also deposed, both at the council held near Easter and at a further one near Whitsun.
The exact reason for the rebellion is unclear, but it was launched at the wedding of Ralph to a relative of Roger, held at Exning in Suffolk.
It is widely held that these groups were the inspiration for the foundation of the Royal Society.
The family held the English throne from 1154, with the accession of Henry II, until 1485, when Richard III died.
Hostages from the Valois family were held in London while John returned to France to raise his ransom.
The Breton dukes held little power across most of the duchy, which was mostly controlled by local lords.
Not wishing to disturb the animal he was trying to photograph, he held his indrawn breath until the shutter was released.
This would require the consent of Louis as king of France, and accordingly Henry and Louis held fresh peace talks in 1169 at Montmirail.
Young Henry had also been very attached to Thomas Becket, his former tutor, and may have held his father responsible for Becket's death.
Toulouse was held through weak vassalage by the Count of Toulouse but it was rare for him to comply with Angevin rule.
Luckily enough, Louis fell ill and had to retire from the conflict while Henry's defences held against his enemies.
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Richard paid homage to Philip for the continental lands his father held then they attacked Henry together.
A truce was accepted, and Richard I had almost recovered all Normandy and now held more territories in Aquitaine than he had before.
Sometimes the duchy was granted in fief, sometimes held by the king in person.
Walker tried hard to close with his opponent, and infight, but by using both hands to good advantage Fus. Scott held his own.
Richard first grew close to her at a tournament held in her native Navarre.
Over the following years he would be held up to the promises he had made, in particular that of upholding the Charter of the Forest.
Agincourt also held out the promise that Henry's pretensions to the French throne might be realised.
The radical groups that flourished during this period held differing opinions of Magna Carta.
Only one exemplification of the 1216 charter survives, held in Durham Cathedral.
The fourth copy of the 1225 exemplification was held by the museum of the Public Record Office and is now held by The National Archives.
Only two other 1297 exemplifications survive, one of which is held in the UK's National Archives.
The Huguenots held the southwest and were allied to England and the princes of Germany.
The latter held up the lamp where it wouldn't get smashed and admonished them in no uncertain terms that he wanted me alive.
Edward besieged the city for five weeks, but the defences held and there was no coronation.
In 1414 while he held court at Leicester, he received ambassadors from Burgundy.
After Charles VII's successful Normandy campaign in 1450, he concentrated his efforts on Gascony, the last province held by the English.
The feather's fundament was held to the swelling and would draw out the venom.
The title is held today by Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II and her consort Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
He was taken to London and held prisoner at the Tower of London, where, for the time being, he was reasonably well treated.
On 13 June, Richard held a full meeting of the Council, at which he accused Hastings and others of conspiracy against him.
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However, he declared her titles forfeit and transferred her estates to Stanley's name, to be held in trust for the Yorkist crown.
Richard held this office from 30 April to 26 June 1483, when he made himself king of the realm.
It was very expensive and difficult to make, so the panes were made small and held together with a lead lattice, in casement windows.
The willingness to question previously held truths and search for new answers resulted in a period of major scientific advancements.
Although the Boleyn family still held important positions on the Privy Council, Anne had many enemies, including the Duke of Suffolk.
At the end of Elizabeth's reign, the Church of England was firmly in place, but held the seeds of future conflict.
In the Church of England the position of archdeacon can only be held by someone in priestly orders who has been ordained for at least six years.
In some other parts of the Anglican Communion the position can also be held by deacons.
The first local elections were held in 1959, and the first Equatoguinean representatives were seated in the Spanish parliament.
The Virginia Lake Festival is held during the third weekend in July in Clarksville.
The Dutch defense, led by governor Frederick Coyett, held out for nine months.
He first attacked Vigo in Spain and held the place for two weeks ransoming supplies.
Charles, meanwhile, decided to send an expeditionary force to relieve the French Huguenots whom French royal troops held besieged in La Rochelle.
Charles's only recourse was to return to negotiations, which were held at Newport on the Isle of Wight.
The religious and political radicals who were held responsible for the wars suffered harsh repression.
Before his invasion, Parliamentarian forces held only outposts in Dublin and Derry.
Booth held Cheshire until the end of August when he was defeated by General Lambert.
Sittings in the Chamber are held each day from Monday to Thursday, and also on some Fridays.
Rarely, a bill was committed to a Special Standing Committee, which investigated and held hearings on the issues raised.
A State Opening may take place at other times of the year if an election is held early due to a vote of no confidence in the government.
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In the Netherlands a similar ceremony is held on the third Tuesday in September, which is called Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands.
In Sweden a similar ceremony as the British was held until 1974, when the constitution was changed.
After the abolition of the old state opening, the opening is now held in the Riksdag but in the presence of the monarch and his family.
The ship chandlers along the wharves also held large stocks, stored in wooden barrels.
The clergy could even be imprisoned, as occurred in the Stonehaven Tolbooth after three clergymen held services at the chapel at Muchalls Castle.
Many others like Voltaire held that without belief in a God who punishes evil, the moral order of society was undermined.
A few years later a canal was proposed on a route that bypassed Darlington and Yarm, and a meeting was held in Yarm to oppose the route.
Fifty years later centenary celebrations were held in July to allow foreign men visiting the International Railway Congress to take part.
Hood still hoped the city could be held if more reinforcements arrived, and sent Nelson to join a squadron operating off Cagliari.
Scenes of celebration erupted across the country, balls and victory feasts were held and church bells were rung.
Nelson often found himself received as a hero and was the centre of celebrations and events held in his honour.
A huge meeting was held on Kersal Moor, Kersal near Salford, Lancashire on 24 September 1838 with speakers from all over the country.
As he held his mother to him, he longed to tell her all, but he kept his counsel.
During this conference, the United Kingdom held its general election, and Clement Attlee replaced Churchill as Prime Minister.
Prior to the alliance of Germany and Italy to Japan, the Nationalist Government held close relations with both Germany and Italy.
Italy also held strong commercial interests and a strong commercial position in China supported by the Italian concession in Tianjin.
In the Pacific it held multiple island dependencies such as American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Midway Islands, Wake Island and others.
At the forefront of politics for fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions.
Churchill permanently broke with Stanley Baldwin over Indian independence and never again held any office while Baldwin was prime minister.
The most significant of these meetings was held on 9 October 1944 in the Kremlin between Churchill and Stalin.
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He also held the office of Minister of Defence from October 1951 until 1 March 1952, when he handed the portfolio to Field Marshal Alexander.
A trial blackout was held on 10 August 1939 and when Germany invaded Poland on 1 September a blackout began at sunset.
The BMA believes it is important the independent sector is held to the same standards as the NHS when giving NHS care.
Resistance held out, eventually forcing the guarantee of religious tolerance in the Treaty of Limerick.
There remain the 14 British overseas territories still held by the United Kingdom.
Cabinet meetings are typically held weekly, while Parliament is in session.
Following the 2011 election, Welsh Labour held exactly half of the seats in the Assembly, falling just short of an overall majority.
As a result of kineplastics, it is possible to utilize those stumps which, up to the present, had always been held as incapable.
A referendum was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014 which asked citizens whether Scotland should be an independent country.
The House of Commons, which did not have a chamber of its own, sometimes held its debates in the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey.
From the twelfth century to the nineteenth, coronation banquets honouring new monarchs were held here.
The referendum was held in May 2011 and resulted in the retention of the existing voting system.
The first series of televised leaders' debates in the United Kingdom was held in the previous election.
However a general election was held in February 1974 in a bid to win public support during a national emergency caused by the miners' strike.
The office is currently held by John Bercow, who was initially elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin.
The earliest year for which a presiding officer has been identified is 1258, when Peter de Montfort presided over the Parliament held in Oxford.
Speakers were generally associated with the ministry, and often held other government offices.
Thousands of protesters held two marches in London in April 2016 to demand Cameron's resignation.
Alexander resumed the role he had held in the previous Labour Government as First Lord of the Admiralty.
But other klonvocations, held contemporaneously with Norfolk's, he pointed out, had displayed a more malevolent quality.
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In council elections held on 5 May 2011, the Liberal Democrats suffered heavy defeats in the Midlands, North and Scotland.
The party's candidate, Mike Thornton, had been a local councillor for the party, and held the seat.
The party held onto just eight constituencies in Great Britain, with only one in Scotland, one in Wales and six in England.
In council elections held in May 2011, the Liberal Democrats suffered heavy defeats in the Midlands, North and Scotland.
The most recent elections to the European Parliament were the European elections of 2014, held in May of that year.
Many other MEPs have held office at a regional or local level in their home states.
In 1973, Northern Ireland held a referendum to determine if it should remain in the United Kingdom, or be part of a united Ireland.
In the 2011 census in Northern Ireland respondents stated that they held the following passports.
Most are held by Protestant fraternities such as the Orange Order, and Ulster loyalist marching bands.
A referendum was held in North East England on 4 November 2004, but the proposal for an elected assembly was rejected.
President Jefferson was an enthusiastic supporter of westward expansion, and held firm in his support for the treaty.
House of Representatives, five of which are currently held by Republicans and one by a Democrat.
Before the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 this role was held by the House of Lords.
The Supreme Court is also the highest court of appeal for devolution matters, a role previously held by the Privy Council.
Its jurisdiction over devolution matters had previously been held by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
The Lords would sit for regular sessions after four in the evening, and the judicial sessions were held prior to that time.
Originally, the House of Lords held that it could try peers only upon impeachment.
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary held the rank of Baron and seats in the House for life.
The post of Lord High Steward was originally hereditary, held by the Earls of Leicester.
Her Majesty's prison service collection is held at the Galleries of Justice Museum in Nottingham.
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Changes also took place among laymen, as aristocratic culture focused on great feasts held in halls rather than on literary pursuits.
Others argue that reason was generally held in high regard during the Middle Ages.
The office of lieutenant was honorary, and held during the royal pleasure, but virtually for life.
It is held in trust, and cannot be sold or owned by the Sovereign in a private capacity.
The Duchy of Cornwall is a similar estate held in trust to meet the expenses of the monarch's eldest son.
Estimates of the Queen's wealth vary, depending on whether assets owned by her personally or held in trust for the nation are included.
A referendum held in 1998 established a public will to recreate an upper tier of government to cover the region.
The large county boroughs provided all local government services and held the powers usually invested in county councils.
Elections were held on 7 May 1964, with the new councils acting as shadow authorities before coming into their powers the following year.
A Folkmoot, for the whole of the City held at the outdoor cross of St Paul's Cathedral, was formerly also held.
The first service had been held on 2 December 1697, more than 10 years earlier.
The pound sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom, is globally the fourth most traded currency and the third most held reserve currency.
In any case, an election must be held no later than six years after the previous election.
Where a new parish council is created, elections to the new body will be held at the time of next council elections.
Like ballasted track the LVT is of the free floating type, held in place by gravity and friction.
Eurotunnel said it also held talks with Three UK but has yet to reach an agreement with the operator.
The Labour Party gained 11 seats during the election, taking their total to 62 seats, compared with the 22 held by the Liberal Democrats.
Previously this had been held at Calderstones Park, situated in Allerton in the south of the city.
The Hoppings funfair, said to be the largest travelling funfair in Europe, is held here annually in June.
The biennial AV Festival of international electronic art, featuring exhibitions, concerts, conferences and film screenings, is held in March.
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The North East Art Expo, a festival of art and design from the regions professional artists, is held in late May.
The Northern Pride Festival and Parade is held in Leazes Park and in the city's Gay Community in mid July.
The SAMA Festival, an East Asian cultural festival is also held in early October.
Other regattas, head races and university bumping races are held along the Thames which are described under Rowing on the River Thames.
Segrave was one of the few people in history who have held the world land speed record and water speed record simultaneously.
Well dressing ceremonies are held in most of the villages during the spring and summer months, in a tradition said to date from pagan times.
Watchet is a historic harbour town with a marina and is home to a carnival, which is held annually in July.
When the most recent competition was held to mark the Golden Jubilee of 2002, Croydon made a sixth application, again unsuccessful.
Competitions for new grants of city status have been held to mark special events, such as coronations, royal jubilees or the Millennium.
In modern practice, competitions are held for cities that wish to gain the distinction of a lord mayor.
The International Open and World Matchplay Championship bowls tournaments have both been held at Ponds Forge.
In 2011, the seats were held by four Liberal Democrat and five Conservative councillors.
Richard held ten Knights Fees in Cornwall prior to 1135 and at his death a third of his considerable total holding remained in Cornwall.
Services are now held at the churches of St Clement, St George, and St John.
When the Domesday Book was compiled, Chichester consisted of 300 dwellings which held a population of 1,500 people.
The Sloe Fair, a funfair that dates back to the 12th Century, is held annually on 20 October in the city's Northgate car park.
Sterling is used as a reserve currency around the world and is currently ranked 3rd in value held as reserves.
If purchasing power parity held exactly, then the real exchange rate would always equal one.
As of April 2016, the Bank held around 400,000 bars, which is equivalent to 5,134 tonnes of gold.
After reforms in 1992, officials held regular meetings and published minutes, but were not independent of government.
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Each member has one vote of equal weight, for which they can be held publicly accountable.
Barnato held 149,500 of the new shares giving him control of the company and he became chairman.
The biggest specialist car dealerships had coachbuilders build standard designs for them which were held in stock awaiting potential buyers.
At that time GKN held 34 per cent of the world market for constant velocity joints.
On 2 September 1998, a naming ceremony was held at Farnborough, United Kingdom.
In the 13th and 14th centuries there was fortified house near the river, probably a stone tower, held by the Denyas family.
Derby Book Festival, first held in 2015, takes place in June, with events throughout the city.
It was the first competitive club game and cup final to be held at the new stadium.
In February 2014, a ceremony was held at the cemetery to celebrate the 180th anniversary of Portsmouth's Polish community.
After the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig in 1914, large receptions were held inside the church.
The lord made a boast of his libertinism, and frequently avowed that he held all women to be fair game.
Pfizenmaier argues that Newton held the Eastern Orthodox view on the Trinity.
This was a direct challenge to the caloric theory which held that heat could neither be created or destroyed.
His papers are held at the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge, and are accessible to the public.
George afterwards learned, to his great joy, that the same conception of the basis of Logic was held by Leibnitz, the contemporary of Newton.
Madurai, India held celebrations with a programme attended by 6,000 students.
Dirac Science Library at Florida State University, which Manci opened in December 1989, is named in his honour, and his papers are held there.
From 1906 onward he held the position of a lecturer where teaching six hours per week left him time for research.
The Cornwall Railway remained a nominally independent line until 1889, although the GWR held a large number of shares in the company.
The Newcomen engine held its place without material change for about 75 years, spreading gradually to more areas of the UK and mainland Europe.
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In 1813, four years after his death, the Society was dissolved and a lottery was held to dispose of its assets.
Demonstrations of the machine in operation are held regularly at the museum.
Two Victa mowers, from 1958 and 1968 respectively, are held in the collection of the National Museum of Australia.
The two French girls held the gilt-lipped vases of milk and slowly poured them into the alabaster bath.
The trap can be held over a bin and the dead mouse released into it by pulling the bar.
Each year the Fleetwood Transport Festival, known locally as Tram Sunday, is held on the third Sunday in July.
If these holds become full, aircraft are held at more distant points before being cleared onward to one of the four main holds.
Sometimes, aircraft arriving into Manchester Airport are held in stacks, usually in poor weather when the movement rate decreases.
He held the door for her and then motioned for her to sit on a bench that rested against the little lobbylike foyer.
However, when David Cameron became prime minister, he held his cabinet meetings on Thursdays again.
Cabinet meetings are usually held in the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official residence.
Cabinet meetings have also been held at Chequers, and in one case at the Grand Hotel, Brighton.
After tough negotiations, a referendum was held on 8 March 2003, which resulted in a favourable vote.
Since then, elections have been held every two years for an alternating half of the councils.
Fee smiled and held his hand, she looked into his eyes and he held her gaze lockingly.
In 1854 British governor William Reid launched an agricultural show at Buskett which is still being held today.
Sulla also held two dictatorships and one more consulship, which began the crisis and decline of Roman Republic.
For example, under normal conditions, the highest authority was held by two consuls.
During the Roman Republic, Roman religion was organized under a strict system of priestly offices, which were held by men of senatorial rank.
Then Harald the King was slain, and Leofwine the Earl, his brother, and Gyrth, and many good men, and the Frenchmen held the place of slaughter.
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This realm was variously held to be located on a set of islands or underground.
The Concert for Bangla Desh was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City to raise funds for Bangladeshi refugees.
Hasina held a trilateral economic summit between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in 1999 and helped establish the D8 grouping with Turkey.
The largest gathering of Muslims in the country is the Bishwa Ijtema, held annually by the Tablighi Jamaat.
The organization held its annual conference in New York this year.
He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down, replacing the blade in the sheath.
Now, the ankh that Thoth always held hovered in the air between Sekhmet and the Magus, and both fixed their gaze upon it.
If held as a colony outside the breeding season, antechinus show relatively little aggression while still forming a linear hierarchy.
In that case the enemy himself could have occupied the defences of Corinth and held at bay all the Union troops that arrived.
On the other hand, the theory of the avoidability of war held by the Soviets manifests an important change in Leninism.
A Babbitt met a Bromide on the avenue one day. They held a conversation in their own peculiar way.
In 1219, Gilbert le Gluton held land and an oven in Nottingham by sergeancy as a royal bailiff errant.
The reflection of a greater thing claimed her and taught her, held her like a bayadere in a temple court.
Frequently on guest nights beat ups were held by the Third Term, and cadets of the First Term were singled out individually.
A sweeping arched roof is held up by a bridgelike cable-stayed suspension system.
So he held his fingers up, V for victory. Something those bucketheads ought to understand.
My best man, Joe, had to be held up by his wife during the ceremony because he was still smashed after our buck's night the evening before.
Fort Arnott, it was a big week. He was soon to be married and a buck's night was held in his honour.
The dwarf plucked the bird from its cachette, throttled it with a twist of his knotty hands, and held it up for the gunman to admire.
Cook's concentration may have been broken by a call of nature a few minutes earlier, when he held up play to visit the bathroom.
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For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
The Ancient censors were part of the cursus honorum, a series of public offices held during a political career, like consuls and praetors.
It was a massive struggle to resist the lure of a cheeky beer, but I held firm.
The tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand.
A dancer turned choreographist, she has founded, fostered, directed and held together the Sadler's Wells Company.
He held one gigantic hand in front of her eyes so she could see it and smell it, then rammed it clawingly down her dress front.
The leaders held a closed door meeting to decide on a future course of action in the case.
A novel type of completism is Rothman's record and determination of attending every major convention held in this country.
Nance was eager to oblige, but she had the courage of her convictions and held her point.
They held on as long as they could, but when the heavy artillery fire started, they had to cut and run.
The first of the Conferences was held in 1861, just twenty-five years after the founding of the first deaconess house at Kaiserwerth.
Until that night, the dynasty of the Dark Earth had held the nation in a death grip of control.
The walker held with a death grip to his stick lest he drop it down the hill.
The victim held up his hand to repel the attacker and received a defensive knife wound.
I played in the dirt with a small dinky car as the garage held no fascination for a little girl of five.
The greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of tragedies and comedies.
It was resolved that all members of the House who held commissions, should be dispensed from parliamentary attendance.
When held vertically close to your nose, the top left quadrant of the right thumb is the most distomedial quadrant.
Still, the dogged obstinacy of his race held him to the pace he had set, and would hold him till he dropped in his tracks.
With this double-handed frontal horizontal grip the child is held in secure prone position so that its legs can move freely.
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Sophomore quarterback Sefo Liufau was dropping dimes all over the field, and the CU defense had held the Rams to a mere two yards passing.
Congreve held fast to the Greek poets, but otherwise seems to have drowsed his way through Trinity studies.
He brought me a pail and a stool, and held out the round tin of dubbin for me to grease the teats.
It would appear that the duodecimvirate was held after the praetorship, but before the consulate.
Hi everypony! I'm back from Germany and my luck held out! You'd never believe what I found!
Cronshaw had told him that the facts of life mattered nothing to him who by the power of fancy held in fee the twin realms of space and time.
It seemed a little severe to be shut away from her now but Mrs. Fuller's manner had fore-answered any appeal and I held my peace.
It was the typical chatter of the moment when each woman was showing off her baby, held against her froglike belly.
He resolutely set his beard against their boyish frolickings, and often held forth like an oracle concerning the vanity thereof.
The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of fulvous hue.
Stoke pressed gamely but clear chances were few and Fulham held on to record a first away league win in 16 months.
Thousands of wooden versions are sold each year, and a Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition is held every summer at Asheville's Folk Art Center.
For several moments of disbelief and absolute wonder, he stared at the godwink he held in his hands!
I held up what had to be the most wholesome pair of granny panties I'd ever seen. They were like great-granny panties. They were even white.
America has sent us guaranties She will demand that Maximilian Be held but as a prisoner of war.
Though it was a commonly held opinion, now only hardshell Baptists oppose dancing.
The National Hunt horse race the Grand National, is held annually at Aintree Racecourse in early April.
The most recent elections were held in May 2012, except for the Isle of Anglesey.
The 1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics were held in London, making it the first city to host the games three times.
The UK hosted the first F1 Grand Prix in 1950 at Silverstone, the current location of the British Grand Prix held each year in July.
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Snooker is another of the UK's popular sporting exports, with the world championships held annually in Sheffield.
Luettwitz hedgehogged his regiment and held his positions until the rest of the division arrived two days later.
I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.
The World Pilot Gig Championships are held annually over the May Day bank holiday weekend.
The Isle of Wight Council election of 2013 saw the Conservatives lose the majority which they had held since 2005 to the Island Independents.
The House of Commons is a democratically elected chamber with elections held at least every five years.
A public inquiry was held into the proposals, which required a decision by the Secretary of State.
Thomas Jefferson, who held the first United States patent on a hideaway bed, devised a system of elevating and securing the bed to the ceiling.
But no matter where their place of residence, they were always accompanied by the hidebound chest that held the family papers.
It is the only synagogue in Europe which has held regular services continuously for over 300 years.
Several music festivals, including the Wireless Festival, South West Four, Lovebox, and Hyde Park's British Summer Time are all held in London.
A referendum in the UK on its membership of the European Union was held on 23 June 2016, with a majority of participants voting to leave.
The European Day of Languages is held annually on 26 September and is aimed at encouraging language learning across Europe.
The first Trades Union Congress was held in 1868 at the Mechanics' Institute, Manchester.
In January 1994 the trophy, which was being held in West Auckland Workingmen's Club, was stolen and never recovered.
He was challenged all the way but he held off strong competition from Kenya's Mike Kigen.
And the passion that held Strickland was a passion to create beauty. It gave him no peace. It urged him hither and thither.
Yorkshire Day, held on 1 August, is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire, ranging from its history to its own dialect.
The 1982 Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Harrogate International Centre.
Feudal lords also held courts to adjudicate disputes between their tenants.

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