10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTORTIONED»
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contortioned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
contortioned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Last Ms. Understanding
“You trashing my place now?” a familiar gruff voice said in a playful tone. The
voice belonged to Uncle Charlie, beaming as usual. Some people thought his
face was permanently contortioned that way. Charlie was a big man, but the one
thing ...
In preparation for the mission, they had practiced yoga in order to adapt to the
contortioned positions they'd have to endure in the cramped spider hole.
Camouflaged from head to toe, they hid under the cover of a grove of date palms.
3
A hundred days in the East: a diary of a journey to Egypt, ...
542 THE IMMORALITY OF THE POMPEANS. violent ; especially two, who
seemed to have yielded in writhing agony to the fell destroyer, the limbs and
upper extremities stiff and contortioned ; another, a prisoner in his cell, had been
chained ...
Archibald Pollok Black, 1865
4
House Of The Hidden Blade
Without malice he fired two more shots into the already contortioned body, one in
the left shoulder, one in the right shoulder. “You owe me,” continued Talio
pressing the cold black silencer on Severiano's pale forehead. “So I'm here to
collect.
5
Waraga, Or, The Charms of the Nile
The expression of the face was well retained, but its softness of outline and
uncharacteristic mildness of features, gave to this work of art a greater
resemblance to a "Mercury," than to that fabled monster of snake-contortioned
visage.
6
El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
... his portly figure assumed Gargantuan proportions, the candle which he carried
looked like the dancing flames of hell, through which grinning faces, hideous and
contortioned, mocked at him and leered. Then suddenly everything was dark.
George noticed Rich's pitted face. He had that awry look and contortioned twitch
he'd seen once before, as if he was bitterly annoyed. Rich said to the old man, “
Tell us now—yes,” he pointed at the junky frozen in the corner, “... tie him up too.
... shufflinghis waydown the oakstaircase; his portlyfigure assumedGargantuan
proportions,the candlewhich he carried looked likethedancing flames of hell,
through which grinning faces, hideousand contortioned, mocked at himandleered
.
Baroness Emma Orczy, 2009
... his way down the oak staircase; his portly figure assumed Gargantuan
proportions, the candle which hecarried looked likethe dancingflames of hell,
throughwhich grinning faces, hideous and contortioned, mocked at him and
leered.
Baroness Emma Orczy, 2011
10
Ten One Dollar Bills: The Amazing True Story of How God ...
I slowly peeked around the center of the wooden spool, expecting to see a man
contortioned somewhat like me. Instead I came face—to—face with . . . A DOG! I
let out a screech, but the dog didn't move. I laughed, thinking this was probably ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTORTIONED»
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contortioned is used in the context of the following news items.
SADOW: Just Raise Tuition And Drop The Rube Goldberg Stuff
Why go to all this trouble? Peripherally attached to a budget somewhat contortioned, perhaps the most convoluted item of Gov. Bobby Jindal's ... «The Hayride, Mar 15»
Great Russian Nutcracker tours Calgary with resplendently detailed …
... danced breathtakingly beautifully by Anna Radik and Artem Kadurin, with sinewy grace and exquisitely contortioned smoothness of line. «Calgary Herald, Nov 14»
B-boys striving for notoriety in Kunming
He finishes on the beat in a contortioned freeze of the body, balancing on one hand for five full seconds. Even with the pounding rain, a burst of ... «GoKunming, Nov 13»
Neighbour tries to help cyclist
We didn't want to move her neck because of the way the body was contortioned.” Komishin asked a neighbour to bring a blanket to cover ... «Sault Star, Sep 13»
BWW Review: For the Love of VENUS
... the spectators, as well as the doctor's team. They did a great job of transitioning from these scary and contortioned freaks to sophisticated and ... «Broadway World, Apr 13»
Apple overtakes Samsung as top US mobile phone maker
So contortioned data article gets written. Here's the deal. Apple won the fourth quarter not by the sales of iPhone 5, but by allowing the 4 and 4S ... «CNET, Feb 13»
Avengers comics spoof sexualizes the guys
Illustrator Kevin Bolk took a promo image for The Avengers featuring a sexually contortioned female superhero and decided to flip the situation ... «Art Threat, Dec 11»
