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  • So I sadly propose that we have here a fusion of the workaholic and the self-conscious: a grisly combination that doesn't recur until the groan-making moment, in Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (1974), when Bertie Wooster goes out for a stroll and runs into an anti-war demonstration.

    The Honorable Schoolboy 2004

  • So I sadly propose that we have here a fusion of the workaholic and the self-conscious: a grisly combination that doesn't recur until the groan-making moment, in Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (1974), when Bertie Wooster goes out for a stroll and runs into an anti-war demonstration.

    The Honorable Schoolboy 2004

  • After saluting mesdames Hsing and Wang, "Aunts," they said, "you must come over again to-morrow for a stroll."

    Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao

  • "Aunts," she whispered, smiling, "you've come a little too late; Master Secundus is sleeping."

    Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao

  • Aunts and uncles traded gossip about who else was sick.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • My Aunts car is Twilighted out, and for the midnight DVD release - we party hopped/drove, managing to score many special exclusive only copies, wining trivia contests and games.

    Twilight Lexicon » Book Babe Wrap Up Final Part 2009

  • Aunts and uncles would call up their siblings and insinuate that they were bad parents if a daughter or a son remained unmarried.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Said the packaging: it "looks great on Moms, Grandmas and Aunts but is safe for curious babies."

    Social Networking at SAG Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Aunts and uncles traded gossip about who else was sick.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • Aunts and uncles would call up their siblings and insinuate that they were bad parents if a daughter or a son remained unmarried.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

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