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Finally, I love these French warning signs, especially the cat one:Felin Hargneux, mal nourri means Bad-tempered Cat, malnourished
Selestat Etienne 2008
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Finally, I love these French warning signs, especially the cat one:Felin Hargneux, mal nourri means Bad-tempered Cat, malnourished
Archive 2008-04-01 Etienne 2008
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Bad-tempered, bears are-have to be careful of them. '
The Circus of Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1952
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Bad-tempered parents frightened the children by saying that they would call Le Sa to
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner
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Bad-tempered and dishevelled, the troops would set off on their homeward march, the final straw being added to the annoyances of the infantry by the passage to windward of the mounted rifles.
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"Bad-tempered men make them vicious, mother," Allis said; "and I believe that Shandy's punishment was the visitation of Providence, if there was any."
Thoroughbreds William Alexander Fraser 1896
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Bad-tempered too, sir, I should say, for when he was with his lordship I 'eard his voice quite angry like.
The Bishop's Secret Fergus Hume 1895
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And just as the last thrill of the last spoonful of ice died away, and the last full stop of the _Bad-tempered Family_ met Amabel's eye, the train stopped, and hundreds of railway officials in white velvet shouted, '_Whereyouwantogoto!
The Magic World Gerald Spencer Pryse 1891
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'Bad-tempered, foul-mouthed old operations clerk living in a damp flat in the a. se end of London, seeks attractive blonde lady with strong work ethic and own mop and dusters'.
Business News 2009
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Bad-tempered, unjust, bossy " if you left at the end of the term it wouldn't be too soon for ME.
In the Fifth at Malory Towers Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950
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