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  • Buttoning the length of my shirt with Left Neglect and one right hand takes the same kind of singular, intricate, held-breath concentration that I imagine someone trying to dismantle a bomb would need to have.

    Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

  • Buttoning the length of my shirt with Left Neglect and one right hand takes the same kind of singular, intricate, held-breath concentration that I imagine someone trying to dismantle a bomb would need to have.

    Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

  • Buttoning it up quite deliberately, she circles her chin around the room, at the dangling lightbulb, the cracked window over its flimsy chicken-wire mesh, the broken linoleum squares on the floor.

    Healer Carol Wiley Cassella 2010

  • Buttoning and unbuttoning a shirt - wow, that is impressive evidence relevant to the dominant biblical theme.

    Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID 2007

  • Buttoning and unbuttoning a shirt - wow, that is impressive evidence relevant to the dominant biblical theme.

    Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID 2007

  • Buttoning and unbuttoning a shirt - wow, that is impressive evidence relevant to the dominant biblical theme.: roll: In case you or Keiths missed it, right and wrong is a primary scriptural concern and central to a theological view of a soul.

    Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID 2007

  • Buttoning up the envelope of a house with insulation and caulk is the first line of defense.

    Buzzword: Weatherization 2008

  • Buttoning or zipping a garment should take about 2.4 seconds.

    Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

  • Buttoning up the envelope of a house with insulation and caulk is the first line of defense.

    Buzzword: Weatherization 2008

  • Buttoning my coat, I start back across the playground, past where the old tires once sat, past the stairs where we lined up after recess.

    Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume Jennifer O'Connell 2007

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