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Examples
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The admiral held his hands out-a gesture of helplessness.
Addicts Tree Riesener 2010
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He cried out-a wordless sound of rage, of hate, of sorrow - and swung his sword at the beast.
Father Swarat Matt Dennison 2010
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I got the freight train blues, the tracks is out-a line
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The bartender looked at me, an 'said "tramp get out-a here"
Jimmy Reed Lyrics 2009
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I said well, that's alright she probably went 'bout four or five miles out-a the city limit
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"Don't tell, " Peter whispered, and Josie realized he was offering her a way out-a deal sealed in blood, a partnership of silence: I won't share your secrets, if you don't share mine.
Nineteen Minutes Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2007
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'One name, however, apparently stood out-a man the Turkish callers often referred to by the nickname' Denny boy. '
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In his introduction to this latest anthology (The New Yorker has been spewing them out-a gag reflex brought on by leg-acy anxieties?), David Remnick doesn't hedge his bets, casts no worried glances at the downward spikes of the Nasdaq.
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He cried out-a wordless sound of rage, of hate, of sorrow - and swung his sword at the beast.
The Dragons of Chaos Weis, Margaret 1997
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It was, in a way, like seeing something in a piece of wood, something you could carve out-a bow, a slingshot, perhaps a key to open some unimaginable door.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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