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“He tied the tag ropes together to make them longer.”
“The wise old man showing a youngster the ropes is a trope of Hollywood at the time, as are subtle explorations of the effects of World War II subsequently on American society, which is one of the film's bigger themes.”
“It is my observation that thoughtless inconsiderate persons who take advantage of others weakness for their pleasure generally (like Tom Horn), braid their own hangin 'ropes for their own gallows.”
“I was lying in a small bamboo cradle suspended by ropes from a high wooden beam.”
Kien Nguyen talks about his grandfather, the inspiration for his first novel, The Tapestries
“Cloistered in their enormous old mansion packed with ancient furniture and a grand piano hanging by ropes from the ceiling, this brother and sister draw Isabel deeper and deeper into their family's strange obsession.”
The Washington Post: Ron Charles reviews "Great House," by Nicole Krauss
“That night after they had gone to bed, Finn pulled on the ropes from the ground floor simulating an earthquake.”
“She has tied her dancers up in ropes ( "Knot") and sent them spinning on a giant hamster wheel ( "Rota").”
The Washington Post: Climb to the top: 'Ovo' creator Deborah Colker fearlessly crosses borders
“And her eyes are blue like summer skies, and laughing like summer seas, and her hair is yellow, like mine, and braided in ropes the size of a big man's arms.”
“Two sacks of flour, in a wooden frame, suspended by ropes from the edge of the chart-house roof directly above, would effectually cover the opening and block all revolver fire.”
“Each piece of candy is suspended by a series of ropes from the ceiling and must eventually be dangled temptingly into the monster's mouth by cutting each line at the proper time.”
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