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Convulsed and shaking, he looked up and said to the client, “My Leader, this is a lie.”
Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson 2008
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Convulsed by internal upheavals and surrounded by regional threats, Chinese leaders viewed relations with Washington as a possible anchor for stability.
Jeremi Suri: A Chance for Bush to Salvage his Foreign Policy 2008
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Convulsed with the twofold rage of a bad husband when his wife speaks to him, and a good talker wher he is not listened to, he stopped short and transfixed the Duchess with a glare which made everyone feel uncomfortable.
The Guermantes Way 2003
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Convulsed they recline on the blood sprinkled heath,
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Convulsed with fury, he had the look of one driven beyond the power of reason.
Journey Into Love Logan, Jessica 1982
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Convulsed, I watched her lean over the counter and press her face close to the man's mean, blubbery features.
Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin Friedman, Myra 1973
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Convulsed with nausea, he thought he was surely dying.
Manuscript Draft: Walter Reed: Doctor in Uniform, by Laura Wood, [19 -- ] 1943
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Convulsed with mirth, my brother-in-law and I were hard put to it to maintain the proper decorum before our assembled relatives.
Autobiography of a Yogi Yogananda, Paramhansa, 1893-1952 1935
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Convulsed with mirth, my brother-in-law and I were hard put to it to maintain the proper decorum before our assembled relatives.
Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda 1922
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Convulsed with amusement, yet almost paralyzed by a certain stubborn, dumb sort of embarrassment, nothing on earth could have forced
Molly Make-Believe Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 1915
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