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There was no beating-up; they were bringing breakfast ...
Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010
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His first thought was: now the beating-up will start.
Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010
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At the end of the skit, when all the children are protected by vaccination, the children in the audience join the children in the skit in beating-up the monster.
Chapter 6 1999
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“Well, I'll say this: if you really want to live in squalor and work for nothing, with only the occasional beating-up for light relief, I would be prepared to take you on.”
Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998
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"The reason (you are not telling the truth) is we think you are converting a beating-up into a scuffle."
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The use of this rather wide definition enables the inclusion of looms in which a fly-shuttle is used and also those in which the three primary motions of shedding, picking and beating-up are linked together by mechanical means.
Chapter 6 1983
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Still he stumbled about, hunting out of a cupboard a small basket of eggs, and in the next room a great stirring and beating-up followed.
In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel Savory
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His first thought was: now the beating-up will start.
Darkness At Noon Koestler, Arthur, 1905- 1940
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There was no beating-up; they were bringing breakfast …
Darkness At Noon Koestler, Arthur, 1905- 1940
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Dr. Smith kept word in regard to the beating-up of subscribers.
The Life of John Clare Martin, Frederick, 1830-1883 1865
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