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  • Roger opened his mouth but could not speak; then flapped his hands to make it plain this was an occasion of importance, and cried bleatingly:

    The Judge Rebecca West 1937

  • And who was that -- that woman with a white face, with hair falling about her shoulders, where it had fallen as she ran -- that woman whose breath came between her teeth strangely and who called my name over and over, bleatingly, as a mother sheep calls its lamb?

    Painted Windows 1918

  • And who was that -- that woman with a white face, with hair falling about her shoulders, where it had fallen as she ran -- that woman whose breath came between her teeth strangely and who called my name over and over, bleatingly, as a mother sheep calls its lamb?

    Painted Windows Elia Wilkinson Peattie 1898

  • "I don't think we should even comment," he said, proceeding to comment bleatingly that he felt "sadness -- with Israel, and not against Israel."

    Propeller Most Popular Stories Mutainia 2010

  • Or perhaps it's a way to avoid bleatingly fussing over a laundry list of chores - both of the housekeeping and school variety.

    The Daily Texan RSS 2009

  • ‘I don’t think we should even comment,’ he said, proceeding to comment bleatingly that he felt ’sadnessâ€with Israel, and not against Israel.’

    I’m sure Wiesel will take it all back now | Jewschool 2007

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