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  • “Three weeks, maybe a month, okay,” he glanced at Nikolai, his eyes shying away in fright.

    Show Don’t Tell « I Had the Write Idea 2008

  • “Three weeks ago, maybe a month, okay,” he glanced behind me at Nikolai, his eyes shying away in fright.

    Show Don’t Tell « I Had the Write Idea 2008

  • They fought their way out of the resisting water, groped onto the little island, and dove into the midst of reeds as several birds squawked off in fright.

    The crossing - based on a true story 1999

  • They fought their way out of the resisting water, groped onto the little island, and dove into the midst of reeds as several birds squawked off in fright.

    The crossing - based on a true story 1999

  • Bessie started to her feet, her eyes staring in fright.

    The Camp Fire Girls in the Woods, or Bessie King's First Council Fire 1914

  • s Berry Farm theme park into a hauntingly scary park featuring over 1,000 live ghouls and ghosts roaming the park and more than 10 huge walk-through attractions that will make even the most iron-willed of people gasp in fright.

    Knotts Scary Farm Scares Up Some Fun 2006

  • Now the expression on Barbara's face changed, to wonder and a kind of fright.

    Brain Twister Laurence M. Janifer 1967

  • Now the expression on Barbara's face changed, to wonder and a kind of fright.

    That Sweet Little Old Lady Randall Garrett 1957

  • Count Styvens stood up to his full height and stretched his hands to his little idol to help her up, but she had withdrawn before the two arms stretched towards her, and recoiled in a kind of fright.

    The Idol of Paris Sarah Bernhardt 1884

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