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The influence of some cations on an adenosine triphosphatase from peripheral nerves,
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Laying down the hare's foot she had used to add subtle color to cheeks paled by nerves,
Dearly Beloved Putney, Mary Jo 1990
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With the thrill of his discovery singing blithely along his nerves,
Murder at Bridge Anne Austin
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The _second glume_ is greenish, oblong lanceolate, acute, ciliate along the margins and with fine appressed silky hairs between the lateral nerves,
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses K. Rangachari
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Once aloft, however, with the widespreading splendor and endless immensity of the earth's surface unrolling beneath him, and an exquisite physical exhilaration thrilling along his nerves,
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various
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And there, with the crowd, and the undulled nerves,
Right Royal John Masefield 1922
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They started to stroll along the street, Nell still carrying the suit-case, as if distrusting the state of Peter's nerves,
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What is it that warms his veins and soothes your nerves,
All About Coffee 1909
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But, as Mr. Cooke was easily excited and on such occasions always drank whiskey to quiet his nerves,
The Celebrity, Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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Was it entirely in his nerves or was it deeper than nerves,
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me William Allen White 1906
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