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Throw out the bug wait (count to 6) give the bug a little twitch (count to 6) start bug back to boat or shore!! cast in semi-circles - don't just throw and go -- NOT uncommon to throw to the same area 3 or 4 times before they hit -- It's night GET THEM PO'D!
night fishing 2009
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Throw out the bug wait (count to 6) give the bug a little twitch (count to 6) start bug back to boat or shore!! cast in semi-circles - don't just throw and go -- NOT uncommon to throw to the same area 3 or 4 times before they hit -- It's night GET THEM PO'D!
night fishing 2009
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My arms began to move in calm semi-circles, as my chin dipped and rose and bobbed along the surface—I was swimming.
Independence Day billy robinson 2011
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When slicing the radishes and onions, a mandolin or very sharp knife is the best tool for getting paper-thin rounds and semi-circles.
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They regained their legs, bristled and showed teeth at each other, and stalked stiff-leggedly, in a stately and dignified sort of way, as they drew intimidating semi-circles about each other.
CHAPTER XXIV 2010
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The children naturally huddle with friends, two large semi-circles loosely joined together.
Catholic and Muslim pupils find they have a lot in common 2011
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Family semi-circles will smile gratefully at the pre-op, post-op, no-stop nurse who has no time for flowers.
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The main streets are semi-circles, and there are lanes with steps connecting the streets, like passageways.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Top and tail the lemons and then slice them very finely - if you find it difficult to finely slice through the whole lemon, you can halve the lemon to form semi-circles.
Archive 2008-07-01 Haalo 2008
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So this semester I decided to experiment: I had my students move their desks into two concentric semi-circles, leaving me, as before, perched atop the instructor's desk.
Archive 2008-09-01 Flavia 2008
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