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  • The terrier whimpered and backed solidly against Captain Duncan's legs, but Michael, with a slow bob of tail and unbelligerent ears, advanced to him, looked up to Steward to make sure, then sniffed his late antagonist, and even ran out his tongue in a caress to the side of the other's ear.

    CHAPTER VI 2010

  • In this particular instance, the message was actually rather unbelligerent.

    CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2004 2004

  • It was lightly accented, soothing, utterly unbelligerent.

    The I Inside Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984

  • The terrier whimpered and backed solidly against Captain Duncan's legs, but Michael, with a slow bob of tail and unbelligerent ears, advanced to him, looked up to Steward to make sure, then sniffed his late antagonist, and even ran out his tongue in a caress to the side of the other's ear.

    Chapter 6 1917

  • There is only one kind of man who can fight the Lord's battles in anywhere near the proper way, and that is the man who by nature is unbelligerent.

    internetmonk.com 2010

  • Still raucous but unbelligerent, still looking for trouble but only with each other, and only for the crime of being a distraction from the spectacle.

    Ontario Blogs Feed 2009

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