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She snatched her happiness like a swimmer seizing a willow branch overhanging the river to draw himself to land and rest for a while.

Tiny four-old-month Thumper had the tops of his ears hacked off in the cruel attack when yobs snatched him from his hutch.

off the body and handed IT up to her. She snatched IT away from him, and, to his amazement, he saw a gun in her hand.

The intruder lunged at me with a knife; I snatched up a briefcase to ward off the blow.

When he threatened to call the police, the driver snatched the money and sped off.

His wife snatched the money out of his hand and observed that he was holding two $20 bills.

She snatched the ball out of the air, and her triumphant laughter echoed through the study as she floated lightly back to his side.

Now he was mercifully snatched out of the gulf by a convincing work upon his mind, but I was left as if I was forsaken of God's grace.

She snatched a knife from the wall and lunged at him with it.

He thought about trying a shot, but a sudden gust snatched at him, as if warning against it.

At the last house a woman had snatched the door handle away from him and slammed it in his face.

She used to enjoy a healthy and active life as other happy children but a disease has snatched away all that she used to have.

She spotted it draped over the filing cabinet and felt an irrational sense of relief as she snatched it up and retreated behind her desk.

He looked up and saw a hunting owl had just snatched a little bird, a titmouse, out of the air.

He said some armed robbers snatched the official vehicle of a Commissioner and that they needed to make a quick arrest.

Less-anxious mice did not avoid handlers that restrained them by the scruff of the neck, whereas tail-snatched mice scurried away.

Julia Roberts clasped the Oscar Award in her hands, as if fearing it would be snatched away.

Li could have snatched the top spot if it wasn't for the volatility of share markets in the United States, where Baidu is listed.

I wanted to tell you, and I snatched a minute when things had slackened up a bit.

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.

A piece of biscuit and a small quantity of rum formed his supper, and he snatched a few hours' sleep, lying over the mouth of the cave.

His family's dog wandered over just as I dropped a large chunk of cheddar on the floor. The dog snatched it up and ran away with it.

Filch hobbled across to his desk, snatched up the envelope, and threw it into a drawer.

At a stand, a woman was buying an ice-cream when a young man behind her snatched her handbag away. She shouted, "Stop, thief! "

One lodged between his collar and neck; it was uncomfortably warm and he snatched it out.

Tom had snatched a short holiday from his work to come here . He said it ended all too soon .

The reason no Christian can be snatched out of the father's hand is that it was the father who placed him there.

Pat was like a cat on hot bricks, for Betty had snatched her boyfriend's photo to pass it around the classroom.

This lets her play in snatched moments, on the go while waiting for the bus or waiting for her best friend to arrive at Starbucks.

Introduction: Hot summer , the consumption of beer, oh great, so quick action. Do not let the business to others snatched .

There was a dew drop yesterday, we got along so well and I cherished it very much, but today, the sun snatched my dew drop away.

During the escape, Tyrande was unexpectedly separated from the rebel Highborne when she was snatched into the air by an attacking demon.

At a shop, a woman was buying an ice-cream when a young man behind her snatched her handbag and ran away.

I heard one story about the son of a New York heiress who was snatched by his father and taken somewhere in the Middle East.

England saw a place in the quarter finals ripped cruelly from their grasp as Romania snatched victory with a dramatic late penalty.

Rescuers managed to distract the man while another snatched the girl and brought her to safety.

The wind blew fiercely and snatched the newly recovered mail from Mrs. Pennington's hands and blew it even further into the house.

Now the president has won the first of those matches with an audacious checkmate snatched from a seemingly hopeless position.

He immediatly snatched out his gun and in so doing knocked down his own bowler hat which rolled on the ground.

In a flash, he snatched it from his father's hand, swallowed, and then cheerfully demanded, "Do it again, Dad! "

He jumped off the station platform and snatched the child from the wheels of the train.

But when a seaweed-wrapped rice ball was offered, his hand snatched it before his mouth could say thank you.

"Thanks, " Mandy said, already mourning the rousing solitude of a few minutes ago. Bitch had snatched her natural rush.

This is the moment an osprey swooped down and snatched a trout straight out of the water.

She snatched it out of my hands.

Kino reached quickly and snatched the pearl from his hand. He wrapped it in the deerskin and thrust it inside his shirt.

I snatched off my floppy hat and tried hurriedly in the dark to ram it on him.

Some people wanted to find proof and snatched the bone he was gnawing, but it turned out to be his bottle gourd.

The robber snatched them, stuffed them into his pocket, and turned to leave.

According to the websites, she was on her way to register the conversion officially when police snatched her.

Of the 35 Britons known to have been snatched in the Delta since 2006, only four were taken this year, says the British government.

Charlie Brown always believed Lucy would hold the ball while he kicked. She always snatched it away, sending him tumbling.

He shot another arrow, and this time the ape didn't dodge -- it snatched the arrow out of the air!

They said he apparently was snatched from a street outside a restaurant.

I snatched you from the power of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors. I drove them from before you and gave you their land.

The robber snatched them, put them into his pocket, and turned to leave.

I quickly snatched a bright red reusable bag for around $. 50, which had Wal-mart's name in bold letters printed across it.

The drunk man, feeling cheated, ran back and snatched the money back, "You're gonna die! How dare you cheat me. . . "

Suddenly' two young fellows on a motorbike sped by me and snatched a bag from a woman in front of me.

at the next, that the prize could yet be snatched from them in the final lap of the race.

Oh, I can't bear to watch such a lovely sheep being snatched here and there. Will it be still alive?

a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips , and my drop of living water dashed from my cup?

If you weren't here, that hawk would have swooped down and snatched me for dinner.

He made at the man with a ruler snatched from the table.

Doyle created the most iconic detective of all time. At least, until the world's greatest detective snatched his crown.

He thrust out his long arm and snatched his wrinkly vest from a chair .

Among their goofs so far: They snatched up three properties near the height of the real estate bubble.

The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.

Watching my face, she snatched the poem from me and returned it to her purse, as though fearful I was going to destroy it.

The military said he was snatched from outside the base perimeter along with three Afghan nationals.

With a movement of proud impatience, Shirley snatched a rose from a branch peeping through the open lattice.

He snatched the pistol back, jealously; shut the knife, and returned it to its concealment.

In recent weeks, Musharraf has restored some of the rights he snatched away when he declared what amounted to martial law on Nov.

Butler snatched a mosquito out of the air beside his employer's ear.

And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.

He snatched the letter from her hand and ran off.

This was taken at 9pm at the Xicun TrustMart in Guangzhou, where kitchen salt got snatched up clean in a few seconds.

Prince Andrey snatched up the flag again, and waving it by the staff, ran on with the battalion.

It means a life snatched out of the jaws of the destroyer, as David snatched the lamb from the lion.

The mother snatched away by death , the boy was left to solitude and the tyranny of an old and loveless man .

It turned out to be an alligator, and then she snatched the boy quickly and called the firefighters.

New York Mets baseball star Lenny Dykstra, in a book snatched up by many a young fan, uses the F word the way others use punctuation.

Furthermore, chimpanzee mothers were often beaten as the raiders snatched and killed their offspring.

Quick as a wink, the lame mouse snatched up the precious talisman .

'A pickup that can't be driven away is still vulnerable to having tools and cargo snatched from its bed. '

Many are repossessed properties that have been snatched back from homeowners who couldn't afford their mortgages.

A bird had snatched up the snake form the ground and then dropped it on to the wires .

The three poachers told police she had been snatched from the forest in the Congo, but they didn't kidnap the baby themselves.

Liu Xing has snatched the words: "oh, I knew that you will not let our disappointed drop. "

The light had been out five minutes when the phone rang and snatched me from the beginnings of sleep.

Most often a NDE is brief, as the person is being snatched back from the jaws of death, so only this initial impression is recalled.

A bird bad snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.

One jumped into my lap and snatched the hunk of baguette I was just about to butter.

Recalling the missing Japanese citizens snatched by North Korean agents, I found it hard to return his smile.

The wind snatched his cap off.

Wake up, you drunkards , and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.

After school, Hassan and I climbed its branches and snatched its bloodred pomegranates.

The knapsack lay at the edge of the well, and Jesse snatched it up.

Ah, that means they are going to parade us as the armed robbers that snatched the Commissioner's car.

snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.

He snatched up his coat and went downstairs quickly.

Someone snatched my purse at the train station.

The boy snatched up a handful of snow and stuffed it in his friend's collar.

Cash-rich Chinese entrepreneurs immediately snatched them up and brought in their own workers.

Musarrat, 21, was snatched at gunpoint by the local feudal lord and raped three times after she had married a man her father disapproved of.

Trance at any time waiting to be snatched from all the youth.

He refused to take Gong's money. Instead, he snatched up his spear and stabbed the seal in the head.

pale and with quivering lips , pierre snatched the copy.

He snatched up the hammer from the table and flung himself upon the crucifix. . .

In the manor the squire told them that Song Jiang, head of the liangshan Marsh, had snatched his daughter away by force.

In the manor the squire told them that Song Jiang, head of the liangshan Marsh, had snatched his daughter away by force.

Quick, as it fell , from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf .

If we were Czechoslovakia, they would have grabbed us in the first five years and everything would have been snatched.

She snatched at the line that the sailors threw to her.

He snatched a kiss from her.

At this moment a fox happened to walk by. He snatched the cow heart and gobbled it up behind a tree.

He snatched the proffered bundle from the troll's hand and replaced it in his belt.

Also once, after the leadership whom I believe in having snatched my order secretly, I submitted the resignation letter.

Two grasped the boy's clothes and the others snatched the ball.

One big gobbler snatched a tomato from me one day and ran away with it.

Mr. Jobs said Thursday that Apple was interested in acquiring AdMob before Google snatched the start-up.

The baby had been snatched from its pram.

It could even seem that their limited glimpse of a better future has been cruelly snatched away from them.

Sahil Saeed was snatched by armed robbers on Wednesday while visiting relatives with his father.

"For me? " Dad chuckled, reaching for it, but Meg was too quick and snatched the stick back.

He snatched out for a gun.

Becky snatched at the book to close it, and had the hard luck to tear the pictured page half down the middle.

My little troop of Goths swarmed upon Joe. Somebody snatched his hat and we played catch with it.

Bites snatched and barely chewed while I negotiated the frustrating traffic on my one hour commute.

The thief snatched the money on the counter and ran away.

This is the last chance - the literal gates of hell - where some are snatched from the fire each week.

tom had snatched a short holiday from his work to come here.

He then snatched up the wand and amulet, saying 'Mine! '

Victims: Tu, my legs hurt a little, there, my handbag was snatched the thieves!

Shoppers snatched up goods at bargain prices during the clearance sale.

C. , Muslim women have had hijab scarves snatched from their heads.

The state rail company, Renfe, has already snatched half the Madrid-to-Barcelona traffic.

Witnesses said 63 fur and leather coats were snatched by franchisers and sales within three on the sixth floor of the mall.

In the diving competition held before the opening ceremony, Canadian and Australian divers each snatched one gold medal.

The boy was snatched from his home by two armed men.

They snatched the covers off me and felt me all over. They consulted in whispers.

I saw it shook a big fluffy tail, small eyes are fixed on the big purple Yingying grapes, other small animals for fear of being snatched.

Dugard had been missing since being snatched in 1991, when she was 11, outside her house in South Lake Tahoe, about 170 miles away.

She snatched it from him and thought. . . oooh, brother. This guy has some nerve and he's also rude.

Jay O'Neal snatched the bottle of soda away from the kid and handed it to Miles.

I did wrong: I would have sullied my innocent flower - breathed guilt on its purity: the Omnipotent snatched it from me.

Sales growth, productivity and profits fell, while Target and other upmarket rivals snatched market share.

Buy-out firms complained that banks which were supposedly advising or lending to them sometimes snatched deals from under their noses.

People were stunned beyond belief when he was snatched from Leeds United in 1992.

Gopala sat on her lap, snatched away her rosary, jumped on her shoulders, and moved all about the room.

Domain names are sold, expired, snatched, and stolen on a regular basis, so a date is also included in the URI.

The way my mind has probably exaggerated it, she swooped into his life and snatched him up when he was still technically single.

He snatched the letter out of my hand .

It's all but certain by year-end to cede the crown as world's largest auto maker, which Toyota snatched from General Motors Corp. in 2008.

I snatched one of Mom's freshly baked cookies.

I was betrothed some years ago. . . . . . but tragedy snatched my young bride away. When one lives alone, wealth counts for naught.

Don't cry , my poppet, it's fortunate that you didn't be snatched away from mum.

God snatched him from that life and brought him to the life we know today.

Such periods may be snatched from the greedy demands of ones day's work.

Paul Getty, who snatched up depressed oil stocks with his inheritance and created a new petroleum empire. 7.

A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, snatched a roast from a butcher's market.

Training in was discovered around vendor was snatched by large brands.

In the villages we hear stories of infants and livestock snatched by predators.

The lamb is likely to have been snatched from the 1, 700-strong flock of Donald MacLean, who farms 10, 000 acres on the island.

The new products were very popular and were snatched up quickly by our customers.

In December 2003, security forces boarded a bus in Macedonia and snatched a German citizen named Khaled el-Masri.

The doctor snatched the patient from the jaws of death.

He snatched off his cap and stood bareheaded and panting.

These black people have been snatched from their thriving lands and sold into slavery.

Graduates from the Colorado School of Mines are getting snatched up too.

Pete was disappointed. He snatched the yo-yo and put it in his basket. Allen saw a big green Easter egg.

I snatched my hand back, spun around to face Talen, I could feel my cheeks were red with anger.

Shemsen snatched the small sack from the crate, tore the knot , and shook the contents out.

The policeman snatched at the gangster's revolver.

The father then used his authority of being father and snatched the knife.

Kangaroo mother snatched the wallaby back .

They snatched up whips and lashed the backs of those who had fallen.

Just two months later, thieves snatched the pedigree from the family's back garden and the heartbroken little boy is back where he started.

I snatched a cutlass from the pile, and someone, at the same time snatching another, gave me a cut across the knuckles which I hardly felt.

if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.

Then Jewel was there, and he snatched Jewel up.

In the end, the picture estimated to be worth $50 million was discovered at Cairo Airport just hours after it was snatched.

Arthas: Carl, isn't a I snatched from your side until now you jaina so you still?

She snatched up the torch and ran from the house.

I wasn't the kidnap victim - it was you who were snatched and carried away to some region of darkness by. . .

In the midst of my work I snatched an hour's rest.

A hawk snatched up a rabbit from the grass.

I remember with particular vividness a hastily snatched visit to Athens .

He snatched up the vase before it dropoped.

feet of the eagle snatched the fish from the water.

The 13-year-old boy was snatched minutes after he stepped off his school bus.

The policeman seized the thief who snatched the girl's purse.

Favourite snatched the paper from the waiter's hand.

She snatched twenty minutes' rest.

his long arm and snatched his wrinkly vest from a chair.

He snatched the baby from the fire.

Death snatched him at a young age.

She angrily snatched his empty plate away.

I snatched a very big typhoon yesterday after so let a lie for 2 days go.

They snatched the drowning man from the river.

He snatched a free moment for writing a letter to his mother.

I had my shoulder bag snatched by a man.

Quick as thought, he snatched it from the flames.

But on that cold winter night, my pride was snatched away. . .

He snatched the book from my hands.

The thief snatched her handbag and ran away.

The thief snatched her handbag and run away.

In the 19th century, American and British businessmen snatched up Peru's mineralwealth.

eg. The thief snatched her handbag and ran.

He snatched the bills clumsily.

They snatched Tom right on the button .

The thief snatched her handbag and ran.

Under the cover of the smog, He snatched the pot on the sly.

adv. He snatched at the book but not quick enough.

The thief snatched my handbag and ran off.

The puppy snatched the candy from the GIRL's hand.

The thief snatched the woman's purse and ran.

And on Urf's final day , if you haven't yet snatched him up, you'll have one final chance to do so for 5000 RP .

She snatched her handbag and ran away.

The thief snatched at the girl's purse.

And cruising predators snatched up nearly all of them within 30 hours.

He was snatched from the jaws of death.

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It is the fifth gold the Chinese "dream team" snatched at the Beijing Olympics.

He snatched at every chance to improve his pronunciation.

Unless a cedar's pinecone is snatched up by a waiting blue jay, for example, the seed likely won't fall far from the tree.

When they had gone part way, Ma snatched her up, lantern and all, and ran.

snatched an hour of sleep.

He snatched a last gasp winner.

A good thing is soon snatched up.

Sinosteel, a state-owned steelmaker, snatched Midwest, a small Australian producer, last year.

e. g. He snatched up his gun and fired.

She snatched at every chance to practice her oral English.

He snatched the book from on the table.

I snatched a look at the answers while the teacher was out of the room.

The man snatched her bag and ran away.

And they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the European Championship Final in 2000.

DOGS in China are being snatched from their homes for being unregistered, being too tall or simply barking too much.

She snatched a paper out and held it behind her.

A thief snatched my bag in the street.

Then armed men snatched his body, right under the government's nose.

riots of the nature these governments fear where goods are snatched and the wealthy enclaves invaded.

So, I hope you won't hold back any more. When the market is completely open, the best opportunities may have been snatched up by others.

unrest in my heart for my snatched away irritability, but also I have a peace of mind.

Motherland, mother of seven children were snatched from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Kowloon, Weihai Wei, Guangzhou Bay and Luda.

Pick up the car George received when SMS pictures, but she snatched a kiss from among the photos on;

The fireman snatched up the baby and carried him out of the burninghouse

She had her bag snatched away on her way home

Police are hunting two youths who snatched a handbag from a woman in board daylight

known to so few, to be snatched off by a stranger without alliance or fortune;