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  • There was little of value there-a few scorched, loose pages from my casebook, some pewter spoons, a bullet mold.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

  • When Roland looked into the bumbler's gold-ringed eyes he saw an emptiness there-a kind of loss-that hurt him deep inside.

    The Dark Tower King, Stephen 2004

  • Or would her eager heart see something that wasn't there-a resemblance to her or toTrentthat would be only in her imagination?

    Laying His Claim Barton, Beverly 2004

  • "We talked business, but there was definitely something there-a weird tension," Ms. Cohen said.

    Countdown to Bliss 2004

  • Tawnos did not see her climb up, but suddenly she was there-a flash of red hair surrounded by an ebon cloak.

    The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

  • Tawnos did not see her climb up, but suddenly she was there-a flash of red hair surrounded by an ebon cloak.

    The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998

  • What she saw there-a mixture of hatred, dismay, and greed-made her heart sink.

    Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

  • When he reached the end of the corridor, he rapped on the door wait - ing there-a massive thing of oak and brass set in its own arch.

    Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

  • Besides, what if somebody saw you going in there-a place like that-at night?

    Nightside The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1993

  • So the months of May and June saw a steady trickle of his possessions wending their way to Misenum, and a team of builders toiled to complete certain commissions at his villa there-a small theater, a delightful park complete with sylvan dells, waterfalls and many fountains, a huge deep pool, and several additional rooms apparently designed for parties and banquets.

    Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993

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