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To his particular question some little fellow with the most earnest manner would declare that he had been indeed a good boy during the year; and tiny maidens would peep up from hiding their faces in their mother's skirts to receive their share of bon-bons from the great bag hung round the neck of Santa Claus.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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Some of us have written down several of her sayings, or what the French call bons mots, wherein she excelled almost beyond belief.
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I have to send you: Ireland, which one did not suspect, is become the staple of wit, and, I find, coins bons-mots for our greatest men.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford β Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757
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The value given for these "bons" is the same from Government, Trade, and Mission.
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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Bourse de croissance TSX a accepte de prolonger les dates d'echeance des bons de souscription (les "bons") suivants:
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Bourse de croissance TSX a accepte les documents deposes aux fins de prolongation de la date d'echeance des bons de souscription (les "bons") suivants:
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Here, the motto Laissez les bons temps rouler, or βLet the good times roll,β is amplified and glorified.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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I think they think I eat bon bons and watch tv all day.
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The ice cream sandwiches are a favorite, and I particularly like the bon bons.
One For The Table: The Best Ice Cream in LA One For The Table 2011
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The ice cream sandwiches are a favorite, and I particularly like the bon bons.
One For The Table: The Best Ice Cream in LA One For The Table 2011
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