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Examples
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She is far from well, and yet not exactly what we call ill.
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In doing so they ignored a resolution of the Assembly, tabled by Welsh Liberal Democrat AM, Kirsty Williams, to give free medicines to the long term ill.
Archive 2003-09-01 2003
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In doing so they ignored a resolution of the Assembly, tabled by Welsh Liberal Democrat AM, Kirsty Williams, to give free medicines to the long term ill.
Where Wales leads... 2003
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Hearing so much about her activities with Aaron & Crew actually began to make me physicall ill.
authority Diary Entry authority 2004
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As she had expressed herself many times to inquirers, "He's never been what you may call ill."
The Old Wives' Tale Arnold Bennett 1899
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B — and Edward Fitzgerald both wrote me word how ill he had been; both also that he was better, and B — added that he purposed soon writing to me; but that is now some time ago, and I have not heard from him, and cannot help fearing that he is again ill.
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I feel assured that you will not take this parting word ill.
Hunting the Lions 1859
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But the more important point is, we know that Saddam would like to do us the worst kind of ill.
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MARC KLAAS, KLAASKIDS FOUNDATION: Well, I heard it, and it really -- it makes me kind of ill.
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I basically had a dinner of wine, duck liver mousse, and duck rillette, which, for future reference, turns out to make you feel kind of ill.
Grosse Überraschung! kdot 2007
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