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Like many tall men, Naldo did not take to other members of his sex who were short of stature; particularly one of his own family, for the males were normally very long-boned.
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They had sons about them who were tall, long-boned, fine-looking and with one distinct!
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Anigrel was as fair as Lycaelon was dark, and many decades younger than his master, but both men bore the unmistakable stamp of Mage breeding: the narrow saturnine features, high forehead, and slender, long-boned build that set them apart from ordinary men.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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He wore his grimy red silk underarmor, and his long-boned feet were bare.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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Valentine took the dagger in his big, long-boned hand and examined it.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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He wore his grimy red silk underarmor, and his long-boned feet were bare.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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He wore his grimy red silk underarmor, and his long-boned feet were bare.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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Frank and his wife, June Leaf, at 78 a long-boned, large-eyed woman, needed to collect themselves.
Robert Frank's Unsentimental Journey Charlie LeDuff 2008
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Valentine took the dagger in his big, long-boned hand and examined it.
The Mortal Instruments: Book One: City of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007
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I encountered, years ago, somebody who looked pretty Celtic to me, green eyes, red hair, fair skin, long-boned.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Conflicting Rationales for Affirmative Action in Higher Education: 2007
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