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  • From his pocket he drew and opened a leather case, from which he took an object wrapped in tissue-paper.

    THE HUSSY 2010

  • Above his head, the tissue-paper patterns dangled from wires, so when he stood up it was like watching someone across a forest, half hidden by hanging moss and low branches.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • Above his head, the tissue-paper patterns dangled from wires, so when he stood up it was like watching someone across a forest, half hidden by hanging moss and low branches.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • For the day, Lanvin U-Hauled in some of its Madison Avenue sales staff as well as 900 lavender, apple green and Lanvin light- blue tissue-paper flowers.

    Screenings and Shopping in the Hamptons Marshall Heyman 2011

  • I think the assumption is that elderly women only knit tissue-paper covers, penwipers, and unfashionable garments, nothing anyone with good taste would actually want to use.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • Above his head, the tissue-paper patterns dangled from wires, so when he stood up it was like watching someone across a forest, half hidden by hanging moss and low branches.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • He achieves these images with his distinctive painted tissue-paper collages, but there is more at work in these glowing pages than a child's entertainment.

    Tales of Snow and Blue Horses Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

  • Above his head, the tissue-paper patterns dangled from wires, so when he stood up it was like watching someone across a forest, half hidden by hanging moss and low branches.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • If you cannot wrap your tissue-paper mind around that point, Zeus helpyou.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010

  • He was nestled amongst the tissue-paper detritus of a quite spectacular wanking jag, gazing at the screen of the PlayStation Portable he was not meant to have until tomorrow.

    Hoofprints In The Snow « In The Gloaming Podcasts 2009

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