Finally, at about quarter to 12, exhausted (and much to the relief of the besieged calculator) he threw down his pencil, panting a bit, and ran his hands through his hair.

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In Harbin, a city in the north-east, one representative who opposed price increases became something of a media celebrity last month, after he threw down a bottle of mineral water in disgust at not being given the time, he alleged, to express his views at a hearing.

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It left Rosset a frustrated figure, and the Swiss received a warning for swearing during the game before a penalty point was docked when he threw his racket down.

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Not a week out of the hospital, he cracked this illegal Peruvian kid in the face with a hammer and two hours later threw down at the Pathmark because he thought some fool was talking shit about him, popped said fool in the piehole with a weak overhand right before a bunch of us could break it up.

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He threw open the door and leaped down the porch and into the night.

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After Brett Comer stole a pass, he ran down the court and threw up an alley-oop pass for the trailing Brown, who delivered an emphatic slam that sent the announced crowd of more than 40, 000 into a frenzy except for those in Gator orange.

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He deployed against her the gauntlet Murrow threw down to Sen.

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He walked off under his own power and threw down the same trick the very next year.

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He threw a punch at me so I punched him down to the ground in self defense.

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Trying to make the rotation after faltering down the stretch last season, Nova struck out one during an outing in which he threw 22 of 27 pitches for strikes.

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