"If the phone rings in the middle of the night, I answer it no matter what, " said Marylisa Miller.

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The raid was over in a matter of minutes, and the thieves made off into the night.

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"The fire started in the dead of night when the venue was deserted but the owner, Fiona Alper, and her son were asleep a matter of yards away, " he said.

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It is worth reflecting that emergency aid for Greece in May 2010, which was decided in a matter of hours on a Sunday night, would not have gone through under the ruling of the court.

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Now eliminated from the FA Cup and scrambling for fourth place in the Premier League, the club is at a point where the season could collapse in a matter of days ahead of Bayern Munich's visit on Tuesday night.

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