Connie was open-mouthed and close to tears when Norton announced the result after more than two million votes.

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The hallmarks of the Furienmeister are open-mouthed, long-limbed figures, swirling in clouds or robes that give the impression of lightness or flight.

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She was gray, breathing fast, her body heaving with each open-mouthed gasp.

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The Aveo show car strongly hints at what the next-generation Aveo will look like: a huge, open-mouthed grille, wide stance and low roofline.

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He triggered open-mouthed horror at one Strasbourg dinner, at which MEPs were discussing the wickedness of British opt-outs from the European Working Time Directive, a meddlesome tool for limiting overtime.

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The two began dating in 2005, and months into their relationship Cruise made headlines by jumping on a couch as an open-mouthed Oprah Winfrey watched because he couldn't contain his excitement about Holmes.

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The scene the young ones loved best on what we came to call "TV Night", was Zarqawi standing, legs planted wide, with a fierce and vicious open-mouthed grin on his face, firing the entire 100 round magazine of a SAW (a Belgian light machinegun), just past the camera with the sound jacked way up.

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