Feeling like Bartleby the Scrivener by that point, I told him that I would prefer not to.

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The 15-0 lead did not last long, however, as Wasps hit back through Peter Scrivener from a short-range scrum.

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Defending, Miss Kelly Scrivener, said Smith was determined to provide good conditions for his dogs and keen for the RSPCA to take part in future monitoring.

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Although she is not in contention for the British Paralympic squad, the Blue Stars includes Caroline Maclean, Emily Scrivener and Amy Conroy, who are all hoping to be picked.

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Upon an increase in his business, the lawyer hires a third scrivener, the sedate, quiet Bartleby, in the hope that his placidity will counterbalance the disturbances caused by his two other workers.

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Lord Archer QC, a former solicitor general, and Anthony Scrivener QC, former chair of the Bar Council, have been advising the league which has established a team to look at bring prosecutions.

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The lawyer relocates his business, hoping to rid himself of Bartleby, but soon the tenants in his former office come seeking his help: The scrivener refuses to leave, insisting on sleeping in the building's front doorway.

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Miss Kelly Scrivener, defending, asked the court to pass a community order which would allow her client to be treated for his mental disorder, but Judge Phillip Wassall said he could not see a "viable and workable option" to punish Webber properly in the community for what was a "very serious offence".

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