The blacksmith felt his organs clench as the first of the dogs, the bravely stupid, half-blind shepherd, reached the tiger and immediately went end over end as the big cat lashed at and then pinned him with all its enormous weight.

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The big indexes went nowhere over the last decade, absolutely plummeted in the last few years and now even the 2009 snap-back rally is officially kaput.

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But, in the same over, he went for another big drive and was caught inside the long on boundary by Buttler for 58 off 38 balls - and that prompted a collapse of five wickets for just nine runs as the Essex chase ended abruptly.

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She went over to check it out and found a big red lump behind the ear.

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And Everton also had a big penalty shout when Baines went over Alex's outstretched leg, but referee Mark Halsey was unmoved.

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After a breezy 27, Matt Prior also went in disappointing fashion when he aimed a big hit over mid-on at Steve Smith and miscued the shot, hitting slightly against the spin, to be caught at point.

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With McDonald's behind him, he went over the distributors' heads and got a meeting with a big avocado-grower in Oxnard, Calif.

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The Brits went over to gas-fired power stations about 10, 15 years ago in a big way, gas from the North Sea, natural gas.

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Time was that whenever the American utilisation rate went over 70% (as it is now), the return on sales of the big three car firms was at least 8%.

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Early in Friday's proceedings, the big names had taken over from the bulk and beef of opening night, when 18 linemen went in the first round.

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