Nonetheless, she'd bought three items in Oxford Street and was trying to track down a white shirt which featured in the ads.

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She says she bought four of the five items in the Nexxus line, spending more than she normally does on hair products.

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The sell-off was a bonanza for two Italian collectors, Ilario Tamassia and Nicolas Petsalis-Diomidis, who bought the items after Callas died in 1977 at the age of 53.

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Neither does a Real Money Auction House where weapons and other powerful items can be bought for in-game gold or real money.

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Mr Grey, who was described in court as having a "colourful background", was a former traveller who bought and sold items to make a living and often kept large amounts of cash in his house.

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Many students don't realize that the purchases and payments that are made during college can directly influence the amount of items (or the quality of the items) that may be bought later in life, including cars and homes.

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The figures from the States of Jersey Statistics Unit showed islanders bought 6% less in supermarkets and 5% fewer non-food items, such as clothes, furniture and books.

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Shoppers bought 7% fewer items between April and June this year than the same time in 2011.

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Ebay employees in the early days often were asked to announce how many items they'd bought and sold on the site.

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