We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up. From LearnThat.org. [Phyllis Diller]
In the state of the writer, California, one man in twelve is an avowed and registered revolutionist. From Wordnik.com. [Revolution] Reference
"Mr. Gracewood has what he calls a twelve-pounder.". From Wordnik.com. [Field and Forest The Fortunes of a Farmer] Reference
Then you cut that log and you have what you call a twelve foot log. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Robert Riley, February 1, 1994. Interview K-0106. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Our twelve apostles -- that is what we called our twelve boxes -- were lifted in and tied firmly into place. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Woman Homesteader] Reference
A twelve is much more versatile and you just cannot go wrong. From Wordnik.com. [i am buying a shotgun for tuckey 10 gauge or 12 gauge semi or pump or single shot im going to put a red dot on it] Reference
When night came, I called my twelve men together for business. From Wordnik.com. [The History of William Webb, Composed by Himself] Reference
He saw action as a reserve in twelve games during the 2003 season. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
I shoot a Mossberg Model 9200 in twelve gauge with a rifled barrel. From Wordnik.com. [1 oz. Slugs or Sabots?] Reference
'I have destroyed all things within twelve miles!' returned the serpent. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Punjab] Reference
In this place I baptized twelve adults, and four or five younger persons. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
He played in twelve games, starting nine contests at left tackle in 2001. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
And she called the twelve foster brothers and made them vow fealty to herself. From Wordnik.com. [The Orange Fairy Book] Reference
This was the first hearing in twelve years by the National Marine Corps League. From Wordnik.com. [Elvin Joseph Swisher] Reference
When night came, I called twelve men together to give them advice before I left. From Wordnik.com. [The History of William Webb, Composed by Himself] Reference
P List No 17 — payable within twelve months after commencement of the buildings. From Wordnik.com. [Daybook of the Accounts of the Board of Trustees, Kept by William Duffy, Agent, January 1795] Reference
I had no idea at the time where I would be in twelve months or further down the road. From Wordnik.com. [Interview with Cindy Lu, author of The Four Man Plan « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting] Reference
By trollish standards, the divorce rate in any given area for people under twelve is 0%. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » First same-sex couple weds in D.C.] Reference
He recorded 27 tackles (15 solos) with two stops for losses in twelve contests that year. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
It is certainly not the sort of writing which advertisers undertake to teach in twelve lessons. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
And he called the twelve; and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 48: Mark The Challoner Revision] Reference
All she has to do is find him, and hope he'll forgive her for leaving him without a word twelve years before. From Wordnik.com. [Sedona, Arizona, Events, News and Press] Reference
His leg continued to bother him throughout the 2002 preseason, but he did manage to play in twelve games that year. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In 2002, he graded 96% or better for blocking consistency in twelve games while delivering a team-high 197 knock-downs. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
These he classified as twelve married, eight eligible, seven children, and himself, for whom he found no classification. From Wordnik.com. [The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West] Reference
'Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.'. From Wordnik.com. [Inez A Tale of the Alamo] Reference
In confirmation of this promise, he called twelve potent witnesses, seven of the Hebrew prophets and five of the Pagan sibyls. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti] Reference
He appeared in twelve games as a reserve safety in 2002, posting 25 tackles (18 solos) with a 4-yard sack and two forced fumbles. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
He appeared in twelve games as a reserve split end in 2001, catching fourteen passes for 151 yards (10.8 avg) and two touchdowns. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Sitting down, he called the twelve disciples, and said, "If any one wishes to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.". From Wordnik.com. [The Children's Bible] Reference
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