But she said nothing, . . . , took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses. From LearnThat.org. [Source: Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tales and Stories. English Translation: H. P. Paull (1872).]
Woodstock Park which repeats the word twenty times. From Wordnik.com. [The Fairy-Land of Science] Reference
I shriek, but we have to be at school in twenty minutes!. From Wordnik.com. [petite 2.0] Reference
I was Really Old, musta bin twenty years or so at the time!. From Wordnik.com. [Heinlein Centenary -- The Green Hills of Earth] Reference
Fifty-thousand new donors in twenty-four hours is impressive. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton on Pace For $10 Million in 24 Hours - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com] Reference
Clocked A. within twenty minutes on the other side of the room. From Wordnik.com. [Creative Writing Wednesday: Issue #4 « Sven’s guide to…] Reference
"I call twenty witness!" announced Mr. Kahoots with a grand air. From Wordnik.com. [By Advice of Counsel] Reference
"I'm even seeing it in twenty - and thirtysomethings," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Adults still risk vitamin D deficiency] Reference
"Now, what else do we call twenty shillings, other than a pound?". From Wordnik.com. [Time Scout]
“Clocked A. within twenty minutes on the other side of the room.”. From Wordnik.com. [Creative Writing Wednesday: Issue #4 « Sven’s guide to…] Reference
He said he had never seen roots like that in twenty years of practice. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Freak of Nature] Reference
Major ship wreckage sites can be reached in twenty minutes from Subic. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1178] Reference
The organization is active in twenty states and several other countries. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
My wallet is within twenty yards of me, which should make me feel better. From Wordnik.com. [Where's Walletdo?] Reference
“You should have reported this within twenty-four hours” he was told. From Wordnik.com. [RTA « Sven’s guide to…] Reference
There might be a market for these when the looting starts in twenty-twelve. From Wordnik.com. [A Tactical Side-by-Side Shotgun?] Reference
Don't put something on the internet that you don't want seen in twenty years. From Wordnik.com. [Maggie Lamond Simone: Bullying Raises More Questions Than Answers] Reference
I thought I'd try again twenty minutes later, and see if anything had changed. From Wordnik.com. [Living in Dryden: What we're driving on] Reference
One can easily digest it in short twenty-page chunks two or three times a week. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Posts Across MetaFilter] Reference
Six to twenty is mild, twenty-one to fifty is moderate and above that is severe. From Wordnik.com. [Met the Sleep Doctor] Reference
November 29th, 2009 you know I never could say anything in twenty words or less. From Wordnik.com. [you know I never could say anything in twenty words or less.] Reference
“You're pahked you cah within twenty feet of an intersection — twenty bucks.”. From Wordnik.com. [Pahk Your Kahma in Hahvahd Yahd] Reference
All of his major points, however, could have been summed up in twenty pages or less. From Wordnik.com. [Orality and Literacy « Books « Literacy News] Reference
“You know I could arrest you for failing to report this within twenty-four hours.”. From Wordnik.com. [RTA « Sven’s guide to…] Reference
She's gonna be pretty in twenty years, she's gonna be pretty if she gains sixty pounds back. From Wordnik.com. [The Day Bari And I Finally Met] Reference
No matter where my Dad goes, parking spots open up for him within twenty feet of the entrance. From Wordnik.com. [D-Day] Reference
In counting thin objects that could be arranged one above the other, the word twenty was "pilli.". From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
Most of the people leaving houses escaped, but those in twenty-story buildings were not so lucky. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
We had seven years of huge growth, with the lowest unemployment and interest rates in twenty years. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » DOJ official reportedly clears torture architects John Yoo and Jay Bybee.] Reference
The SETI Institute predicts that we'll detect an extraterrestrial transmission within twenty years. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: July 25, 2004 - July 31, 2004 Archives] Reference
Not only have I missed worldcon and the chance to visit Japan, but I have missed the Hugoes for the first time in twenty-one years. From Wordnik.com. [Missing Worldcon] Reference
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