adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
make the same mistake again/twice
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We won’t make the same mistake again.
Never again (= never after a particular time )
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Never again would he return to Naples.
started...again
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He got up and started running again .
yet again (= one more time after many others )
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The meeting has been cancelled yet again .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
happen
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How do you prevent it from happening again ?
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This happened again , and yet a third time.
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And that would never happen again .
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Right, sure: if it happens again , we sure will.
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Once you've done them, people expect them to happen again and that takes away from a stable environment.
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As Tom folded his ladder, I had a suspicion that all this would happen again next week.
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He says its one of those things, but it won't happen again .
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Would the same thing happen again this time?
meet
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The pair will meet again today.
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Nevertheless, Mr Clinton said he was hoping to meet again with Sen.
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The executive, which met again for the first time last week, was unable to resolve when flags should be flown.
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Monetary authorities of those nations are expected to meet again around Jan. 20.
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His face had been hidden in the darkness, yet she thought she would recognise him if they met again .
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We arrange to meet again after the concert to share another taxi back to the hotel.
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The two sides will also be meeting again at the same venue tomorrow in the first round of the Augustus Barnet Cup.
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The neighborhood group agreed to meet again with Baer and his advisors Jan. 24.
run
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The plane again runs roughly from top left to bottom right.
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Less than one-fourth of those petition signers said they would vote for Perot if he runs again this year.
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Why had the train run again ?
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Of that group, less than a third say they would vote for him if he runs again this year.
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Now he is off and running again and even turned supplier for the fourth on 25 minutes.
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More important than either of these, it was due to be run again on the Saturday afternoon in front of Bobby Anscombe.
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Last week I decided to start running again , figuring maybe I could tack on a few hours to my life expectancy.
speak
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What if some one expects me to speak again ?
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It was some moments before he spoke again .
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But when he spoke again it was only to express some anxiety about the conduct of the services while he was away.
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Now, Harper Lee speaks again , but again only briefly.
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This went on for quite a while before it spoke again .
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He spoke again , low and fierce.
start
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If that is starting again , it is as bad as what is going on in Mogadishu.
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We could decide to stop killing each other for a few days and then start again .
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And if it ends up in the scrap bin, we simply write it off to experience, and start again .
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Hideo Nomo, who was hit hard in his last start , is scheduled to start again Monday against the Florida Marlins.
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So top up when you can, rather than stripping off old varnish and starting again .
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Now, because Janir got so involved, I started again .
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It wasn't up to her usual standard - she would have to start again .
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She Could start again and not lose much.
try
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Some of those who fail may enrol in a cram school for a year and try again .
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But that did not stop them from trying again .
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After the great disaster of his failed health reforms, he rarely tried again to do anything bold.
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Then Thornton went back home to Arkansas, but eventually came back to try again .
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Forty-two pounds lighter, they tried again .
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They must try again and again for a compromise that is fair and honourable.
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In the huddle, Jess and Sally again try to rally the team.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(every) now and then/now and again
(the) same again
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For something is about to happen, and once it happens, nothing will ever be the same again.
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If they are right, technicians' overtime sheets will never be the same again.
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It was the same again on the Monday.
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Life would never be the same again.
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Roast beef may never taste the same again.
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She leaves him, returns, and while their relationship is never quite the same again, they get engaged.
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When I arrived back in Glasgow on 10 June I wondered if anything was going to be the same again.
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You breed, willy-nilly, and lo and behold! you find life isn't ever going to be the same again.
all over again
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A toy would have run down eventually, but Anna would undoubtedly start up all over again in the morning.
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And then they started it all over again.
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At first, it was jobs all over again.
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It was Lillie Langtry all over again, the old ones said wisely.
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Men thus instructed often found it easier to get on with it than to try and explain the danger all over again.
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The bank nurse all over again.
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The threatening phone calls started all over again.
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There are still times, even after Jasper, when I have to catch on all over again.
as much again
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But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
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But they want to raise at least as much again for work on related disorders.
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In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
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Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
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That could be nearly as much again.
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The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
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The line shot out, half as much again.
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This is half as much again as last year.
be at it again
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It is a matter of great importance, on which the Government are at it again.
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Lydia's imagination was at it again.
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Now they are at it again.
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That Arkansas poultry producer was at it again.
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The guys are at it again, discussing my private parts in public.
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The parakeets were at it again, their squawks rising like shifting clouds.
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They were at it again within two minutes of the restart, as Shaun Bartlett fired over from close range.
but then (again)
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He doesn't have a strong French accent, but then he's lived here for twenty years.
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I don't think she liked my present, but then again it could just be my imagination.
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You feel really sorry for him, but then again it's hard to like him.
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Death still seemed impossible but then I suppose it always does.
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He began it, but then he stopped because he decided that it wasn't an interesting enough story.
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He couldn't help feeling sorry for the chap, but then he also felt sorry for Liza.
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Innes McInnes was taller than I'd expected, but then how tall should a millionaire be?
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Powell achieved a similar feat, but then resigned.
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She told me, but then quickly looked away.
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The Kite A brother and sister argue but then Ben loses his kite and Sally rescues it.
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The Library of Congress Classification Scheme is very evidently enumerative, but then all the major classification schemes are.
but then (again)
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Death still seemed impossible but then I suppose it always does.
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He began it, but then he stopped because he decided that it wasn't an interesting enough story.
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He couldn't help feeling sorry for the chap, but then he also felt sorry for Liza.
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Innes McInnes was taller than I'd expected, but then how tall should a millionaire be?
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Powell achieved a similar feat, but then resigned.
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She told me, but then quickly looked away.
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The Kite A brother and sister argue but then Ben loses his kite and Sally rescues it.
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The Library of Congress Classification Scheme is very evidently enumerative, but then all the major classification schemes are.
come again?
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Hard Times, come again no more Sarah and Ward continued to look around as Charles sang.
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It had come again this night, glazing over the hills in the twilight.
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It has survived well in my cold garden, coming again from the base, even when cut down by severe weather.
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It may take many years, even a generation, for such an opportunity to come again.
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Omdurman and Mafeking had come again.
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She would not listen when he begged her not to let them come again.
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Sure enough, in a moment the rushes whispered, and the tiny drift of air came again.
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Then the three guys came again.
every now and then/again
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A volcano erupts because a terrible creature is imprisoned in the mountain and every now and then struggles to get free.
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Although it would be nice to see some one apart from Strach get annoyed on the pitch every now and then.
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But every now and then some patient managed to break through the mental barrier erected by training, habit, and self-defence.
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Eventually she could play in the next room with you calling out to her or checking on her every now and then.
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He sort of slips the surly bonds of fact every now and then.
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I get right sick, every now and then, at the bad news.
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The answer is to drop back to conscious competence every now and again to check things out and eradicate the bad habits.
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The dailies would clock him every now and then, leaving his flat and cowering under a flash of camera light.
half as much/big etc again
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But cars are about half as much again as in Britain.
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But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
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In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
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Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
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The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
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The line shot out, half as much again.
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They looked like equine stock, but they were half as big again as any horse that Rostov had ever encountered.
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This is half as much again as last year.
here we go again
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"You've been drinking again, haven't you!" "Oh God, here we go again."
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And now, here we go again with the Gulf crisis.
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Most of us were peaceful and decent, but here we go again, in our fifth war of this century.
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Ronald Reagan fixed that, but here we go again.
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You see, here we go again.
here/there sb goes again
never darken my door again
once more/once again
over and over (again)
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They just keep playing the same songs over and over.
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Almost as if, having proclaimed himself paralytic in court, he was setting about proving it over and over again.
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Black teeth and black tongue moving, black lips quite near, saying over and over, My name is Kip.
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He saw that the boy had written his name many times on the cover, over and over.
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Joy was now standing, reading the two signs over and over.
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She'd have to say it to herself over and over again.
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She went over to the sink and splashed her face with cold water over and over again.
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So how do brokers manage to do it over and over for countless strangers?
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The boy appeared skeptical, but then began to chant the aleph-bet, over and over again.
run that by me again
sb will not be doing sth (again) in a hurry
there you go/she goes etc (again)
think again
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If you thought running a restaurant was easy, think again.
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All those who scoff at Ian Fleming's spy fantasies should think again.
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Deutsche once thought about bidding, thought not, and now has a last chance to think again.
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He told himself not to think about it, and then he was thinking again.
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If you thought advertising already was everywhere, permeating each pore of human existence, think again.
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Lois thought again about the poetry course over at the university she had hoped to enjoy in her latter years.
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Others received a tough lecture on the dangers and might just have learnt to think again.
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She thought again of the Leicester murders.
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Some practices were therefore thinking again about employing additional professionals out of budget surpluses.
time after time/time and time again
you can say that again!
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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And again , while the accident was not your fault, the damage must be paid for somehow.
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Can you say that again ? I didn't hear you.
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If Sherri gets some rest, she should feel better again soon.
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If you're late again we'll leave without you.
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If you don't succeed this time, try again .
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It was nice to see you again .
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Julie! It's your sister on the phone again .
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Mr. Rodriguez is in a meeting. Can you call again later?
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Thanks for coming! Please stop by again .
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The floor needs cleaning again .
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The fresh mountain air soon made Jennifer feel strong again .
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When I was safely back in my apartment again , I took out the letter and read it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And bless them all, if we're ever to see them again .
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Mistair asked again for a curve down.
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Now, because Janir got so involved, I started again .
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P.S. Let's see you win Wimbledon again Martina.
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Staring rather blindly at Gwen, she ran the whole conversation through her head again .
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The Fed also said it would cut rates again if that were necessary to ward off recession.
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The prospect of eating there again was so tempting to residents that all of the reservations have been taken.
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Trust me, your husband will never wear little daisy cuff links to match your bouquet again .