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lose time |
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lose time to take longer We lost a lot of time because we went north instead of south and had to turn around and go back. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Why did that stupid executioner thus lose time in brandishing his sword over the head of Cornelius, instead of cutting that head off? Lammeter's, he had not had to pass through the village; but to lose time by going on errands in the morning was out of the question. "So much the better," said the duke, "for many droll things cannot be said in few words; but not to lose time in talking, come, great Knight of the Rueful Countenance-" |
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