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1) It was an improbable convergence of ill-starred circumstances that did it, not a stiffener or two. 2) The endless, arid plains—the outback—constituted the greatest part of this immense continen börja lära sig
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The endless, arid plains—the outback—constituted the greatest part of this immense continent, a merciless furnace where it seemed improbable that anything could survive, yet Joseph’s people had done s börja lära sig
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1) “On the other hand, are we going to leave all the blondes in Australia to their doom, as bait for this bloke?” 2) The bloke would be feeling awful when he woke up at all events. 3) At first börja lära sig
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The water was suffused with a reddish color, similar to a red squash drink, and down below Harry saw the light of the underwater tunnel where adults and children were thronging round to see the finale börja lära sig
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At first Harry thought something had bumped into it, but then he realized he was being cheated of his quarry. börja lära sig
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Toowoomba plunged headlong. börja lära sig
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The first shot made a tiny splash in front of Toowoomba, who seemed to be running with consummate ease. börja lära sig
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1) On the way out her farewell smile was burning on his retina. 2) The third was that Harry’s world exploded in a shower of stars and red blotches on his retina. börja lära sig
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The third was that Harry’s world exploded in a shower of stars and red blotches on his retina. börja lära sig
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1) He grabbed the lapels of the white coat and lifted him up. 2) Harry grabbed the lapels of the shiny gray suit jacket and blew a mixture of whiskey breath and vomit stench into Teddy’s face. börja lära sig
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As they turned into the car park the flags in the harbor were flying horizontal, and waves were crashing over the edge of the quay. börja lära sig
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There was a sound in the background followed by children’s exuberant cries. börja lära sig
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He told me the Great Flood was created by the lizard family singing and cutting themselves with flint knives to drown the platypus.” börja lära sig
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It had become noticeably darker now, and gusts of wind tore in with such force that the eucalyptus trees shook and waved their branches, seemingly intending to detach themselves from the ground and lu börja lära sig
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tryfid (fikcyjna roślina)
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The rope was wound around her neck, and the lifeless corpse seemed strangely alien and extraneous to Harry. börja lära sig
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And now Harry was sitting in the back of a car as it sped along; he closed his eyes and saw himself staring down into the water where something resembling a sea nettle jellyfish gathered its red tenta börja lära sig
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1) He gazed at his shoulder in amazement, at a protruding kebab skewer with a piece of mushroom on it. 2) For the rest of the summer Harry had dreamed about the huge halibut in the boat with its p börja lära sig
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He saw only the slimy green rope they had dragged from the sea in spasmodic jerks. börja lära sig
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Lebie opened the lounge hatch and Harry clambered in first. börja lära sig
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Harry took the safety catch off his gun and pointed it at the lounge hatch as Lebie circumspectly placed his feet on the aft deck. börja lära sig
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The notion that Birgitta might be on board the boat made his heart throb. börja lära sig
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The traffic was light and Lebie’s new Toyota purred with contentment doing 120 kph up New South Head Road. börja lära sig
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Then he went down to Frogner Lido, but he didn’t have enough money for a ticket and had to clamber over the fence. börja lära sig
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You shouldn’t renounce your delusions so easily, Harry. börja lära sig
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Do you know that those dreams with long, convoluted plots which we think we spent all night concocting, in reality took place in a few seconds of feverish cerebral activity? börja lära sig
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Do you know that those dreams with long, convoluted plots which we think we spent all night concocting, in reality took place in a few seconds of feverish cerebral activity? börja lära sig
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1) Harry had to concede that the finessing of the guillotine number was effective, but he was still pondering why Otto had exchanged Louis XVI for the blonde woman no one would have identified. 2) börja lära sig
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He picked up one and read a date he instantly recognized as the day Inger Holter was murdered, bearing the inscription “pubic hair.” börja lära sig
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“Andrew introduced me to only one of them, and I should have bloody known it wasn’t to look into an inconclusive rape case that he dragged me to Lithgow. börja lära sig
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Yong had the old itineraries faxed over this morning, and it turns out that the fair Jim Chivers had been traveling with in recent years also had a circus troupe until a while ago. börja lära sig
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“An alluring possibility, Harry, isn’t it? börja lära sig
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spróbować (austral. slang)
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Harry had been crouched down ever since he came into the sitting room and only noticed now that his thigh muscles were quivering. börja lära sig
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That Andrew would make sure we gave White a wide berth?” börja lära sig
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Now I realize he wasn’t the person Andrew wanted me to nab, it was someone else.” börja lära sig
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He pulled a black police truncheon from his jacket. börja lära sig
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He sent Harry an imploring look. börja lära sig
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So long as they settle up for the damage afterward, I suppose the odd graze doesn’t hurt.” börja lära sig
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“You wouldn’t believe who comes here to check out these new talents of ours,” Teddy chuckled, brushing his lapel. börja lära sig
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Teddy was effusing about his new shooting star, Melissa, who was nineteen years old and, right now, setting the place on fire, which, Harry had to admit, was no exaggeration. börja lära sig
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Under the surface maybe, but nevertheless smoldering away with unspoken, mutual contempt. börja lära sig
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Under the surface maybe, but nevertheless smoldering away with unspoken, mutual contempt. börja lära sig
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I think it was a landslide victory. börja lära sig
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przygniatające zwycięstwo
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She could confide when things between her and Terje weren’t working, without realizing that her pal was quietly exultant, waiting for the moment to strike.” börja lära sig
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Do you have to be so vulgar now that life has become so blissful, sweetheart?” börja lära sig
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The wind whirled and shook a tree in the park, and Harry imagined he saw a hirsute shadow dart for cover. börja lära sig
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She was performing as a contortionist. börja lära sig
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No sirree, no one ever sullied his pugilistic virtue. börja lära sig
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No sirree, no one ever sullied his pugilistic virtue. börja lära sig
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sir (z wyraźnym akcentem)
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He steered the jalopy carefully down the gravel road while Harry explained the connections. börja lära sig
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She looked Indian, and was so small they could barely see her above the headrest. börja lära sig
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1) “I reckon so, mate. 2) “I reckon so.” börja lära sig
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A gust of wind blew, and Harry’s tie lifted and covered his face. börja lära sig
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1) He’s got a clean record as far as we can see, has never been in the spotlight in connection with any sexual offenses and is considered a convivial, quiet fellow, though somewhat eccentric. 2) Y börja lära sig
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She sniffled and Harry passed her the handkerchief which, unaccountably, he had in his pocket. börja lära sig
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1) Control of the girls and control of the punters. 2) There aren’t many rules in my profession, but keeping your mouth shut about punters is one of them. börja lära sig
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“Yes, but—” “Meet me outside the mortuary in half an hour.” börja lära sig
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But the guide was a stripling who hoped to become an actor himself one day and was, like most theater people, a vain galoot. börja lära sig
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George’s Theatre shook his head with incredulity and poured more coffee for Harry. börja lära sig
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“Wet linen on a clothes line in a gale,” he repeated. börja lära sig
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1) He chuckled contentedly, put on his glasses and flicked through the papers in front of him. 2) Joseph paused and nodded contentedly. börja lära sig
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“The second thing that went wrong was the mess with the altimeter. börja lära sig
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Your brain is the world’s biggest computer, it registers everything: your skin feels the temperature rising as you fall, your ears notice the increase in pressure and you become aware of every furrow börja lära sig
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“The precursor to Coca-Cola was discovered by an American chemist who wanted to concoct a remedy for hangovers,” Joseph said. börja lära sig
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“Sorry, but I’m sick of being manhandled. börja lära sig
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Birgitta rubbed her hands in anguish. börja lära sig
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Joe was teetotal, but had lived long enough to know that you couldn’t discuss anything with an alcoholic. börja lära sig
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Had it not been for Joe’s low center of gravity they both would have taken a tumble. börja lära sig
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The blond police officer teetered perilously. börja lära sig
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* * * The owner of Springfield Lodge was called Joe, an overweight, easygoing guy who with thrift and prudence had run his small, slightly down-at-heel establishment in King’s Cross for nearly twenty börja lära sig
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* * * The owner of Springfield Lodge was called Joe, an overweight, easygoing guy who with thrift and prudence had run his small, slightly down-at-heel establishment in King’s Cross for nearly twenty börja lära sig
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* * * The owner of Springfield Lodge was called Joe, an overweight, easygoing guy who with thrift and prudence had run his small, slightly down-at-heel establishment in King’s Cross for nearly twenty börja lära sig
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1) “See you soon,” Harry said, putting his lips dutifully to Otto’s outstretched hand. 2) Harry had dutifully made an ineffectual attempt to penetrate her, but it was too late. börja lära sig
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