• Dodger took another piece of paper and drew a cone with a wide base and a line near the bottom to show the ground; then near the top he put in a small circle connected to the cone by a line.
• In one of his last cartoons for the paper, Sherffius drew a Republican elephant riding a pig representing pork-barrel projects.
• When police gave him a sheet of paper, he drew a grand piano.

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• He was an intelligent man and drew a line delineating that region of South Australia that experienced, by and large, reliable rainfall, from that which did not.
• But to understand and analyze the overall debate, it is useful to draw the boundary lines with broad brushstrokes.
• To help rectify this, Council will begin by redefining the city boundary - drawing a line beyond which transport and bulk services will not be offered.

• As she moves back, she draws her hands around my neck and then toward her.
• She moved closer, drawing her hand along his cheek.
• For a moment I was blinded by pain and I pulled back, drawing my arm against my chest.

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• She pulled his shirt, drawing him closer to her and whispered in his ear.
• He drew her to him gently, holding her against him, and she didn't resist but let herself turn fluid in his arms, let the touch of his lips on her face wash over her like a tide.
• Completely undone, she drew him gently into her arms and held him.

• There had been about 90 of them, and I only managed to collect about half before the train drew into the station.
• He slowed as he drew near, like he sensed there was something there.
• At that moment I heard footsteps which slowed as they drew closer to my door.

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• With Spring Festival having arrived and Valentine's Day drawing near, the number of flowers that will be sold is expected to reach a record high.
• As each one drew to a close, thousands had gathered in the square to watch as the light faded in the evening sky and brightened simultaneously in the room where the Pope lay.
• It drew to a close with ‘Hosanna’, composed by Caleb Simper.

• She pulled the heavy window shut, drew the curtains, and fell sleepily onto the bed.
• I switched off my bedside lamp and drew open the curtains.
• She drew open the shower curtain and closed the shower.

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• Aluminum wire, drawn from rolled rod, may be stranded into cable of any desired size and type.

• When Coleman returned to his home after his days on the street, Mac Donald reports, he drew himself a hot bath, got into it and started to cry.
• To complete the effect, feel free to draw yourself a hot bath, and crawl in the tub with a nice cup of tea and a spreadsheet.
• She made her way out of bed and drew herself a hot bath.

• These four talented musicians draw their inspiration from widely varied sources of music.
• Historians now drew their inspiration from indigenous language sources and local colonial archives.
• In contrast, civilization's three previous historic forms of government drew their power from different sources.

• ‘They developed the product and we can still draw on their talent and experience,’ said Braun.
• They have incredible resources, and can draw on talent from all over the world, and the standard of competition there really has no peer.
• Fremantle drew on his past experience in presenting yet another option.

Synonyms

• My mother has never paid a bill, written a cheque or drawn money from the bank in her life.
• When so much importance and security is given to draw one's own money from a bank, why not show similar care for one's health?
• What is interesting is that all private sector industries are being run with money drawn from publicly owned banks.

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• The player who drew the trump card keeps it and begins phase two.
• The declarer then draws an equal number of cards from the top of the heap, including the face-up trump card if the contract is vuelta.
• Any player who draws a card of the trump rank during the deal may place it face up on the table, and its suit then becomes trumps for the hand.

• She lit a cigarette, her fingers brown from nicotine, and wheezed as she drew on the unfiltered smoke.
• ‘I loathe him,’ he said as he drew on a cigarette outside his office.
• He drew on his cigarette dramatically, exhaling with an equally dramatic sigh.

• The chimney was drawing well and the smoke was quickly sucked out of the room.

• So back we go to Brewer, Pennsylvannia, as the century draws its last wheezy breaths where everything's changed and nothing's very different.
• Joe drew a few deep breaths and turned angrily on his heel.
• I drew a few ragged breaths and fought to regain my composure.

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• The monsters and other sci-fi characters are the attractions that draw people to our events, and help us raise money.
• This eagerly anticipated annual event once again drew the crowds and this time there was the added attraction of an extra race on the town centre circuit.
• Not only does he brew the tsipouro, he's also a talented singer, and was ‘in concert’ for guests one night, an event which also drew a large audience of locals.

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• But he was drawn into experimenting with drugs as he grew older.
• By the way, if ever you're drawn into betting on the mee-pok man, here's a tip.
• United manager Alex Smith was also drawn on the topic afterwards.

• Not since the Getty Center has a new Los Angeles building attracted the attention drawn by the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
• Angelos caught her hand, which muted her thoughts and drew her attention instantly in alarm.
• It glittered with the intensity of the sun, then brighter, drawing everyone's attention to her instead.

• It depends upon inferences to be drawn from various circumstances.
• So Rushton's use of this data to draw the conclusions he reaches about hereditability is sound in my opinion.
• I can see that there could be circumstances where one would draw that conclusion.

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• In my view, the law draws a clear distinction between fiduciary duties and other duties that may be owed by a person in a fiduciary position.
• Third, if a distinction is to be drawn between the law as it applies to packaging and to advertisements, precisely where does one end and the other begin?
• To make it clear, South Australia draws no such distinction.

• If you're doing the drill correctly, the ball should even draw slightly.
• If the lie angle is slightly upright, it might draw the ball a little, but the effect on ball flight is minimal.
• We went down to see him a couple of days later, and he basically taught me about drawing and cutting the ball.

• Pakistan needed to take ten wickets while India needed to make 358 runs on the final day to win or play out six hours to ensure that the game ended in a draw.
• By this time, the game was certain to be a draw, with only four sessions of play left.

• He has no immediate ambitions beyond smoking his beloved draw.
• I will walk until someone stops me, to ask me the time, ask me for a light, ask me if I've got any draw.