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1 There was a clapping of hands, at the same moment, on the lawn.
2 There was a clapping of hands, in which Tom Pinkerton did not join.
3 Here 's a clapping experiment on YouTube courtesy of them - background details are here.
4 There is a clapping of hands till the second verse is begun by the waits.
5 Immediately there was a clapping of hands, a flutter of female voices, and delighted exclamations of children.
6 There was a clapping of tiny hands, and shouts of joy as they approached; and What news?
7 There was a clapping of little hands in childish glee, and then the two faces fell as the elder remarked.
8 There was a clapping of hands and a thunderous stamping of feet that shook the building almost to its foundations.
9 Neither must we value the clapping of tongues; for the praise which comes from the many is a clapping of tongues.
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