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Meanings of raking over in English

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Usage of raking over in English
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They looked around for a moment, their eyes raking over the symphony.
The Perfectionists
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He did not feel in the mood for raking over ashes.
Stubble
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He remembered the hideous sensation of that great black leg raking over him.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
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I had once a like pleasure in raking over an Indian shell-heap with Wyman.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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The point is, it's no good raking over old coals.
Corduroy mansions
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I'm not raking over those old coals, not tonight anyway.
The clouds beneath the sun
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Another shooting pain cut through Parker's skull, raking over her vision with lightning-white streaks.
The Perfectionists
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The proprietor was raking over the debris for gold and silver or other imperishable treasure.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
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Deacon Goodsole, in his shirt sleeves, was raking over the ground preparing it for grass-seed.
Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish.
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Directly to the north, the Russian artillery was raking over the ruins like a monstrous plough.
The forgotten soldier
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Somehow he slipped in between us; we discovered him crouched by the newspaper raking over the contents.
Earthwork out of Tuscany: Being Impressions and Translations of ...
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She denied herself the morning attendance on the Literature Class that was raking over the eighteenth century.
The Golden House
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Femmetia and her sister had to find nails by raking over the ashes of the old house.
Stories of American Life and Adventure
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And there were moments of snappy, broken talk, comments on individual players, a raking over the records.
Bunker Bean
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As the sky lightened I was at the hearth, raking over the coals and setting a new fire.
Caleb's crossing
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The civilian called Agavenes said nothing, but Gundabyr and Vixa felt his hard gaze raking over them as they passed.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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