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1 He could sharpen a pencil wonderfully, and he could eat a herring wonderfully.
2 There, that's the way to sharpen a pencil .
3 I tried to sharpen it a day or two ago, so that it would sharpen a pencil .
4 That's the way to sharpen a pencil .
5 No woman can sharpen a pencil .
6 The thing discovered was that he was very proud of how wonderfully he could sharpen a pencil or eat a herring.
7 Gregson had seated himself under the lamp and was sharpening a pencil .
8 Tommy was at his desk, sharpening a pencil with a rusty scalpel.
9 It was a ritual, like sharpening a pencil or straightening a blotter.
10 He sharpened a pencil and went up to his room again.
11 Blount had opened his penknife and was absently sharpening a pencil .
12 This done, he sharpened a pencil , lit a reading-lamp and opened his book.
13 She found John seated at one of the tables in the library, sharpening a pencil .
14 When he returned, the superintendent was sharpening a pencil for himself with much evident enjoyment.
15 Ford threw down the desk-knife, with which he had been sharpening a pencil , with a little gesture indicative of displeasure.
16 "Here you go," he said, sharpening a pencil with his pocketknife.
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