At the top of the railings, razor wire was woven through the spikes, he said, adding to the hazards: none of them knew how Manning had done it, especially since he was a bit drunk then, too.

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Cowell described Evans' earlier performance of Tom Jones' hit It's Not Unusual as "a little bit drunk dad at a wedding".

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They're trying to get Wall Street's gamblers only a little bit drunk so they'll dive into the market again.

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He had already tasted all the delights of life: he had eaten, drunk, breathed, inspected the locality, felt pleasure, played a bit, and fallen asleep.

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