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They never found the body, but we held a funeral for her anyway.

We could hold a funeral there, outside, under the leaves.

His family, not knowing he had survived, held a funeral for him.

Although only 19 corpses had been found, the city of Havana held a funeral for the dead.

Then she holds a funeral service with candles and sage.

The boy's father holds a funeral which all the villagers attend.

The people then hold a funeral for his now-deflated pants.

"Let's hold a funeral and preach about what nice guys we are.

After a year, the men of the creche held a funeral for Gerard.

Some here had believed he was dead after reports that his family had held a funeral for him this year.

Although his body was never found, his family eventually held a funeral ceremony for him.

Tim Warren had asked him how he could, in good conscience, hold a funeral for someone who was going to hell.

Once a year, Calcuttans hold a funeral for a phone.

Anton holds a funeral for his parents and friends.

Peter, unsentimental as he was, saw no reason to hold a funeral for Achilles.

Hundreds of protesters held a funeral for a young protester killed by a police vehicle.

That his flock expected him to hold a funeral service in the rain was damned inconvenient.

They recovered the body and held a funeral service.'

The people in Centralia held a funeral in his honor.

"A few more compliments like that, and I can hold a funeral for my self-image.

The bird the children have found has died, and the children, assisted by the adults, hold a funeral for it.

Did you guys see how Microsoft held a funeral for iPhone earlier this month?

The Argonauts realized their horrible mistake when dawn came and held a funeral for him.

Data held a funeral service for you.

The colony holds a funeral for the first colonist.