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It's the story of a lost child - guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings.
He worried about this feeling showing up on the song, but also felt if it touched people's heartstrings, knowing that would make me feel less lonely.
If you like simple, uncomplicated films that tug at your heartstrings, then chances are that you might just like this sweet little rom-com.
He saw those poor people, and it just worked on his heartstrings.
One just wishes the writers had put a bit more trust into that natural response, and not tugged at our heartstrings quite so strenuously.
It tugs at your heartstrings, and urges you to introspect and makes you look at children with disability differently.
And they will, ultimately, tug hard on your heartstrings in ways that you won't quite understand.
However, the ceremony that followed pulled at the heartstrings of the sellout crowd.
I am not concerned here about the merits or demerits of the minimum wage legislation, but it is something that was very close to the heartstrings of my party.
