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and been enjoyed by everyone
To set them at their ease—for there was a momentary hesitation—I pulled out my prick at full stand, and said— “There’s a prick worthy of all your exquisite cunts, and one, too, that has enjoyed them all, and been enjoyed by everyone of you.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

and breed every baseness every
where writhe and crawl, and pair and breed every baseness, every indignity, every abomination: filibusters, buccaneers, swearers of oaths, Signers of the Cross, spies, swindlers, butchers, executioners, from the brigand who vends his sword, to the Jesuit who sells his God second-hand!
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

again by each by Elizabeth
Captain Wentworth was acknowledged again by each, by Elizabeth more graciously than before.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

a bank eine Bedingung erfüllen
a kind of advertising eine Ausstellung eröffnen open an exhibition eine Auswahl an Produkten a range of products eine Bank einsetzen to utilize a bank eine Bedingung erfüllen to meet a stipulation eine Bedingung in einem Kredit a requirement in a credit eine Berechnung machen; anstellen to make a calculation eine Berufung widerrufen to cancel an appointment eine Beschränkung auferlegen impose a restriction eine Beschwerde einreichen to file a complaint eine besondere Absprache treffen to make a special arrangement eine Bestellung annehmen take an order eine bestimmte Zinsklausel a definite interest clause eine Buchung ausbessern; ändern; richtig stellen to adjust an entry eine Bürgschaft stellen put a guarantee eine detaillierte Aufstellung a detailled record eine dienliche Methode; Art; Weise a useful way eine Dividende festlegen fix a dividend eine Dividende ist festgesetzt worden a dividend has been declared eine eindeutige Vereinbarung a clear agreement eine Einfuhrgenehmigung erteilen grant an import licence eine eingedruckte Klausel a printed clause eine Einsparung bewirken to effect an economy eine Eintragung löschen cancel an entry eine Entscheidung herbeiführen to bring about a decision eine Entscheidung treffen reach a decision eine Erklärung vorlegen; Darstellung vorlegen to submit a statement eine Erlaubnis erteilen grant a permit eine Ermessensfrage a matter of discretion eine falsche Anschuldigung erheben to make a false accusation eine Familie unterhalten keep a family eine feststehende Verpflichtung zur Zahlung a definite understanding to pay eine Filiale oder Bank zu remboursieren to reimburse a branch or bank eine Firma übernehmen take over a company eine Forderung anerkennen admit a claim eine Forderung anmelden; Klage einbringen lodge a claim eine Frage aufbringen raise a question eine Frist innerhalb welcher a period within which eine Frist setzen to set a time limit eine
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

a body electric by excess
This simple method was borrowed from the principles adopted by philosophers, who, while they endeavour to produce an equilibrium, are accustomed to apply a body electric by excess to one in a contrary state.
— from An Account of the Late Improvements in Galvanism With a Series of Curious and Interesting Experiments Performed Before the Commissioners of the French National Institute, and Repeated Lately in the Anatomical Theatres of London by Giovanni Aldini

as Bengali English Barbados English
Bahamas, The English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) Bahrain Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu Bangladesh Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English Barbados English Belarus Belarusian, Russian, other Belgium Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) Belize English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole Benin French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

ai bel et bien embrassé
But all’s well that ends well; or, as the people in these days kept singing and whistling on the streets:— ‘There’s a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft And looks out for the life of poor Jack.’ ‘There!’ said I, releasing him a little, but still keeping my hands on his shoulders, ‘ je vous ai bel et bien embrassé —and, as you would say, there is another French word.’
— from St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England by Robert Louis Stevenson

Antonio Blumenau E Bloch Engenheiro
Secção de Publicidade e Bibliotheca of the "Secretaria da Agricultura" of São Paulo; Johann Potuček, Austro-Hungarian Consul in Curityba; J.B. Hafkemeyer, S.J., of the "Collegio Anchieta," Porto Alegre; G.A. Büchler of the "Neue Schule," Blumenau; Cleto Espey, O.F.M., of the "Collegio St. Antonio," Blumenau; E. Bloch, Engenheiro
— from The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect by Benjamin Franklin Schappelle

appeared black everything bitter everything
There was a terrible moment—that at which, on quitting the sands of the shore, the soldiers and sailors exchanged the last kisses with their families and friends; a supreme moment, in which, notwithstanding the clearness of the heavens, the warmth of the sun, of the perfumes of the air, and the rich life that was circulating in their veins, everything appeared black, everything bitter, everything created doubts of Providence, nay, at the most, of God.
— from The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas

and beseeching epistles by every
I replied to his tender and beseeching epistles by every cutting and mortifying remark; in a word, all common sense appeared to have forsaken me.
— from Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry With Minute Details of Her Entire Career as Favorite of Louis XV by Lamothe-Langon, Etienne-Léon, baron de

Abijah Bigelow Elijah Brigham Epaphroditus
Nays. —Abijah Bigelow, Elijah Brigham, Epaphroditus Champion, Martin Chittenden, James Emott, Asa Fitch, Thomas P. Grosvenor, Lyman Law, Jos. Lewis, jr., Jonathan O. Mosely, Elisha R. Potter, Josiah Quincy, William Reed, William Rodman, Daniel Sheffey, Richard Stanford, and Leonard White.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16) by United States. Congress

a boat entered by either
I was just at the angle of the opening of the Haven and I could see if a boat entered by either channel.
— from The Mystery of the Sea by Bram Stoker

and bluet eyes Big eyes
With red-bud cheeks and bluet eyes, Big eyes, the homes of happiness, To meet me with the old surprise, Her hoiden hair all bonnetless.
— from Kentucky Poems by Madison Julius Cawein


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