I thought it might be the other, but I never dreamt of that one!
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

With half the familiarity he might pass for a casual dependent; with more boldness he would be in no danger of being taken for what he is.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

Habitual actions are certain, and being in no danger of going astray from their end, need no extraneous help.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

“But I never dreamt of such a thing,” she grumbled.
— from Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

The judicial power is by its nature devoid of action; it must be put in motion in order to produce a result.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville

Allow him to spend the evening with you, that I may be in no danger of his returning here.
— from Lady Susan by Jane Austen

I play upon that execrable scoundrel with a fire-engine until the breath is nearly driven out of his body.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Dr. Anderson, a native of Aberdeen and at this period minister of the Presbyterian Church in Swallow Street, and Dr. Desaguliers, of French Protestant descent, who had taken holy orders in England and in this same year of 1717 lectured before George I, who rewarded him with a benefice in Norfolk ( Dictionary of National Biography , articles on James Anderson and John
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

CALLICLES: Very true. SOCRATES: And he who removes injustice can be in no danger of being treated unjustly: he alone can safely leave the honorarium to his pupils, if he be really able to make them good—am I not right?
— from Gorgias by Plato

That our work, therefore, might be in no danger of being likened to the labours of these historians, we have taken every occasion of interspersing through the whole sundry similes, descriptions, and other kind of poetical embellishments.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

"Every one can see," writes Mr Mill, "that if a benevolent government possessed all the food, and all the implements and materials of the community, it could exact productive labour from all to whom it allowed a share in the food, and could be in no danger of wanting a field for the employment of this productive labour, since, as long as there was a single want unsaturated (which material objects could supply) of any one individual, the labour of the community could be turned to the production of something capable of satisfying that want.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 64 No. 396 October 1848 by Various

But I never dreamt of this.
— from Aurora Floyd, Vol. 3 Fifth Edition by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

No source of revenue should be neglected if it can truly be said that by imposing the additional taxation proposed there will be (i) no dislocation of trade or hampering of industry or commerce; (ii) no discouragement of thrift; (iii) no real hardship; (iv) no great expense incurred in collection in proportion to the amount raised.
— from Rebuilding Britain: A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War by Hopkinson, Alfred, Sir

In the hands of adepts at the game the glass will be in no danger of being broken, because the more [44] gentle the touch the greater will be the success achieved; nothing is needed but clear, gentle ringing notes, sounded in harmony.
— from Cassell's Book of In-door Amusements, Card Games, and Fireside Fun by Various

A cart path had been widened through the woods, that the troop of soldiers which were to guard the unhappy woman from her prison might pass easily forward with their victim; and where the ice grew thin, as it approached the restless waves of the ocean, some planks had been laid down, that the guard might be in no danger of sharing the fate assigned to that helpless woman.
— from Silent Struggles by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

At the end of ten minutes the hair is lifted from the basin and allowed to drain, but is not dried or even thoroughly wrung out.
— from Handbook of Medical Entomology by O. A. (Oskar Augustus) Johannsen

On the other hand, the sentries there being in no danger of shot or shell, would have nothing to do but watch, whereas on the west and north, and particularly on the latter, they would be in some degree concerned in keeping under cover.
— from Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang

So long as they were out of sight, obviously he would be in no danger of coming upon the breastwork, though he might find himself perilously near it if he happened to hit the spur at the mouth of the gully.
— from Kobo: A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Herbert Strang

But for some time the army would be in no danger of meeting the enemy on the road.
— from The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 by Anatole France