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but it now had a membership
This church was organized thirty-five years ago, by me, with seventy-five members, but it now had a membership of nine hundred.
— from Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

better I never had a more
I never lived better; I never had a more comfortable room; and I never had better fishing.”
— from Three Boys; Or, The Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai by George Manville Fenn

bottle inscribed Nants has a most
The mask on the bottle inscribed "Nants," has a most ludicrous appearance.
— from Hogarth's Works, with life and anecdotal descriptions of his pictures. Volume 3 (of 3) by John Ireland

but I never heard anything more
"Professor Sykes started out right after we landed to investigate the satellite, but I never heard anything more about it.
— from The Space Pioneers by Carey Rockwell

both in New Hampshire and Maine
Massachusetts, soon afterwards, re-established her authority both in New Hampshire and Maine.
— from The Life of George Washington: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by John Marshall

but is now hardly a more
So for drunken the euphemism intemperate came to be used, but is now hardly a more polite description.
— from Stories That Words Tell Us by Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman) O'Neill

but I never have any money
"Oh! Clara, and so is Mr. Boscawen: but I never have any money.
— from The Manoeuvring Mother (vol. 1 of 3) by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

because I never have allowed my
To me no difficulty is presented, because I never have allowed my mind to be exposed to the hazard of any such perplexity.
— from The Greville Memoirs, Part 2 (of 3), Volume 3 (of 3) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 by Charles Greville

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