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babáyi ug laláki karun
Wà na magdipirinsiya ang pamisti sa babáyi ug laláki karun, Women’s and men’s clothing don’t differ any more.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

batáa ug latus kay
Nagpangità ning batáa ug latus kay nagminalditu
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

but usually little Keogh
Her father used often to hunt them in out of the field with his blackthorn stick; but usually little Keogh used to keep nix and call out when he saw her father coming.
— from Dubliners by James Joyce

breathed unwritten law keeping
And to outsiders no word was breathed, unwritten law keeping them silent.
— from The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property by John Galsworthy

bestowed upon Ling Kuan
As soon as the performance was brought to a close, a eunuch walked in holding a golden salver containing cakes, sweets, and the like, and inquired who was Ling Kuan; and Chia Se readily concluding that these articles were presents bestowed upon Ling Kuan, made haste to take them over, as he bade Ling Kuan prostrate herself.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

Been u lob kin
9 10 5, Been, u lob kin.
— from Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens

B U lloc K
C O a C h. 4. B U lloc K s. 5.
— from Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various

Ben u lob kin
2 10 11, Ben, u lob kin.
— from Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens

blowing up like kites
[367] The following description written from the trenches gives some idea of the work: "Now as to our fighting underground, blowing up like kites in the air, not being sure of a foot of ground we stand on while in the trenches.
— from A History of the British Army, Vol. 1 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War by Fortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir

be undone Like Knight
Nice Valour and he doubts not to engage The Noble Gentl'man, in Loves Pilgrimage, To take revenge on the False One, and run The Honest mans Fortune, to be undone Like Knight of Malta, or else Captaine be Or th' Humerous Lieutenant: goe to Sea (A Voyage for to starve) hee's very loath, Till we are all at peace, to sweare an Oath, That then the Loyall Subject may have leave To lye from Beggers Bush, and undeceive The Creditor, discharge his debts; Why so, Since we can't pay to Fletcher what we owe.
— from The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher in Ten Volumes Volume I. by John Fletcher


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