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called him and made a row at
I've called him and made a row at the door, but he doesn't answer.
— from The Grey Room by Eden Phillpotts

commando had actually made a reconnaissance as
During the march we learnt that heavy fighting had taken place in Natal, Dundee being taken and Ladysmith invested, and a strong commando had actually made a reconnaissance as far down as Estcourt.
— from With Steyn and De Wet by F. F. (Filippus Fourie) Pienaar

Colonel Humphreys and myself all residing at
Thus Dr. Franklin, Mr. Adams, Colonel Humphreys, and myself, all residing at Paris at the same time, had all of us our importation duty free.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 4 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

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