The duties of the hour had occupied their attention upon first landing—the pitching of the waterproof tent, gathering of fuel, and kindred occupations incident to getting things ready for the coming night, so that now they could take things easy.
— from Canoe Mates in Canada; Or, Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan by St. George Rathborne

Fairfax drew up his army behind the crest of a line of hills, so that the enemy could not see their numbers till he was committed to an attack.
— from Battles of English History by H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

At his door he realized with a pang that he could not submit the notion to his wife now, and perhaps never.
— from The Story of a Play A Novel by William Dean Howells

"The one who came nearest," says the narrative, "threw something which he carried at his side, with his hand, and it burned like gunpowder, but we heard no report."
— from Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Jules Verne

Clement, not seeming to notice the embarrassment, said: "What changes have taken place since you and I became acquainted first!
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 05, April 1867 to September 1867 by Various

Try as he might to maintain his self-composure, he could not stop the nervous trembling of his hands; and from time to time he moistened his lips and swallowed with great effort.
— from The Destroyer: A Tale of International Intrigue by Burton Egbert Stevenson

He then felt the comfort of such clothes, for they were softer than the finest, softest down or silk to his skin, and kept him warm when it was cold, and cool when it was hot, and dry when it rained on him, and the earth could not soil them, nor the thorns tear them; and above everything they were the most beautiful clothes ever seen.
— from A Little Boy Lost by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Many a wild night had he been out in the Channel with his sailor friend, when an inch or two more canvas, or a moment’s neglect of the helm, would have made the reckless couple food for those fishes after which they laboured so assiduously; and our two friends, for so we must call them, notwithstanding their difference of station, had learned to depend on each other, and to admire reciprocally the frame that labour could not subdue, the nerves that danger could not daunt.
— from General Bounce; Or, The Lady and the Locusts by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville