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came up and not dreaming of
Caesar's light horse which had gone forward, seeing a mere handful of stragglers, rode through the stream and skirmished with them; but the enemy retired under cover; the horse did not pursue; the six legions came up, and, not dreaming of the nearness of the enemy, laid aside their arms and went to work intrenching with spade and mattock.
— from Caesar: A Sketch by James Anthony Froude

continue unchanged and neither do other
But they do not continue unchanged; and neither do other commodities continue unchanged.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

commenced upon a new day of
Quickly getting up and dressing himself, he went down and commenced upon a new day of toil.
— from Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

clearly understood and never did one
Certainly within a week this sign was clearly understood, and never did one of the animals leap upon the bracket without receiving this token of approval.
— from Sawdust & Spangles: Stories & Secrets of the Circus by W. C. (William Cameron) Coup

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