And, turning to his audience, M. Mifroid delivered a little lecture on police methods.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

Thither came by the monthly mail steamboat in July to aid and counsel me in my work three men of national reputation—Dr. Henry Kendall of New York; Dr. Aaron L. Lindsley of Portland, Oregon, and Dr. Sheldon Jackson of Denver and the West.
— from Alaska Days with John Muir by Samuel Hall Young

The mystery of coal-tar products was shut up in a German laboratory; the secrets of tungsten, necessary to the toughest steel, were imprisoned in a Teutonic mill; and so on down a long list of products vital to industry and defence.
— from The War After the War by Isaac Frederick Marcosson

Beyond the fire, as much farther, he could discern the outlines of a large building, and, even more distinctly, a long line of palisades in front of it.
— from With the Black Prince by William O. Stoddard

He was dividing a large lump of pork at the time, and three great crackers lay before him.
— from Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend

"If I was to be flyin'," Anne observed, as she deposited a large leaf of pastry on a gigantic pie.
— from The Scratch Pack by Dorothea Conyers

These delusive hopes had served to delay a little longer our projected escape, but at last we resolved to end the suspense.
— from Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War. by William Pittenger

A good way to do would be to draw a light line or place two dashes, to indicate the height.
— from Text books of art education, v. 4 of 7. Book IV, Fourth Year by Bonnie E. Snow

Upon one wall was displayed a long line of profiles, all under glass, and in small gilt frames.
— from The Student-Life of Germany by William Howitt