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for a diversion did you
'By the way,' he said, for a diversion, 'did you know of a girl stopping at an inn in Fallow field?'
— from Evan Harrington — Volume 6 by George Meredith

fought another duel did you
"You fought another duel, did you, hot-head?"
— from Monsieur Cherami by Paul de Kock

from a dead divine Yes
“The quotation from a dead divine?” “Yes.
— from The Gates Ajar by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

for a disability discharge Yes
And I've got a couple of months before I'm well enough I have to make a final decision—I presume I am eligible for a disability discharge?" "Yes, of course, at full pay.
— from The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson

find anybody designedly doing you
You will rarely find anybody designedly doing you ill.
— from On the Choice of Books by Thomas Carlyle

for a definite date you
As a rule, if you ask a geologist for a definite date, you will find him very chary of giving you a distinct answer.
— from Falling in Love; With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen

foul and dastard deed yet
It was a foul and dastard deed, yet not done in cold blood; neither in cold blood will I take God's task of avenging it.”
— from Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

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