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Forman and said to be one of the

A pretended astrologer, contemporary with Forman, and said to be one of the associates of the infamous Countess of Essex and Mrs. Turner in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
— from The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson

finance and second to become one of the

He has two devouring ambitions: First to become one of the inner circle that controls high finance and second to become one of the elect in society.
— from Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various

feet and sent those below out of their

Almost before the order could be obeyed we felt a shock which lifted us off our feet, and sent those below out of their hammocks.
— from Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures by William Henry Giles Kingston

feet and shaken the bombs out of them

Any other planet would have jumped on the magter with both feet and shaken the bombs out of them.
— from Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison

flame and spilt the blessed oil on the

Seligmann, Issachar, and Meyer took away the golden shrines enriched with precious stones, enamels and cabochons, the reliquaries in the form of chalices, lanterns, naves, and towers, the portable altars of alabaster encased in gold and silver, the coffers enamelled by the skilful craftsmen of Limoges and the Rhine, the altar-crosses, the Gospels bound in carved ivory and antique cameos, the desks ornamented with festoons of trailing vines, the consular registers, the pyxes, the candelabra and candlesticks, the lamp, of which they blew out the sacred flame, and spilt the blessed oil on the tiles, the chandeliers like enormous crowns, the duplets with beads of pearl and amber, the eucharistie doves, the ciboria, the chalices, the patens, the kisses of peace, incense boxes and flagons, the innumerable ex-votos—hands, arms, legs, eyes, mouths, and hearts, all of silver—the nose of King Sidoc, the breast of Queen Blandine, and the head in solid gold of Saint Cromadaire, the first apostle of Vervignole, and the blessed patron of Trinqueballe.
— from The Miracle of the Great St. Nicolas 1920 by Anatole France

forward and snatched the book out of the

He reached forward and snatched the book out of the girl's hands.
— from Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories by Sherwood Anderson

Fickle April seemed to be of opinion that

Fickle April seemed to be of opinion that the world thereabouts had already had too fair a taste of summer, and that the time had come for quite a different sort of thing.
— from A Woman Perfected by Richard Marsh

for a short time by one of the

The ball is heated in the flame for a short time by one of the pupils, and felt cautiously.
— from Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Department of Education

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