Whatever was the mystery which the woman had seen on his face, it came out now slowly, in the dark there, and became fixed,—a something never seen on his face before.
— from Life in the Iron-Mills; Or, The Korl Woman by Rebecca Harding Davis

if I felt no desire for its continuance, or no farther curiosity on its subject.
— from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Some precautions had been taken to place those entrances under the protection of projecting angles, by which they might be flanked in case of need by archers or slingers.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

Of his family I could obtain no satisfactory account.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

It was in her disposition at all times to lose faith in the reality of absent things; she could summon back her faith, in case of need, with an effort, but the effort was often painful even when the reality had been pleasant.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

cried my father, turning his head round to Trim, who stood at the back of his chair:—No, an’ please your honour, replied the corporal.——But thou couldst discourse about one, Trim, said my father, in case of need?——How is it possible, brother, quoth my uncle Toby, if the corporal never saw one?——’Tis the fact I want, replied my father,—and the possibility of it is as follows.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

cried my father, turning his head round to Trim, who stood at the back of his chair:—No, an' please your honour, replied the corporal.—But thou couldst discourse about one, Trim, said my father, in case of need?—How is it possible, brother, quoth my uncle Toby, if the corporal never saw one?—'Tis the fact I want, replied my father,—and the possibility of it is as follows.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

There are hurryings to and fro, incessant clamors of noise and shoutings and blows of cudgels; some are running away, and some are climbing into palm trees, but we notice that no one is hit by cane or sword.
— from My Winter on the Nile Eighteenth Edition by Charles Dudley Warner

Baptism of Jesus, 41 ; essential; taught by Jesus to Nicodemus; a rebirth, 130 ; necessity for it; case of Naaman; proof of obedience and humility, 131-2 ; illustrated by chemical experiment, 132 ; Jesus taught baptism and its proper mode; immersion, 133 ; purpose of; should follow repentance; baptism of infants wrong, 134 ; summary of Jesus's teachings regarding, 135 ; baptism of the Spirit, 137 .
— from What Jesus Taught by Osborne J. P. Widtsoe

I will carry the rest; but I must leave my right hand free, in case of need, to use my weapon."
— from The Woodman: A Romance of the Times of Richard III by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

The duc d'Ayen said, that he never should be in trouble about the council of state, for in case of need, it might be found and replenished from the house of the lieutenant of police.
— from Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry With Minute Details of Her Entire Career as Favorite of Louis XV by Lamothe-Langon, Etienne-Léon, baron de

The danger was averted, however, by promptly detailing a force from the police to act as firemen in case of necessity.
— from The Secrets of the Great City A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City by James Dabney McCabe

The lowest formation is constituted of numerous beds of cavernous limestone.
— from The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon by Habeeb Risk Allah

Finding I could obtain no independent conveyance by which [Pg 278] to make the tour of observation through the other parts of the town, I accepted the offer of a young man who drove up to the store very opportunely, to whom the idea was suggested by the post master, and who, it was hinted, was in no way identified with this vexatious dispute.
— from Ten Years Among the Mail Bags Or, Notes from the Diary of a Special Agent of the Post-Office Department by James Holbrook

This feature is characteristic of Northwestern flours, and is lacking in other flours.
— from Book of American Baking A Practical Guide Covering Various Branches of the Baking Industry, Including Cakes, Buns, and Pastry, Bread Making, Pie Baking, Etc. by Various

At Meade State Park I gained the impression that much of the foraging is carried on near the nest.
— from Observations on the Mississippi Kite in Southwestern Kansas by Henry S. (Henry Sheldon) Fitch

He did presume, with all the zeal of some gentlemen for irritating measures, it was not seriously contemplated to declare war against all mankind; he was for having at least a few friends in case of need.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16) by United States. Congress