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go and see him in
I used to go and see him in the office of the Court of Wards in Maniktala.
— from My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore

Grace And stay here in
Let me say no, my liege, an if you please: I only swore to study with your Grace, And stay here in your court for three years' space.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

go and see her I
“Very; if you are going to Lyons, you can go and see her; I will give you a letter of introduction for her.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

gait and seated herself in
But Lily, ignoring the invitation, as well as Jack Stepney's official attempt to direct her, moved across the room with her smooth free gait, and seated herself in a chair which seemed to have been purposely placed apart from the others.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

get a straight hand in
2 [A12] get a straight hand in poker.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Go away said he in
'Go away,' said he, in his deep voice.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

great a sensualist he is
They are but one appetite, and we only need to see a person do any one of these things to know how great a sensualist he is.
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

grin and shaking his incapable
"There's your fare!" says the patriarch to the coachman with a fierce grin and shaking his incapable fist at him.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

go and see him in
The officer explained that the general was then on the Tigress, which had moved up from below, to a point in the river just above the fort; and not understanding his orders, I concluded to go and see him in person.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

genius and sunk himself into
By pursuing this fatal system, he ruined his health, enfeebled his genius, and sunk himself into general contempt.
— from Curiosities of Human Nature by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

Go and show him into
I do hope there's not a revolution. Go and show him into a cupboard, Nellie, and tell him how loyal we are."
— from A Drake by George! by John Trevena

go and see him in
"You ought to go and see him in his garret," said Miss Bonnicastle.
— from The Crown of Life by George Gissing

gun and see him immediately
When the hunter at last reaches the point at which he considers it safe to risk a shot, you hear the report of his gun and see him immediately spring to his feet and rush for his prey.
— from Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records by William H. (William Henry) Gilder

grace and say her I
It is well advised, said Sir Gareth; now have it here and bear it to her, and say that I recommend me unto her good grace, and say her I will come when I may, and I pray her to be true and faithful to me as I will be to her.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

gate and seating himself in
Wearied with the sameness of No. 4 rather than with his journey, he sauntered towards the said gate, and, seating himself in a small arbour within the garden, surrendered himself to reflection.
— from The Disowned — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

German and says Hockheim in
Roger starts too, and, being rather absent altogether, mistakes the sedate butler's broken English for good German, and says, "Hockheim?" in a questioning voice; whereupon Dicky Browne, who has overheard him, laughs immoderately and insists upon repeating the little joke to everybody.
— from Portia; Or, By Passions Rocked by Duchess

growled and shut himself in
"Not here," he growled, and shut himself in.
— from The Cost by David Graham Phillips


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