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had a little later enjoined delay
Otto dwelt much in thought upon the Chancellor's apparently impulsive offer and the somewhat contradictory command which had, a little later, enjoined delay.
— from The Adventure of Princess Sylvia by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

have a little Latin every day
"We must have a little Latin every day.
— from A Little Girl in Old Salem by Amanda M. Douglas

her a little letter every day
Meanwhile, she says in this note that you must write her a little letter every day, and she will hang a basket by a string out of the window, and you
— from What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge

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