‘I think,’ said Little Dorrit, after hesitating, ‘that I have been here at least twice every day.’
— from Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
Spare no attentions, doctor—visit her at least twice every day, and you shall be well paid for your attentions.
— from Finger Posts on the Way of Life by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day!
— from The Otterbein Hymnal For Use in Public and Social Worship by Edmund S. (Edmund Simon) Lorenz
He had borne himself buoyantly, with jaunty self-confidence, even with some intolerance toward the weaknesses of others, not infrequently displaying merriment over their mischances; but his time had found him at last; the evil day had come.
— from The Flirt by Booth Tarkington
We have accidents like this every day, only not so sensational, and if you can save a steer that way once in a while you'd more than earn your salary."
— from Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range by Clarence Young
A young girl on a visit to her friends here could talk bad French rapidly, so she was sent to gossip with me as I dined; and then the whole family inspected my sketch-book, a proceeding which happened at least twice every day for many weeks of the voyage.
— from A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe by John MacGregor
The leader of the robbers alone was the law-giver; he alone levied taxes, exacted duties.
— from Told by the Death's Head: A Romantic Tale by Mór Jókai
"Well, I must say I never heard anything like that," Evie declared, indignantly.
— from The Wild Olive: A Novel by Basil King
His mild countenance being in accordance with his thoughts devoted to the happiness of his subjects, he appeared like the embodied Dharma .
— from The Gâtakamâlâ; Or, Garland of Birth-Stories by Aryasura
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