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had a regular police under their

The crowd which was collected by Peter soon attracted the attention of the temple authorities, who had a regular police under their control.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 by George Thomas Stokes

her a real prejudice under the

This was, indeed, the only way to put a stop to, and quash at once, that scheme which her false friend had formed to do her a real prejudice under the pretence of serving her.
— from The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Eliza Fowler Haywood

her a reassuring pat upon the

But apparently he was satisfied on that score, for as he followed them out he gave her a reassuring pat upon the arm.
— from The Fate of Felix Brand by Florence Finch Kelly

had a remarkable purchase upon their

He shuffled his bare pink feet—exceedingly elastic and agile members they seemed to be, and he had a remarkable "purchase" upon their use—and brought them smartly down upon their heels as if this were one [97] of the accepted gestures of applause.
— from The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge, and Other Stories by Mary Noailles Murfree

have a resting period until two

Dinner is served at eleven, and they have a resting period until two.
— from History of California by Helen Elliott Bandini

higher and rest panting upon the

But at last he managed to climb higher and rest, panting, upon the sloping mass of woodwork, with the water streaming from him and the hot sunshine beginning to send a glow into his benumbed limbs.
— from The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by George Manville Fenn

have a recent publication upon the

We have a recent publication upon the French game of draughts, which fully explains the nature of the pastime, and points out most of the important moves, published by Sturges, who, I am told, is an excellent player.
— from The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, and Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Joseph Strutt

Horse and rider passed up the

Horse and rider passed up the single unpaved street; in the darkness no one noticed the fagged condition of the animal, nor the excitement of the rider, betokened by the continued urging of his weary pony.
— from Cattle-Ranch to College: The True Tales of a Boy's Adventures in the Far West by Russell Doubleday

honourable and responsible post until the

From the date of her election she was appointed by her colleagues to act as convener of some of their most important committees, and in 1900 was unanimously elected the chairman of the board; she retained this most honourable and responsible post until the end of her life.
— from Women's Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement by Fawcett, Millicent Garrett, Dame

houses and ragged plantations upon the

After the Ermida are more ruined houses and ragged plantations upon the narrow shelf between the sea-cliff and the sea: they lead to the hot and unhealthy low town skirting the harbour, a single street with small offsets.
— from Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo, Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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