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his eyes shifted suddenly in a new
Then his eyes shifted suddenly in a new direction.
— from The Heart of Cherry McBain: A Novel by Douglas Durkin

His eyes still sparkle in a narrower
His eyes still sparkle in a narrower space, His jaws retain the grin, and violence of his face.
— from The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes; Vol. 12 (of 18) by John Dryden

her ear she set it at normal
When she settled the clasp across her head and hung the 'phone over her ear she set it at normal and then advanced the dial until she could hear the faintest noise.
— from Rimrock Jones by Dane Coolidge

he expected some schooners in about noon
“He went right back; said he expected some schooners in about noon after bait, but he'll come an' have his dinner with us tomorrow, unless it rains; then next day.
— from The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett

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