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hung over the city all day deepened
" With the afternoon, the fog which had hung over the city all day, deepened and darkened.
— from Thelma by Marie Corelli

had overthrown the corrupt and despicable Directory
From the November day in 1799 when the successful general had overthrown the corrupt and despicable Directory down to 1808, his story is a magnificent succession of the triumphs of peace and of war.
— from A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. (Carlton Joseph Huntley) Hayes

half of the century and decreased during
[Sidenote: Spain] The final impression one gets after reading the extremely divergent estimates of the population of Spain is that it increased during the first half of the century and decreased during the latter half.
— from The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith

hover over the city all day do
The kites which hover over the city all day do not live in the neighbourhood.
— from Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn

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