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It aroused me but I continued sitting
It aroused me; but I continued sitting, and held her hand.
— from The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

inquire after me but I could scarcely
The cabman, informed by the constable of my injury, opened the trap-door in the roof to inquire after me, but I could scarcely articulate a reply.
— from As We Forgive Them by William Le Queux

interference against me but I can stand
Oh, I expect I'll find plenty of good interference against me, but I can stand that.
— from The Lever: A Novel by William Dana Orcutt

If any man be in Christ said
If any man be in Christ, said Paul—that is, if any man identifies himself with Christ by attachment so that he enters into his feelings and lives with his life,—he is a new creature; [63] he can do, and does, what Christ did.
— from St. Paul and Protestantism, with an Essay on Puritanism and the Church of England by Matthew Arnold

is a moment before I can see
It is a moment before I can see, though a quavering voice that is neither man's nor woman's bids me enter.
— from Where the Sabots Clatter Again by Katherine Shortall

into any mischief but I can see
Bun along now, and don't get into any mischief; but I can see with one eye that neither of you have any use for grog, and there's little chance for trouble when that is avoided."
— from The House Boat Boys; Or, Drifting Down to the Sunny South by St. George Rathborne


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