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involved sentence I gave her to

In a very involved sentence I gave her to understand that I had liked her for a long time.
— from A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov

In silence I grasped her tiny

In silence I grasped her tiny black-gloved hand, and then, also in silence, raised it passionately to my eager lips.
— from The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love by William Le Queux

I said I gave him the

I said I gave him the morphia before he came round from the stunning.
— from Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

I succeeded in getting half the

Finally I succeeded in getting half the members to consent to sending their wives to an after-dark at-home in my drawing-room, provided always that Mir Futteh Deen, the Reformer, would set a good example.
— from In the Guardianship of God by Flora Annie Webster Steel

I succeeded in getting Harry to

I succeeded in getting Harry to resume his seat, then requested Mr. Dabbs to proceed.
— from The White Rose of Memphis by William C. (Clark) Falkner

it since it gave him the

no heart to try to escape from it, since it gave him the means of keeping body and soul together.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. by Various

In short I got home to

"Sunday 27th, I left Potsdam, with my kind Meckels, in an enthusiasm of admiration, astonishment, love and gratitude; wrote to the King from Berlin, sent him a Tissot's Book (marked on the margins for Majesty's use), which he acknowledged by some word to Catt: whereupon I"—In short, I got home to Hanover, in a more or less seraphic condition,—"with indescribable, unspeakable," what not,—early in November; and, as a healed man, never more troubled with that disorder, though still troubled with many and many, endeavored to get a little work out of myself again.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 by Thomas Carlyle

I say I gave her the

Well, as I say, I gave her the money, and my girl Florry went shopping with her.
— from Cappy Ricks Retires: But That Doesn't Keep Him from Coming Back Stronger Than Ever by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

in spring in gentle heat to

The seed, which is very minute, should be sown early in spring, in gentle heat: to prevent it being washed away, the pots may stand up to the rims in water for a while when the ground wants m
— from Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink

In silence I gave her the

" In silence I gave her the reins.
— from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates

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