Then my mother began throwing out hints that with my remarkable abilities it would not be amiss for me to get a government nomination to the cadet school; but at the point when I was to have burst into tears and begged for my uncle’s protection, my uncle suddenly stopped and flung up his hands in amazement.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Morcerf, usually so stiff and formal, accosted the banker in an affable and smiling manner, and, feeling sure that the overture he was about to make would be well received, he did not consider it necessary to adopt any manœuvres in order to gain his end, but went at once straight to the point.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

After the boy had been murdered, he could easily make up some story and fabricate some evidence to show that they had been followed and attacked, and that he escaped by the skin of his teeth, more alive than dead, and never saw the ensign again.
— from The Disputed V.C.: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny by Frederick P. Gibbon

“My uncle!” said she, and fainted.
— from Evenings at Home; Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened by John Aikin

The Captain took the opportunity to make us some slight apology for detaining us.
— from Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Walter Scott

He also held the papal monarchy under strict surveillance, and forbade the bestowal of any spiritual dignity, or the appropriation of any church property without his sanction.
— from Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger

Mabel certainly meant to go with the others, but she was resentful, and had no intention of "making up" so soon; and for some time she held aloof from Lily, regarding her with frowning and angry looks, and refusing to walk near her.
— from Mamie's Watchword by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews

The defect that will seem most flagrant, according to modern ideas, in the scheme above sketched is the multiplicity of distinct units that go to make up so small a force.
— from A History of the British Army, Vol. 1 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War by Fortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir

Then the capable woman went to work to make up several summer and fall dresses for the four girls.
— from The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did by Grace Brooks Hill