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nothing except the lights of a distant
Orme peered over the dark surface of the water, but he could see nothing except the lights of a distant steamer.
— from The Girl and the Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure by Bannister Merwin

not expected the letters of a Disraeli
He knew Theo's style of writing, but had excused her when there really was nothing to say—he had not expected the letters of a Disraeli except for egotism.
— from Mrs. Severn: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Mary Elizabeth Carter

Newman exhibited the lock of a door
[98] At a meeting of the Entomological Society of London, Feb. 18th, 1867, Mr. Newman exhibited the lock of a door, one of several which in 1866 were found at the Kent Waterworks, Deptford, to be completely filled and choked up with nests of Osmia Bicornis : a portion of the nest had been forced out by the insertion of the key.
— from The Insect World Being a Popular Account of the Orders of Insects; Together with a Description of the Habits and Economy of Some of the Most Interesting Species by Louis Figuier

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