"Jock, let's play at 'Suppose.'" "Shut up," said Jock.
— from Penny Plain by O. Douglas

Only I do think some influence has been brought to bear upon her, and she has felt afraid—" Jaqueline looked very pretty and spirited, standing up straight and slim, her dark eyes aglow with earnestness and eager interest.
— from A Little Girl in Old Washington by Amanda M. Douglas

She was a charming picture as she sat up, showing her snow-white waistcoat, holding her food between her wee thumbs, her little jaws going like lightning, her brilliant eyes keeping a sharp lookout towards my part of the room—ready to vanish in a second should I dare to move.
— from More About the Squirrels by Eleanor Tyrrell

Every effort, legal and illegal, has been made to Magyarise the educational system, with the result that in all the primary and secondary schools under State control Magyar is the exclusive language of instruction, while the number of denominational schools has been steadily diminished and their sphere of action, as more favourable to the non-Magyar races, materially restricted.
— from The War and Democracy by John Dover Wilson

And the next day, as Betty drove her about the city and showed her the classic public buildings, the parks, white and glittering under a light fall of snow, the wide avenues in which no one seemed to hurry, and the stately private dwellings, Harriet's eyes were wide open with pleasure, and she sat up straight and alert.
— from Senator North by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Barbara pouted and sat silent until she could launch an ultimatum as the cab stopped at her door.
— from The Education of Eric Lane by Stephen McKenna

Hyla phlebodes and sartori have call-groups composed of a rather short, unpaired primary and several short, unpaired secondaries (0-28 in phlebodes , 0-23 in sartori ).
— from Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group by William Edward Duellman