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pactionem ratam esse quae
Cum 5 illi renitentes pactos dicerent sese, negat eam pactionem ratam esse, quae, postquam ipse dictator creatus esset, iniussu suo ab inferioris iuris magistratu facta esset, denuntiatque Gallis, ut se ad proelium expediant . . .
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

privatamque rem egit quam
Ad hoc iam inde ab initio praeparans animos, ex quo togam virilem sumpsit, nullo die prius ullam publicam privatamque rem egit, quam 10 in Capitolium iret, ingressusque aedem consideret et plerumque solus in secreto ibi tempus tereret.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

perfuncto rebus eis quas
Mihi vero, patres conscripti, iam etiam optanda mors est, perfuncto rebus eis quas adeptus sum quasque gessi.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

Paganorum regibus et quinque
Quo in loco alter de duobus Paganorum regibus et quinque comites occisi occubuerunt, et multa millia Paganae partis in eodem loco.
— from Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes

para resignarme el que
[4] como excusa para resignarme el que los egipcios no se creyeron deshonrados por adorar
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

perpetually raising enormous quantities
The sun is perpetually raising enormous quantities of vapour from the ocean which the trade-winds carry to the equator: it is condensed when it rises with the air into the higher strata, and forms a ring of clouds along the southern side of the belt of equatorial calms that surrounds the earth, which, during the day, is perpetually pouring down torrents of rain, while the sun continually beating upon its upper surface dissolves the clouds into invisible vapour which is carried by the winds and condensed into rain on the extra-tropical regions.
— from On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences by Mary Somerville

profondément rêvé et qui
"On a longtemps vénéré ici un crâne que l'on croyait être celui de Raphael; crâne étroit sur lequel les phrénologistes auront prononcé de vains oracles, devant lequel on aura bien profondément rêvé et qui n'était que celui d'un obscur chanoine bien innocent de toutes ces imaginations.
— from Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert) Hare

pas rien empêche que
Si l’on préfère le premier, je ne m’y opposerai pas; rien empêche que ce habile homme n’ait été musicien.”—Mem.
— from A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical by Henry G. (Henry George) Bohn

pas retrouvée et que
De retour en France, il y publia, sur sa mission, une relation, que jusqu'ici l'on n'a pas retrouvée, et que nous devons d'autant plus regretter qu'infailliblement elle nous fourniroit des détails curieux sur un Empire dont les rapports avec notre France etoient alors si multipliés et si actifs.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Richard Hakluyt

plus refuser et que
Les voilà en état de me présenter la battaille, que je ne pourrai plus refuser, et que je ne devrai pas gagner.
— from The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 2 by George Warburton

polidas razoens e que
Tambem movem da guerra as negras furias A gente Biscainha, que carece De polidas razoens, e que as injurias Muito mal dos estranhos compadece.
— from Iberia Won; A poem descriptive of the Peninsular War With impressions from recent visits to the battle-grounds, and copious historical and illustrative notes by T. M. (Terence McMahon) Hughes


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