This portion of them were the allies and servants of the great Bahmuny Mussulman dynasty of Gulburgah and Beedur, and rendered essential service in guarding these southern frontiers, as well as in many general actions; and from having in the early period been confined to the frontier of the Tamboodra river, they gradually extended themselves over the Raichore Dooab, and their chiefs formed small principalities which originally must have been independent, or held in feudal service, but which how exist only in name.
— from A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History (Volume 2 of 3) by Meadows Taylor

I'll get a drop o' turpentine, and rub 'em,' So I gets the turpentine, and begins rubbin' his hand, and his arm as well.
— from Mad Shepherds, and Other Human Studies by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks

Only one runner ever succeeded in getting through from the assaulting companies.”
— from The 56th Division (1st London Territorial Division) by C. H. (Charles Humble) Dudley Ward

Young man, I've been hammering at Bruce Grierson night and day ever since I got you interested in this scheme,"—Steering looked at Madeira with a little quick motion of inquiry, but Madeira's arrangement of subject and object was evidently advised; Madeira showed that it was by repeating, "ever since I got you interested, I've been trying to get Grierson interested.
— from Sally of Missouri by Rose E. (Rose Emmet) Young

He reached Eaton Square in good time for dinner, and found his mother in the drawing-room.
— from The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

She would give out a stream of sounds in the trance state—I can hardly call it speech, so murmurous, yet guttural, was the utterance, mixed with puffy breath-sounds at the lips, this state being accompanied by contraction of the pupils, failure of the knee-jerk, rigour, and a rapt expression, so I got into the habit of tarrying for hours by her bedside, fascinated by her, trying to catch the news of those musings which came mounting from her mouth; and in the course of months my ear learned to make out the words: 'the veil was rent' for me also, and I was able to follow somewhat the trips of her straying spirit.
— from The Last Miracle by M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel