My sister began coming to see me again; they both expressed surprise every time on seeing each other, but from her joyful, guilty face it was evident that these meetings were not accidental.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

[13] averiguar si [14] los trenes llegan adelantados, atrasados o con puntualidad; si son expresos o locales; si es tarde o si es temprano, [15] si hace buen tiempo
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

A popular method of expending money, both by countries and by individuals, is in sending expeditions to observe solar eclipses.
— from The Future of Astronomy by Edward C. (Edward Charles) Pickering

On the streets of Northeastern cities like New York and Boston, the faces which we meet are to a surprising extent those of Southeastern Europe.
— from The Frontier in American History by Frederick Jackson Turner

One is not astonished to find Signor Salandra describing the principles which should guide his policy as ‘a freedom from all preoccupations and prejudices, and from every sentiment except that of “Sacred egoism” ( sacro egoismo ) for Italy.’
— from The Fruits of Victory A Sequel to The Great Illusion by Norman Angell

"You may be right," said the old gentleman; "but that's the mischief of these showy, establishments, that one supposes everybody he meets has something to do with them.
— from Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach

It seemed extraordinary that only some eighteen hours lay between him and the concert at the Bechstein Hall.
— from The Three Furlongers by Sheila Kaye-Smith

Not any sort of likeness, however, suffices for scientific explanation: the only satisfactory explanation of concrete things or events, is to discover their likeness to others in respect of Causation.
— from Logic: Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read

'She even talks of sending Edward to Oxford, too!'
— from A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote) by Algernon Blackwood

She even thought of sounding Esther upon the likelihood of her husband writing a letter.
— from Command by William McFee

If he thought that he would be alone, he would feel more secure; but might there not be someone else there, or something else?
— from The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner

The young recruit is silly — 'e thinks o' suicide; 'E's lost 'is gutter-devil; 'e 'asn't got 'is pride; But day by day they kicks 'im, which 'elps 'im on a bit, Till 'e finds 'isself one mornin' with a full an' proper kit.
— from Verses 1889-1896 by Rudyard Kipling