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So he marked off on

So he marked off on the ground two square spaces with sides an ell long, opposite one another, meaning to begin by instructing him about the use of these plots.
— from The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo

shall have more opportunities of

But Heathcliff affirms his principal reason for resuming a connection with his ancient persecutor is a wish to install himself in quarters at walking distance from the Grange, and an attachment to the house where we lived together; and likewise a hope that I shall have more opportunities of seeing him there than I could have if he settled in Gimmerton.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

say how many obstacles oppose

You say, how enterprising, how grand and, above all, useful is this design; but I should say, how many obstacles oppose its execution, what sacrifices will its accomplishment demand, and when realised, how incalculable will be its results?
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

She had many ornaments of

She had many ornaments of gold.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

she had moments only of

Yet, in spite of all this, Anne had reason to believe that she had moments only of languor and depression, to hours of occupation and enjoyment.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

sisters having married one of

She had relatives who came to see her twice a year, the Cimmes and the Colombels, her two sisters having married, one of them a florist and the other a retired merchant.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

suppose he met one of

I suppose he met one of your—artistic friends, and she's turned his head."
— from The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

Scrap having most of one

Imagine, thought Scrap, having most of one's life at the wrong end.
— from The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim

several hundred men out of

He had lost several hundred men out of his small command.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

same horse made one of

Two horse spoors going back—and the same horse made one of these spoors.
— from A Secret of the Lebombo by Bertram Mitford

star half moon or other

At his breast is a tablet, or fine shell, smooth as polished marble, which sometimes also hath etched on it a star, half moon, or other figure, according to the maker's fancy.
— from The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Robert Beverley

sinners have mercy on or

harshness, penalty, Prepositions: The mercy of God to or toward sinners; have mercy on or upon one.
— from English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

swallowed hard made one or

He hesitated, swallowed hard, made one or two false gestures, and flung away the cigarette.
— from Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Owen Johnson

shift her money out of

This year Helen came of age, and exactly the same thing happened in Helen’s case; she also would shift her money out of Consols, but
— from Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

seen her more out of

VII Francesca's experiences were not so fortunate; indeed, I have never seen her more out of sorts than she was during our long chat over the fire, after our return to Breadalbane Terrace.
— from Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

speakers had moved out of

The speakers had moved out of earshot of the crowd.
— from Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 1 of 3) by Richard Dowling

shows how much our old

There was another old English saying to this purpose, which shows how much our old fathers were sensible of the duty of a shopkeeper: speaking of the tradesman as just opening his shop, and beginning a dialogue with it; the result of which is, that the shop replies to the tradesman thus: 'Keep me, and I will keep thee.'
— from The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Daniel Defoe

senior honorary medical officer of

[2] Among the replies of the London medical officers, one which seemed especially to impress the Sub-Committee was given by the senior honorary medical officer of St. Thomas’s.
— from Workhouse Nursing: The story of a successful experiment by Florence Nightingale

she had made one or

If she had made one or two observations from a distance, with respect to the young lady, she withheld them.
— from The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

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