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so he replies i e replied
Nei hoki, kua ora, haere ana ki Taranaki, but he recovered, and went to Taranaki ; kua mea atu ra hoki; e ki mai ana , why I said so, he replies , i. e., replied .
— from Grammar of the New Zealand language (2nd edition) by Robert Maunsell

she had rarely if ever raised
He noticed too, that she had rarely, if ever, raised her eyes to his face until that blush had passed away, lest they should tell their own secret.
— from A Mad Love by Charlotte M. Brame

she had remained in every respect
Madame Joyselle was, socially speaking, absolutely unpresentable, for she had remained in every respect except that of age what she had been born—a Norman peasant.
— from The Halo by Bettina Von Hutten

suited her requirements in every respect
The place suited her requirements in every respect, and the price was reasonable, thirty pounds a year.
— from Woman and Artist by Max O'Rell

seen herself represented in every ridiculous
She had seen some of Ida Palliser's pen-and-ink sketches before to-day—had seen herself represented in every ridiculous guise and attitude by that young person's facile pen.
— from The Golden Calf by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon


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