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showing upon long exposure very
Unified paints containing sublimed white lead are of great value, showing upon long exposure very little decay.
— from Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. (Henry Alfred) Gardner

stay up long enough vid
Der trouble iss dot I cannot go far enough or stay up long enough vid der motor dot I haf.
— from Dick Hamilton's Fortune; Or, The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son by Howard Roger Garis

straight upon London each village
They had only to turn out as on a muster and march straight upon London, each village contingent picking up others on the way; and this is exactly what
— from Chaucer and His England by G. G. (George Gordon) Coulton

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