'He caught sight of my shadow on the wall as I listened, in the hope of finding out,' said the girl; 'and there are not many people besides me that could have got out of their way in time to escape discovery.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

“The end of the world, indeed!” thought the engineer, despite himself.
— from Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England

The only criticism that can be made regarding the work is that the executive departments have not received sufficient attention as regards the details of their administration, nor the practical and scientific value of the work performed by their numerous bureaus.
— from Government and Administration of the United States by Westel Woodbury Willoughby

As they passed by the place where Peter and John were standing, they exclaimed, 'The silence of Jesus of Nazareth, in the midst of such cruel treatment, is superhuman: it would melt a heart of iron: the wonder is, that the earth does not open and swa
— from The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Anna Katharina Emmerich

The red-haired Protestant from the North who followed them was indifferent to the eternal destiny of Leo XIII., but declined to be dictated to by Mrs. Ginty about the conduct of her love affairs.
— from Hyacinth by George A. Birmingham

“He caught sight of my shadow on the wall as I listened in the hope of finding out,” said the girl; “and there are not many people besides me that could have got out of their way in time to escape discovery.
— from Oliver Twist, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Charles Dickens

The wonder is that the eggs do not roll out before they are hatched.
— from A Bird-Lover in the West by Olive Thorne Miller

Mr. Fugler sent back word that, "if you came to that , the whole thing was unusual, from start to finish." To this M. Trinquier discovered no answer; and the triangle was included, to the extreme delight of Archelaus Phippin, whose young life had been clouded for a week past.
— from Wandering Heath by Arthur Quiller-Couch

‘For what purpose?’ asked Rose. ‘He caught sight of my shadow on the wall as I listened, in the hope of finding out,’ said the girl; ‘and there are not many people besides me that could have got out of their way in time to escape discovery.
— from Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. Illustrated by Charles Dickens

One of the first and most forcible impressions made on the Oriental visiting the West is the tremendous energy displayed even in the ordinary everyday business.
— from Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Sidney Lewis Gulick