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us now see the letter
Let us now see the letter.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

unlearned not seek to learn
He would have his brethren called "Friars Minor," or lesser brethren, and he directly says in his Rule: "Let those who are unlearned not seek to learn".
— from Saint Bonaventure: The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order by Laurence Costelloe

usurer neither shalt thou lay
Remember that usury here means simply interest—not excessive interest: Exodus 22:25: “If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.”
— from Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican) Or, Uncle Tom's Cabin Up to Date by W. I. (William I.) Hood

usurer neither shalt thou lay
Ex. 22:25: "If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury."
— from Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View by Calvin Elliott

unpunished nor shall the liar
[305] And though such a witness shall not in the long run go unpunished, nor shall the liar escape, [306] yet, as experience shows, he may have brought ruin or calamity on others before vengeance falls upon him.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs by Robert F. (Robert Forman) Horton

utters no sound Then long
And when with his finger he beckoned, The gate opened wide in a second,— And in, with deliberate tread, Enters a lion dread, And looks around Yet utters no sound; Then long he yawns
— from The Poems of Schiller — Third period by Friedrich Schiller

unusual noise similar to loud
In the course of the night she was awakened by an unusual noise, similar to loud snoring in her master's room.
— from Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi by Joseph Grimaldi

us not stay to lament
But as we cannot hope to alter, let us not stay to lament over it.
— from Mirror of the Months by P. G. (Peter George) Patmore

us not stay too long
“Let us not stay too long, Mrs. Post,” urged the countess.
— from The Automobile Girls at Newport; Or, Watching the Summer Parade by Laura Dent Crane

use now said the lieutenant
Our scientists had gone far—” “I wish to Heaven you had some of them to use now,” said the lieutenant savagely, and the girl, Althora, standing near, smiled in sympathy for the flyer’s distress.
— from Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 by Various


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