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was in the way of ruining my

Nothing would stop me; if, for instance, I had been persuaded into marrying a member of the A. A. and he was in the way of ruining my young life.
— from The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

would incur the wrath of Ramessu Mi

Otherwise (he would incur) the wrath of Ramessu Mi-Amun (the great prince of Egypt.
— from Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments A Sketch of the Most Striking Confirmations of the Bible, From Recent Discoveries in Egypt, Palestine, Assyria, Babylonia, Asia Minor by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

way in the world of raising money

He found it the pleasantest way in the world of raising money, and in a short time his affairs took a turn so decidedly commercial, that he applied the system to all his mercantile transactions.
— from Pearl-Fishing; Choice Stories from Dickens' Household Words; First Series by Charles Dickens

water in the winter or rainy months

This, it is plain, must cease whenever the water within is higher than the sea without; and hence it is that there can be no access for the salt water in the winter or rainy months.
— from The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 by Various

would incur the wrath of Ramessu Miamun

Otherwise [he would incur] the wrath of Ramessu Miamun, [the great prince of Egypt.
— from The Hittites: The story of a Forgotten Empire by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

Who is that woman Olivia repeated Mrs

"Who is that woman, Olivia?" repeated Mrs. Ochiltree, with marked emotion.
— from The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt

would incur the wrath of Ramessu Mi

Otherwise [he would incur] the wrath of Ramessu Mi-Amun
— from Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

worth in the way of raising money

514 S. J.-B. was aware, as she had written to Dr. Pechey that it “never would develop in her tired hands,” but before passing it over to her juniors, she was anxious to use her name and influence for all they were worth in the way of raising money to constitute a small endowment, and justify building, or at least a removal to larger premises.
— from The Life of Sophia Jex-Blake by Graham Travers

was in temporary want of ready money

If Sir Simon was in temporary want of ready money, it was their pleasure as much as their business to accommodate him; the family acres were broad and fat.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 22, October, 1875, to March, 1876 A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various

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