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Example sentences for "board their"

  • Many others they have compelled by force to serve and fight on board their ships, against fathers, brothers, friends and countrymen; a destiny to every sensible mind more terrible than death itself.

  • But a stiff squall came down upon them, and, not liking to face it in a place where there was no harbour, most of them got on board their ships, and doubling Point Ichthys sailed into the port of Pheia.

  • In the early part of the reign of Edward the Third, the French introduced cannon on board their ships, chiefly in consequence of which his fleet, under the young Earl of Pembroke, as I have described, was defeated before Rochelle.

  • If they keep him at all it will be on board their craft, but that would be a constant trouble, and they would know that sooner or later he would be able to make his escape.

  • All night their picket-fires burned, and we were expecting to renew the battle in the morning, when we found that their position was deserted, and that they were embarking on board their ships.

  • Our grape shot made great havoc among their men, not only on board their shipping, but on shore.

  • At sun-set all hands went from shore On board their oyster-boat to snore.

  • Karle died instantly, and Thorer with his people went immediately on board their ship.

  • When the sons of Gunhild heard of this they got on board their ships, and sailed out of the Fjord; and Earl Hakon came to his seat at Hlader, and remained there all winter.

  • Thereafter all the people rushed on board their ships, took down the tents, and in all haste made ready for battle.

  • But the others, when they had seen them, were also struck with fear, and all quickly retired from the place and went on board their curragh.

  • Then they went on board their ship--for they had Mannanan's canoe no longer--and they sailed forth on the green billowy sea to search for the Island of Fincara.

  • Accordingly they went on board their canoe, bringing with them every part of the fine they had gotten already; and the canoe glided swiftly over the waves to Erin.

  • So the others went on board their ships, gloomy and heart-sore.

  • After a lengthy stay at this island, the Spaniards again went on board their ships, and, sailing away, reached the Philippine Islands, which were called Mathan by the natives.

  • The fugitives were soon on board their craft, had pushed out into the stream, and were off; while, behind them, the redskins still lay around in a circle of stupid insensibility.

  • They sounded and found the water quite deep within bowshot of the shore, and, proceeding to the land, discovered grapes and rose-trees, which they brought on board their ship.

  • The delegates from the Royal George returned immediately to their ship and informed their crew of what had happened; after some consultation they resolved to summon all the delegates on board their ship.

  • Whereupon Eteonicus promptly ordered his crews to get on board their vessels.

  • Meantime the polacre ran alongside, thirty or forty cut-throat fellows jumped on board, and very quickly transferred the cargo of the Pretty Polly on board their vessel.

  • Terence had come on shore to see his relative Lord Derrynane, whom Admiral Triton knew; and they all dined together, and the next day the Admiral accompanied the two lads on board their ship, which had just gone out to Spithead.

  • Though they would have gladly gone to sleep, or taken a bath, they again hurried on board their craft, to ascertain that the provisions had arrived, and that their men were made comfortable.

  • For these things, some wine we drank while on board their ship, and three or four great cans which they sent on board our ships, I paid them 27 pistoles, being twice as much as they would willingly have taken.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    board again; board feet; board her; board here; board school; board ship; board ships; board were; boarding house; boarding school; both together; buckwheat cakes; clever fellow; criminal lunatic; during their; former volume; innate ideas; les petits; less affected; property right; remember the; rich agricultural; say you; stay right; sure she; turned abruptly