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Example sentences for "continue the"

  • In order to maintain the vast estates of the South, it was necessary to continue the institution of slavery.

  • Orators helped to launch the Revolution, to continue the war, and, after it was finished, to give the country united constitutional government.

  • The truth is," continue the memoranda, "that original sin as taught by the Church would never have been a great difficulty to me: of course the Calvinistic doctrine is quite a different affair.

  • If you desire to continue the way of life you have and do now lead, be plain, frank, and so express yourselves explicitly.

  • It was only upon the threat of the Czar to continue the war by himself that the Austrians consented to move forward upon Paris.

  • On learning of Hohenlohe's capitulation, he instantly reversed his line of march, and made for the Hanoverian fortress of Hameln, in order to continue the war in the rear of the French.

  • It was not so much a deficiency in its forces as the universal distrust of its generals that made it impossible for Austria to continue the war.

  • The King determined to reject the treaty, and to continue the war to the last extremity.

  • Continue the beating, after all the flour is added, until the mixture is light and full of air bubbles.

  • Continue the process, alternating first one side and then the other, slowly counting ten before each turning, until the meat is sufficiently done.

  • The inner cup should be placed on the top of the range until the sauce has become thickened, as in the cooking of grains, and afterwards placed in the outer boiler to continue the cooking as long as needed.

  • In one thing, however, it was accurate, and that was in stating that we announced our intention to continue the sale of the book.

  • We promptly decided to ignore the verdict and to continue the sale.

  • Some of the most violent, including Editor Sharp of the Signal, wanted to continue the march to Carthage in order to discuss the situation with the other forces there; the more conservative advised an immediate return to Warsaw.

  • Calsabigi had no difficulty in obtaining permission to continue the lottery on his own account, and he boldly announced that henceforward he would conduct the lottery on his own risk.

  • He saw that no one seemed inclined to take her part, and determined to continue the assault, and taking her hand he kissed it again and again.

  • Mendoza continued his retreat beyond the ridge of the Andes, into the eastern plain of the Rio Plata, where we must leave him for the present to continue the narrative of events in Peru.

  • The scanty remains of the ulmens or Araucanian chiefs who had escaped from the late sanguinary conflicts against Don Garcia, were more resolved than ever to continue the war.

  • There was nothing for it but to continue the swing of the right flank.

  • It was only a week since Johnston had been relieved, and matters had come to such a pass in his army that the men stolidly refused to continue the assaults.

  • His successor accepted the exchange of prisoners, and BolĂ­var, leaving some troops to continue the siege of the port, went to Caracas, where he had to face new difficulties.

  • The disobedience of Monteverde, who, as we have remarked before, had no instructions to continue the campaign, had been forgiven and rewarded, for it had been sanctioned by success.

  • In Bogotá, he obtained money and other[1] very important resources with which to continue the war in Venezuela.

  • In fact, for the next four months, or through the whole remainder of the session, the House was to continue the debate, or questions arising out of it, and to do little else.

  • Captain Lewis here joined us, but not having been able to find his horse two men were sent back to continue the search.

  • The weather moderated, and the river rose a little, so that we were enabled to continue the picketing of the fort.

  • Captain Clarke who had gone out yesterday with eighteen men to bring in the meat we had killed the day before, and to continue the hunt, came in at twelve o'clock.

  • After struggling vainly to continue the war, Vercingetorix surrendered, and the Gallic chieftains laid down their arms.

  • He was determined to proceed with the divorce, and also to continue the reformation of the English church.

  • These he made use of for a bodyguard, and returned in state to Jerusalem, and gave orders to continue the siege of the Antonio.

  • Sir Henry Clinton sailed back to New York after the capitulation, but he left a man of far superior ability with an army to continue the conquest of South Carolina.

  • That bold and able half-breed did not wait for arrest upon hearing these terms, but rode into General Jackson's camp, and in surrendering himself, boldly announced that he did so because he no longer had warriors to continue the struggle.

  • If her Continental veterans were all prisoners, there were still brave hearts and deadly rifles left with which to continue the struggle, and North Carolina had no thought of quailing.

  • Flinders" getting ready to continue the navigations of that explorer in northern and north-western Australia.

  • Baudin's plan, after leaving Kupang, was to continue the exploration of the coasts of Western Australia.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "continue the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another picture; atmospheric electricity; being aware; came ashore; continue the; continue their; continued fever; continued his; continued selection; continued she; continued the; continued until; deal more; dear duke; different individuals; except some; fifteen miles; for some unknown reason; industrial conditions; iron filings; leaning forward; precisely similar; public authority; swear fealty; white folks; wild grape