I had made enquiries about her, and had found out that she was an actress and had been made rich by the Duke of Medina-Celi.
The result of his enquiries is, firstly--nothing proved against anybody and no evidence of anything fishy going on in the place.
At least I guessed, but I knew it would seem the wildest idea until there was a little more proof, and so I determined to make a fewenquiries and then tell you at once if there seemed to be anything in my idea.
Rendall not to make any indiscreet enquiries of his patient regarding his family, and also to appeal with success to a certain influential gentleman in the Government for permission to dump you in these prohibited islands.
You see nobody in these parts is in the Hobhouse secret, so they sent for Bolton at once to make his own kind of enquiries while we make ours.
The terms were so handsome that further enquiries on the Scollays' part seemed superfluous, and so in a week's time Jock had arrived.
Still, he did think he noticed a glimmer once or twice, and each time his antiquarian expedition next day included certain artless enquiries which might have thrown some light on the matter had the answers been satisfactory.
By the way, as to the old gentleman with tinted spectacles who asked for a match, Bolton made enquiries of a number of people about the old men in the island, and he even took the trouble to interview them all.
I have made enquiries as to the Despatch you mention, and find that it is in the office still awaiting decision.
Pray, if you speak of him, remember--had it not been for him, where would our two Army Sanitary enquiries have been?
From information supplied in these manuscripts, I learned the exact place of his strange abode, and was able to visit it, and to make many enquiries in the immediate neighbourhood concerning him.
I feel that myself, sir, and fear that my enquiries will not meet with success.
However, as I see no chance of my being able to go to Ireland, even to push my enquiries as to my family, there is nothing for it but to remain a soldier of France.
Tis strange that none of my father's brother officers ever made any enquiries about it.
I advised them to put it away, for the present, and not to try and change it for a few weeks, asenquiries might be made as to how they had obtained it.
Then he took four hours' sleep, and at daybreak started back again, making fresh enquiries till he arrived at Aubusson.
I own that I should be glad to return there, for a time, in order to make enquiries as to my family.
Thus you will ostensibly confine your enquiries to the amount of provisions and ammunition, and consult the governor as to whether he considers the force at his disposal sufficient for the defence of the fortress against a vigorous attack.
Pedro and Lopez, fetch pails of water and brooms, and get rid of this blood, otherwise we shall be having enquiries made in the morning.
A sight so extraordinary, strongly excited our curiosity, and we made many enquiries about it: But at this time could get no information, for the people either could not, or would not understand us.
Thousands and tens of thousands were makingenquiries concerning him.
On the other hand, during this month of May, Whitefield devoted himself almost exclusively to the work of preaching to vast crowds in the open air, where private spiritual enquiriesand united prayers for penitents were impracticable.
In directing his enquiries with respect to commerce, he would propose to himself the following subjects as worthy of particular investigation.
He came in the very next day, having apparently made no enquiries as to the landlady.
A less scrupulous man would have made searching enquiries into Mrs. Bardell's history and character; but his client, perhaps, would not have sanctioned this course.
But further, Dodson and Fogg must have made all sorts of enquiries into Mr. Pickwick's doings.
It did not occur to Veronique to be astonished at this question, and she replied: "My personal enquiries and the police enquiries were both based upon the same indisputable evidence, that of the four sailors.
Subsequent enquiries from the telegraph authorities only elicited the statement that the line had been broken between Barwahi and Ranga Duar.
From the Acts, from the annual College examinations, and (I suppose) from enquiries in the separate Colleges, the Moderators acquired a general idea of the relative merits of the candidates for honours.
Our enquirieswent into a very wide field, and I had much correspondence.
Board of Visitors to the Admiralty to print the work: after the usual enquiries as to the expense this was acceded to, and copy was sent to the printers as soon as it was ready.
On July 20th of this year I was ready with final results, and began to make enquiries about Fallows's personal history, and the early history of the Cape Observatory.
As the result of my examination and enquiries into the subject of sympathetic clocks, I established 8 sympathetic clocks in the Royal Observatory, one of which outside the entrance gate had a large dial with Shepherd's name as Patentee.
The journey was by Windermere to Kentmere, where he made enquiries concerning the Airy family, as it had been concluded with much probability from investigations made by his nephew, the Rev.
I was engaged on the preliminary enquiries and arrangements for the Deal Time Ball.
I made enquiries about operations for determining the longitude of Vienna, but was utterly repelled by the foreign telegraph offices.
I did not think it at all worth while to make troublesome enquiries of the people who reside there, but took Mr Case's account.
On June 6th I hadenquiries from John Quincey Adams (U.
I have a set of plans of printing presses from Hansard the printer (who in a visit to Cambridge had found me making enquiries about them), and I corresponded with Messrs Gilbert about optical constructions, and with W.
He had called to make enquiries at a very early hour of the morning, and had signified his intention of returning on affairs of business later in the day.
The answers which I had received to my daily enquiries were cheerless.
I made some enquiriesrespecting its value, but could not get no satisfactory answer, as they said no jeweller could ascertain it.
Nor was his interest confined to mere remembrances and enquiries after health.
Gopeebullub (native physician) goes inside, examines the sick man with great care, satisfies the eager enquiries of the women by assuring them that there is no fear, and returns outside.
From the day a matrimonial alliance is proposed, the parents on both sides begin to make all sorts of preliminary enquiries as to the unblemished nature of the caste, respectability and position in society of the parties concerned.
I have lately had reason for making certain enquiries about John Maitland," answered Spargo.
He got interested in this Chamberlayne case, and he began to make enquiries with the idea of getting hold of some good--what do you call it?
It appeared to Spargo that a considerable number of people, chiefly of the office-boy variety, were desirous of making enquiries about the dead man.
As I told you, she'd disappeared from Brighton whenenquiries were made after Maitland's release.
And enquiriesof courtesy passed between them also.
This being the only information that the druggist could give, Mr. Swartz left the store, and after many enquiries discovered where Mrs. Wentworth resided.
Neither will they ever be set right, but continue to build a mouldering fabric, with untempered mortar, till a number of intelligent residents, by local enquiries can produce solid materials for a lasting monument.
As you know, the house has been thoroughly searched; the servants carefully questioned; and enquiries have been made at every conceivable place in Monday Port.
But we ought to be getting to town to make enquiries about Nancy.
I despatched a constable to make enquiries into the matter, and she promptly handed him the princely sum of one dollar with the suggestion that he should give me a report favourable to herself.
I had occasion to make enquiries into the state of this person's finances, and found that his total possessions amounted in value to about two thousand dollars Mexican--less than two hundred pounds.
The Chinese Government did not and the British Government does not make any close enquiries as to whether each cultivator pays his proper proportion or whether a certain man is paying too much or is paying nothing at all.
It may readily be supposed that the ladies attacked Emanuela with a string of enquiriesas to her country, circumstances, and so forth.
When Procopius heard this, he took the hand of the domestic and walked to the harbour of Arethousa where his boat lay at anchor, making many enquiries of the man and searching out every detail.
At least, they wish such to be believed in Italy, and the servants have strict orders to answer all enquiries in this manner.
Captain Almbach, who had hurried there without delay, undertook at once the management of the enquiries which had been already set on foot with the greatest energy and caution, but even he could not discover anything.
Vasudeva said, for fear of Kansa the Yadavas had scattered themselves, and they could not make enquiries about one another.
Narada was therefore careful to give his own account, elaborated by the enquiries of Vyasa.
Go thou to Hastinapura and make enquiries about the Pandavas.
Kunti complained to Vasudeva that he did not make any enquiries about her and her sons, in her many afflictions.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "enquiries" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
