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Example sentences for "father said"

  • My father said that in about two or three months after the War ended, his young master told them that they were free.

  • I know my father said he worked at night and made shoes for his family.

  • My father said that he seen that done; I don't know whether it was his boss man or the overseer that done it.

  • Father said we should share the weaners between the three of us; that meant 50 Pounds a piece at least.

  • Father said nothing, but sat very dark-looking, and ate his food as if nothing was the matter.

  • Bring your saddles along with you,' father said, 'and come after me.

  • At last Quidd's father said we should be indicted for stealing his chair, and be put on our trial for robbery and sacrilege--the first for the abduction of the chair, the second for keeping the old lady from church.

  • My father said he did not know whether it was shot or sand.

  • But my father said that he thought that the space would not be quite large enough, and then if anybody should happen to see the top, and should touch it, the weight of it would immediately reveal the secret.

  • My father said he was freeborn and I've seen stripes on his back look like the veins on back of my hand where they whipped him tryin' to make him disown his freedom.

  • My father said he never owned nuthin' in his life but six horses.

  • We were just turning the corner then, father said to me.

  • Father said particularly I was to be sure and get something on account.

  • There was a goodish sum due to us from a London firm in a month's time, and if we could only hold out till then, father said he could see daylight for us.

  • About your note, Mr. Tellwright; I was just telling Miss Tellwright that my father said he had never received such a letter in the whole of his business career.

  • Evan said it would take him all night, and many a night, to tell all that Allister had done for him; and then my father said, `God bless him!

  • But first tell us about your cousin Allister,' my father said.

  • When mother reported that, as we were having coffee in the drawing room, father said: "Humph!

  • And my father said: "Well, here I am, around as usual.

  • Oswald said, "Father said we couldn't have much of a Christmas for secret reasons, and he said he had told Matilda to make us a plain pudding.

  • No, my poor boy," my father said; "you need no further punishment.

  • You are a valiant woman with a great heart," my father said, as he took her hand.

  • Listen, Paula," my father said; "will you leave the Breton and his friends and his sons in my hands for the present?

  • My father said: "My son, Mr. Kimball is an estimable man.

  • And my father said: "My son, you wanted to see General Cass, and here he is.

  • As we were about taking our leave my father said: "Well, my son, you have seen General Cass; what do you think of him?

  • He was a good miller, father said, an' made the mill pay well.

  • In response to my surprise, my father said, "I have heard of this before; it is what they call the dipping of the needle.

  • We have come into our own," my father said to me.

  • Perhaps this was because of the tension of excitement about our strange voyage in waters farther north, my father said, than anyone had ever before been.

  • In the meantime, one of our casks of water had been exhausted, and my father said: "We will fill it again.

  • As Father said, "it was a grave slight to his hospitality.

  • Tis no concern of ours," Judith's father said.

  • I have brought you other news this morning," Judith's father said, taking out a letter and handing it to Quiney.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    else would; father and; father answered; father dear; father died; father gave; father had; father said; father should; father took; father was; father went; father will; father would; fathers have; getting out; hang them; know when; more cards; must turn; often enough; right reason; spiritual things; sufficient size; this people; uncertain whether