The struggle was most sharp between Dixmude and the coast at Westende, where the Germans hoped to break through the allied lines, and thus crumple up their entire front, making a free passage.
But the German Government still hoped that the heroic resistance of Liege would satisfy Belgian national spirit, and a free passage of German troops now be granted.
A free passage of troops through the city was to be granted, and 3,000 men garrisoned in its barracks.
Robertson, an artist, whom the Secretary of War promised a free passage in a government steamer to Europe.
He has a free passage on one of the government steamers, to sail from Wilmington.
Its second article stipulated that "a free passage be granted to the army, under Lieutenant-General Burgoyne, to Great Britain, on condition of not serving again in North America during the present contest.
The families would be furnished with a free passage to these places, and each group would be supplied with seed and implements.
The conqueror of Italy opened a free passage to the irresistible torrent of Barbarians.
The Franks, who, in the general confusion, had usurped the greater part of the Venetian province, refused a free passage to the friends of the Lombards.
Furnished with a pass by the Secretary of State he stoutly maintained his right to a free passage; and this right the postmaster-general as stoutly disputed.
Does not the Board of Ordnance, they asked, charge us for the very powder we use; and yet, forsooth, you take upon yourself to give to their workmen a free passage.
Now a free passage ought to be allowed not only to persons, but to merchandise.
Where a free passage is granted, liberty to return is evidently implied, not from the literal force of the expressions themselves, but to avoid the absurdity which would follow the grant of a privilege, that could never be made use of.
Now between these two extremes there is a middle course, requiring a free passage to be first asked; the refusal of which will justify the application of force.
The Lacedæmonians pull down a portion of the Long Walls between Corinth and Lechæum, so as to open a free passage across.
By this fortunate accident, the generals were enabled to open negotiations with the Makrônes, and to assure them that the army would do them no harm, desiring nothing more than a free passage and a market to buy provisions.
Another said he allowed a free passage on Sundays, but would not permit anybody to go and examine for themselves.
There are no provisions in it (or they are not enforced) for giving the fish a free passage, no prohibition of nets, traps, or devices for stopping them in their progress up the rivers.
A third proved that he allowed the fish a free passage on Sundays, but his neighbours proved that he placed in the gap a crocodile, painted red.
The mutineers, despairing now of accomplishing their designs, struck the red flag, which they had hoisted as the signals of mutiny, and restored a free passage to the trade of the metropolis.
The sea now making a free passage over us again, broke and tore away our boats and booms.
The sea made a free passageover us, and the ship being water logged, we hauled up our fore sail to ease her, but expected to go down every minute.
For every sum of 100 pounds deposited as above, the depositor will be entitled, for six months from the date of payment, to name a number of properly qualified emigrants, equal to five adults, for a free passage.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "free passage" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
