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Example sentences for "little brandy"

  • Then take three eggs, leaving out the whites of two; beat them very well with a little brandy; then put the eggs to the butter and sugar; beat it again till it is come to a cream.

  • Very well, you shall go out; only take a little brandy first to give you strength to walk.

  • And, by the way, now I think of it, I must have a little brandy in to-night to drink success to our new scheme.

  • Here, make her swallow a little brandy," he said, giving her a pocket flask.

  • Clean the brill, cut off the fins, and rub it over with a little lemon-juice, to preserve its whiteness.

  • Put them in a stewpan, with the onions, celery, and seasoning, and simmer for 2 hours.

  • Bouchardat prescribes a strong infusion made by displacement (percolation), and mixed with a little brandy, in poisoning by opium and other like narcotics, after the administration of emetics and ioduretted water.

  • Sometimes a little brandy is added to the mucilage, and when it is intended for present use, as is common with home manufactures, the spirit is frequently omitted altogether.

  • Have ready an upper lid of the same puff-paste, rolled out rather thick.

  • Boil the liquor by itself, and when it comes to a boil, take the oysters out of the cold water, and put them into the boiling liquor.

  • When it has simmered five hours, take up the whole, and strain the soup through a sieve into a deep pan.

  • Having boiled a sufficient number of crabs and lobsters, extract all the meat from the shells, and cut it into mouthfuls.

  • Tom and Peter drank a little brandy, and felt better for it; but they were weaker than they thought, for they had to be helped up the side of the ship.

  • Tom took his place close to Peter, where he could watch his least movement, and once or twice during the night poured a little brandy-and-water between his lips.

  • Soak ratafia cakes in wine, with a little brandy; pour over a thick custard, and cover with a froth of the white of eggs, flavored with wine and sweetened with white sugar.

  • I heard yesterday of two or three members of our Order who have been sick, and every one of them used a little brandy as a preventive.

  • And I wish you all to use a little brandy.

  • A little brandy twice a day; so the doctor said.

  • Or, perhaps you would try a little brandy.

  • The ink is then to be strained through a flannel, put into a bottle with a little brandy at the top, well corked, and set by for use in a temperate place.

  • Particular care should be taken to have the cask sweet and dry, and washed inside with a little brandy, before the wine is tunned, but it should not be bunged up close till it has done fermenting.

  • Moisten some powder sugar with a little brandy, mix in some clean currants, put a little of it on each bit of paste, close them up, and bake them on a tin.

  • Add a little brandy, close down the bung when it has done hissing, let it stand six months and bottle it off.

  • Cut the remains of a good cold plum-pudding into finger-pieces, soak them in a little brandy, and lay them cross-barred in a mould until full.

  • Cut the sponge-cakes into thin slices; place two together, with preserve between them, and pour over them a small quantity of sherry mixed with a little brandy.

  • Clouted cream may be laid on the top, with pounded cinnamon or nutmeg and sugar; and a little brandy may be added to the wine before the milk is put in.

  • Dear, take a little brandy; it will revive you," she said.

  • I came to you, as you well remember, and begged a little brandy.

  • Barbara; "give me a little brandy in the cup.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "little brandy" 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:
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