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Example sentences for "marry the"

  • He refused to marry the girl my father chose for him.

  • In order to keep the business and the property intact and under the perpetual control of one partnership, the granddaughter of Wyckholme was to marry the grandson of Skaggs within the year after the death of the surviving partner.

  • Edward's willingness to marry the sister of the king who still kept him out of Gascony can best be explained by his overmastering desire to renew operations in Scotland.

  • There she found refuge in the county of Hainault, whose lord, William II, of Avesnes, was won over to support her by a contract to marry the Duke of Aquitaine to his daughter Philippa.

  • Though the barons persisted in their refusal of an extraordinary grant, they agreed to pay an aid to marry the king's eldest daughter to the son of Frederick II.

  • She consented to marry the Duke of Modena, in order to obtain the liberty of her lover, who was confined in the Bastille, for conspiring against the Regent.

  • The doctor was in bed, and swore he would not get up to marry the King, but that he had a brother over the way who perhaps would, and who did.

  • And once a year, when I sit in my balcony in the sunshine, you must lie at my feet as becomes a shadow to do; for I must tell you I am going to marry the princess, and our wedding will take place this evening.

  • And so it turned out, for the guards readily obeyed him, as they knew he was going to marry the king's daughter.

  • The lovely Columbine was indeed kind and cordial to him; but she preferred to marry the Harlequin.

  • They say that you are going to marry the Duchess of Lenchester!

  • So you are going to marry the Duchess of Lenchester, Lawrence!

  • Suppose I promise to give you a diamond necklace of the value of, say five thousand pounds, the day I marry the Duchess!

  • I want to marry the Duchess of Lenchester myself.

  • You want to marry the Duchess, and therefore you don't want her to have Lawrence.

  • But George III had a niece at Brunswick: she was a richer princess than her Serene Highness of Strelitz:—in fine, the Princess Caroline was selected to marry the heir to the English throne.

  • In a word, the reparation of your family dishonour now rests in your own bosom: and which only one of these two alternatives can repair; to wit, either to marry the offender, or to prosecute him at law.

  • For whether I marry the maid or no, I will call you by that word for the love of your wisdom; and even now I will ride forth and search the world for the stone of touch.

  • And the king cried out that the Grand Duke was to marry the princess, while his guards who had been with him and the ambassador's people spread themselves among the crowd and told the story.

  • And I am come to marry the maid, for I have brought the touchstone of truth.

  • Whoever fought best was to marry the Emperor's daughter Blanche, which means white.

  • He sent for her, and she, as she had promised, came to marry the King of all Norway.

  • In the morning the Rajah's son told the old woman that he intended to marry the Princess.

  • I cannot help speculating whether, if I marry the daughter, I shall ever find out where the mother came from.

  • Where the mischief would he, Sir Felix Carbury, be, if he were to marry the girl, and then to find that the money was not all there?

  • Was it not sufficiently plain that any gentleman proposing to marry the daughter of such a man as Melmotte, must do so under the stress of pecuniary embarrassment?

  • He knew that Nidderdale wanted to marry the heiress, and Nidderdale must also know that he wanted to marry her.

  • Do you mean that Felix should not marry the girl, even if they love each other?

  • In the morning the Raja's son told the old woman that he intended to marry the princess.

  • After this he set off to marry the Princess, as he had promised, but when passing by the white Queen's palace he saw some pigeons on the roof.

  • Seeing them so comfortably off, the son of seven Queens started with a light heart to marry the Princess; but when passing the white hind's palace he could not resist sending a bolt at some pigeons which were cooing on the parapet.

  • Father has turned Cora out of doors because she refused to marry the Englishman.

  • You were wrong when you wished to break your engagement with Regulas Rothsay to marry the Duke of Cumbervale, and you are wrong, now that you are free, to reject the man.

  • Don't let me ever see or hear from you again, without your consent to marry the man I have chosen for you.

  • She is to marry the Dauphin of France, and her wishes are of so small concern, I am told that she has not yet been notified.

  • I need make no oath not to marry the princess," answered Max.

  • The enmity, I hope, will cease, now that the Princess Mary is to marry the Dauphin.

  • More lately--he, already I have within my pocket the Pope's dispensation permitting me to marry the sister of the King of France, so that I dare to hope.

  • So she said: 'I promise never to speak to the gentleman on my left and to marry the gentleman on my right before tea to-day,' and held out her hand to the Prince of the Diamond Mountains.

  • So before he could do justice to the Magician he had to settle which of the princes was to marry the Princess.

  • Then he said: 'I will spare the life of this aspiring youth on your left if you'll promise never to speak to him again, and if you'll promise to marry the gentleman on your right before tea this afternoon.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another day; both inclusive; canna bide; composed chiefly; found upon; higher plane; imagine what; lone hand; marry again; marry another; marry her; marry him; marry them; marry you; marrying again; mechanical work; more gently; offer sacrifices; our souls; political party; royal standard; seems very; shall give; sliding down; this description; understand you