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Example sentences for "mind was"

  • Even Grace was influenced by her judgment, though I did not then know how much my sister's mind was guided by her simple and less pretending friend's capacity to foresee things, and to reason on their consequences.

  • I did not know whether I ought to be afraid of this cruiser, or not, but my mind was made up, not to be boarded if it could be helped.

  • I thought of all this the moment I recognised the ship, and that was as soon as I saw her; and my mind was made up from that instant.

  • Mrs. Gascoigne's mind was satisfied: if anything did happen, there was the comfort of feeling that her husband would know what was to be done, and would have the energy to do it.

  • Left alone I stared around me on the raging tumult, and beholding all its terrors my mind was full of wonder of this maid who could sing so blithely with Death all about her and behold God, as it were, riding on the wings of the storm.

  • As for me I strode on at speed and careless of direction, for my mind was a whirl of conflicting thoughts and a bitter rage against myself.

  • In a while I got me back to the fire and, lying down, fain would have slept, but my mind was full of Adam's story.

  • I do not pretend to say whether this alienation of mind was caused by the occurrence I have just related, and the account of which I received from Josephine.

  • Bonaparte's mind was directed to objects of a totally different kind.

  • This state of mind was increased by the recollection of the vexation his sister's marriage had caused him, and which was unfortunately revived by a letter he received from her at this juncture.

  • Her way of forming a mind was to prevent it from forming opinions.

  • Fortified by such encouragement, he could venture to say Humbug; and now Bar's mind was relieved.

  • The constant state of vigilance and suspicion in which my mind was retained, worked a very rapid change in my character.

  • It must be admitted, however, that during the whole period, bating a few intervals, my mind was in a high state of excitement.

  • I took my station in a manner most favourable to the object upon which my mind was intent.

  • Mr. Falkland's mind was full of uproar like the war of contending elements, and of such suffering as casts contempt on the refinements of inventive cruelty.

  • One felt that this man's mind was destroyed, eaten by his thoughts, by one thought, just as a fruit is eaten by a worm.

  • Nevertheless I was dumfounded, and my mind was haunted by dim visions of strange adventures.

  • My mind was wandering, still surrounded by a heavy fog.

  • He found no cab, but in his present frame of mind was indifferent to the trouble of walking home.

  • But Mrs Pipkin's mind was intent on obeying Mr Carbury's behests.

  • As soon as my mind was made up on this I wrote to you.

  • But Hetta's mind was full of her trouble, and she remembered her brother's threat.

  • Then and there my mind was made up that there should no harm assail her that I by any means could fend off.

  • My mind was all in a whirl, so that I could hardly think coherently.

  • But I know now that what was really in my mind was jealousy, and that I was really fighting against my own instincts, and pretending to myself that I was not jealous.

  • But the most important consideration in my mind was to have a force confronting Pemberton if he should come out to attack my rear.

  • During the whole of that day, my mind was wrought up into a state of feverish and preternatural excitation.

  • However, now that the tyrant feeling of my mind was removed, I endeavoured to shake off the apathy it had produced, and return to the various occupations and businesses of life.

  • This woman, sleeping even now in the spare cabin, was a responsibility, which I must consider, and the only rational thought that flickered through my mind was that I must do nothing hastily if I were to be any help to her at all.

  • The source of the smoke must be very close to Wolf Larsen--my mind was made up to this, and I went straight to his bunk.

  • My mind was subjected, however, to a certain refreshing uncertainty as to the character of my scheme by a new acquaintance who was introduced to me in connection with it.

  • But while I spoke my mind was seething in a flood of suddenly born suspicion and fear.

  • To return to the matter in hand, however; has it struck you as a possibility that Manderson's mind was affected to some extent by this menace that Bunner believes in?

  • My mind was in a whirl, not so much at the nature of the business as at the suddenness of it.

  • At first this struggle in my mind was violent--I had reason to fear my rival's address, and practised powers of pleasing.

  • Thus Sir Ulick, seizing precisely the moment when Ormond's mind was at the right heat, aiming with dexterity and striking with force, bent and moulded him to his purpose.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    brick building; considerable booty; could not have told; developed from; ever wrote; excluded from; great state; had some; half afraid; immortal fame; mind about; mind and; mind cure; mind enough; mind saying; mind the; mind what; mind when; mind you; minded people; minded woman; moderate means; small bottle; start back; suitable localities; woman ought