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Example sentences for "nor had"

  • So I entered and sat down, nor had I sat a moment, before a curtain of silk was drawn aside and I saw the lady seated on a throne of gold, with the necklace about her neck, unveiled and showing a face as it were the round of the moon.

  • Presently the treasurer turned and saw the lion making towards him; but found no way of escape, nor had he his sword with him.

  • The pile of stones on Mount Allott had not been touched, nor had my board been removed.

  • Such a place at once suggested camping, and we were proceeding to unload when Godfrey remarked that this pretty plant was very like a most deadly Queensland poison plant; he was not sure; I had never seen it before, nor had Breaden.

  • This drove us away into the sandhills beyond all harm, and, unfortunately, beyond all feed as well, nor had we time before night set in to cut and carry any bushes for the camels, as we might otherwise have done.

  • These were very welcome, for we had run out of meat for some days past, nor had we been able to shoot any birds or beasts.

  • Still he did not look at her, nor had he done so for a moment since she had entered the room.

  • Nor had he in truth been always so very anxious that foxes should be found in his covers.

  • Nor had I intended when I came over here to call on my old friend, Lady Lufton, to come up to this house.

  • Nor had he spoken idly when he said the old man should be gagged.

  • Felons; who fled not, nor had room to flee; and also they feared not the edge-weapons so sorely as they feared those huge spears.

  • I, for my part, never did before; nor had I now, but upon this occasion, being thus favoured.

  • Nor had death, which changed all things, a power to alter her lovely features!

  • It is true, indeed, he lived upon nothing but broth, nor had he his fill of that.

  • The Grecian king was not able to discover the wicked design of his vizier, nor had he firmness enough to persist in his first opinion.

  • Her mother told her that Hugh Stanbury was not himself ready for her; he had not even proposed so hasty a marriage, nor had he any home fitted for her.

  • When I last wrote, I had no idea that he was coming,--nor had mamma.

  • Nor had he any air of fashion or special grace to recommend him, for he was undoubtedly an awkward-mannered man.

  • Nor had he prepared anything; but when the moment came he could not leave her after that fashion.

  • He had no intention in this of animadverting upon Miss Stanbury's secret enmity, nor had he purposed to ask any question as to her relations with the old man.

  • Nor had he believed that they had arranged the young man's disappearance in order the more thoroughly to defraud the creditors.

  • Of course he had expected no enthusiasm of love;--nor had he wanted it.

  • She had never before spoken to him of his rival, nor had he to her.

  • A ship lay in Goose-ere in Eyjafirth, therein Grettir got him a berth and made ready for the voyage, nor had he yet much of faring-goods.

  • Lorraine, soon weaned the changeful fancy of Gaston from the persecuted Marie de Gonzaga; nor had he long resided at Nancy before his marked attentions to the beautiful and accomplished Princess became the subject of general comment.

  • He was not, however, attended by his train of gentlemen and guards; his name had not been announced by the royal ushers, nor had he yet joined the gorgeous company who were all prepared to do him honour.

  • Nor had he ever restrained her in her whims or her extravagance, and never, in any way, had he curtailed her freedom.

  • It had been years since a birthday of his own had been celebrated; nor had he ever helped, so far as he could recollect, to celebrate the birthday of any child.

  • A year had passed since he had received a letter, nor had he expected any.

  • Certain it is, we neither owe Alexius fealty, nor had we the purpose of paying him any, when we took the vow upon ourselves which brought us against Asia.

  • Nor had we started when I first noticed that Braithwaite did not speak when I spoke to him.

  • Nor had I ever seen her look so hard but once, and that was the night before in the old justice hall, when she told Rattray her opinion of him to his face.

  • I lay and heard his steps out of earshot, and they were angry enough now, nor had he given me a single glance.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    easy culture; even whilst; foreign commerce; nor any; nor did; nor even; nor had; nor have; nor his; nor inclined their ear; nor shall; nor yet; normal condition; normal individuals; normal life; normal school; normal times; normally self; north from; north latitude; north wind; northern hemisphere; northern latitude; northern regions; northern waters; silent prayer