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Example sentences for "old boy"

  • Old boy, we'll be cooking lunch on a stove of pure gold in half an hour.

  • And all this while he was telling himself things; things like this: "Curlie, old boy, this is going to be strenuous.

  • And his kindness to me tastes all the better because it comes out of his love for you, old boy.

  • Daisy, if anything should ever separate us, you must think of me at my best, old boy.

  • I tell you what it is, old boy, that woman literally eats eggs.

  • I've noticed, Garny, old boy, that you haven't seemed such a whale for work lately as you might be.

  • Lucky to find you in, because I've got a scheme for you, Garny, old boy.

  • I know you couldn't help it, Sunger, old boy," the lad said.

  • But I guess you'd have been pretty well banged up, old boy," and he patted his pony, which now had gotten over his first fright.

  • But it's got to be done, old boy," he said, addressing the little horse.

  • I walked over to him unconcerned and said: 'Bucky, old boy!

  • Just serves you right, old boy," thought Tom Smart; but he didn't say anything.

  • We shall have a jovial party on the first, and we'll give Winkle another chance--eh, old boy?

  • See here, old boy," said Hawbury, "you may as well throw up the sponge.

  • See here, old boy, I swear you're too suspicious.

  • Not content, old boy; I never had much of that.

  • Now I want you to understand, old boy, that I fully appreciated my mother's motives.

  • There's no servant with us, old boy, to notice, and tell tales.

  • I say, old boy," he burst out, "you seem to take an extraordinary interest in Miss Silvester!

  • Old boy,' translated Bellthorp to the others, 'is 'tonished.

  • Sam, old boy, I believe--I believe she likes me a bit.

  • Upon my word and honour, old boy, I felt as if I had the deeper right to it!

  • Thank you warmly, old boy, all the same; but I'd not take your poor little bit of money if I were starving.

  • Lionel, old boy, do you know I always liked you, with all your refinement; and it's a quality that never found great favour with me.

  • Your good health, old boy, may you live for a thousand years, and I be there to count them!

  • I say, Jorrocks, old boy, you'll give us ten pound for our hounds won't you?

  • By Jove, but you must have had plenty of cloth when you cut that coat you've got on, old boy.

  • Well, Gunter, old boy, have you iced your horse to-day?

  • Jack was going nigh to a thirty clip" "Go it, old boy!

  • Ah, Jax; and did she pat you on the head, old boy?

  • And I owe you eternal gratitude, old boy; but for you, I'd have stalked past without seeing her.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    everlasting covenant; felt that; inner light; late period; local color; old and; old boy; old chap; old days; old fellow; old maid; old man; old time; old times; old woman; olden days; older children; older ones; one hundred thousand pounds; por eso; said the old woman; spend money; thus expresses; week since; whatever happens; you got