When I had quite decided to depart I asked for an audience with the Empress, which was immediately granted, and on presenting myself I found the Emperor there, too.
Before presenting them he said, in the most sympathetic manner, "They are not encouragements, but rewards.
The bashaw of each province communicates with the emperor, and determines which of the alkaids[105] shall have the honour of presenting themselves.
At the extreme end the whole facade lay unbroken on the ground, held together by the great mass of mortar and stones and presenting the entire line of pillars with which it had been decorated.
All the Mestizas were again called out in order, presenting the same pretty spectacle I had seen the evening before.
The toreadores charged upon him with spears brandished, and presenting a vivid picture of the infernals let loose; after which they dismounted and attacked him on foot.
The building was larger than the last, having the front ornamented in the same way, much fallen, though still presenting an interesting spectacle.
The Indians called it Stu-kum, from a subject familiar to them, and presenting not a bad idea of a useless well; the word meaning a calabash with the seeds dried up.
As they moved on Mr. Brudenell said: "There are several points upon which I would like to consult you, before presenting myself to the countess.
Hedgehog's habit of rolling itself up when alarmed, andpresenting only an array of bristles to the enemy.
Gentlemen, "In presenting myself to your notice, I advance a claim not altogether new and unfounded.
I lost no time in presentingmy letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.
The sight of them presently standing on the hour, like a sentinel presenting arms, was startling--laughable.
He likes his cold bath beforehand," said Robert, presenting his cheek to the fleshless, semi-transparent woman.
The indurated bodies of my companions were lying about the decks, washed by the water which poured into the vessel, as she rolled deeply from one side to the other, presentingher gunwales as if courting the admittance of the wave.
Out of Wiltshire there would be no cliffs, quarries, river-banks, presenting dangers.
But before the bound could be taken, the active Aid-de-Camp, covering Gerald with his body and presenting a cocked pistol, had again thwarted him in his intention.
He concluded by presenting a note front a very intimate friend of the family, to which, he said, he had been requested to take back a written answer.
In that case our chance would be a small one, although, by presenting a resolute front, we might cause her to sheer off without engaging us.
This time the sailor was longer than usual in taking aim, but when he fired the schooner’s foremast was seen to topple over, and her head flew up into the wind, thus presenting her stern to the cutter.
Flint's intention, besides presenting an educational display on the history of the medical arts, to warn the public against the perils of quackery and the faults of folk medicine, as well as to expose evils in drug adulteration.
These collections are intended to help in presenting a more complete picture of the story of the medical sciences for educational purposes and research, and to increase man's knowledge in fighting disease and promoting health.
He devised a program forpresenting medical history in a way which would be of interest both to the public and to the profession.
May I have the honour ofpresenting them to your royal highness?
On the arrival of the prince, if you will attend at head-quarters, I shall have the honour of presenting you to his royal highness.
Henry held in one hand a sceptre, in the other he was presenting a book to his son, on which was written Verbum Dei.
The color and amount of blood in the presenting parts.
If the diploma is found to be genuine, and the person named therein to be the person claiming and presenting the same, the board must issue a certificate which is conclusive of the right to practise.
EIGHT TO TEN DAYS after death the discoloration becomes more intense, the face and neck presenting a shade of reddish-green.
If the scissors were open we find two symmetrical, punctured diverging wounds, presenting more or less clearly the form of the blades of the scissors.
Most writers on medical jurisprudence confine themselves, in the discussion of this subject, to presenting the medico-legal rules which appertain to this position, and concede its high importance.
This is one of the usual business tours of the Resident, with the additional object of presenting a uniform to the Sultan.
In presenting to the public the one hundredth edition of this work, it is a matter for profound gratification to be able to state that the treatment described in its pages has steadily increased in public favor since its introduction.
AN old lady was in the habit of talking to Jerrold in a gloomy depressing manner, presenting to him only the sad side of life.
Besides the title of Procurator-general of Peru, for the purpose of presenting the supplications and remonstrances of the colonists, Gonzalo was appointed general of the army which was to defend him against the Inca.
He found the ships waiting at Xicolanga, and on presenting his authority as joint captain, a dispute arose between him and Cuença as to which of them should have the chief command.
After presenting incense to Cortes, the chiefs made an apology for not waiting upon him at Tlascala, and requested that so large a body of their enemies might not be permitted to enter their city.
At length Pizarro entered; and on presenting it to him, he blushed, and with some confusion was obliged to acknowledge his ignorance.
The American hunter avails himself of this peculiarity to entrap the crane by presenting the barrel of his firelock to the animal; supposing it to be an eye, the crane immediately strikes at the hole, and fixes its beak firmly in the muzzle.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "presenting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
