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Example sentences for "proceed further"

  • As they were preparing to put their intentions into execution, the king of France sent orders to the count and the other nobles not to proceed further in this business, for that he had provided other commanders.

  • Before I proceed further, I must here solemnly declare, that I intend not to say any thing but the exact truth, or to advance more than has been enjoined me by my foresaid lady of Orleans, and my lords her children.

  • Next day, we beat up against a southern wind to a sixth island; but the shoals then became more numerous, and the channels between them so narrow, that it was very difficult to proceed further.

  • I cannot command strength to proceed further at present; and you, my Lords, cannot give me greater bodily strength than I have.

  • At present I am not able to proceed further.

  • This inference makes it very necessary for me, before I proceed further, to make a few remarks upon this part of the prisoner's conduct, which your Lordships must have already felt with astonishment, perhaps with indignation.

  • Descending the river, the explorer met at the junction of the Lewis and Pelly Banks a band of Indians, who would not allow him to proceed further, and indeed plotted to destroy him and his men.

  • About the end of October, unable to proceed further up the Mississippi on account of ice, Pike built a blockhouse, which he enclosed with pickets, and there spent the most severe part of the winter.

  • When the Pacific slope was reached, and the voyageurs saw the waters begin to run away from the country with which they were acquainted, their fears were aroused, and it was natural that they should be unwilling to proceed further.

  • The water soon became too shallow for the steamer to proceed further, and she, therefore, came to anchor.

  • The water was now too shallow: to proceed further, and the tide was falling, so that it was necessary to retrace our steps into deeper water, where she anchored for the night.

  • We determined, therefore, not to proceed further, although we much longed to descend into the valley beyond.

  • But before I proceed further, I must record something that I heard at Sunderland respecting that babbling fellow Trevor!

  • Before I proceed further in commenting upon the case immediately before me, let me once more quote this English Judge, who wrote fifty years ago, when the Game Code was mild indeed, compared to the one of the present day.

  • The amount of my allowance, compared with the amount of the allowance that labourers now have, is necessary to be stated here, before I proceed further.

  • She paused, not daring to proceed further.

  • This time he gazed at him with so sombre an air that Thenardier decided that it was "useless" to proceed further.

  • You will find it barred a quarter of an hour further on; there is no way to proceed further.

  • When they had travelled I know not how many days, the Tartar Baron fell sick, so that he could not ride, and being very ill, and unable to proceed further, he halted at a certain city.

  • Eichwald altogether followed it up about 18 versts (12 miles) not venturing to proceed further.

  • And presently there reached them at Layas a message from the Legate, now the Pope, desiring them, on the part of the Apostolic See, not to proceed further on their journey, but to return to him incontinently.

  • But all their efforts to proceed further were of no avail.

  • From this last place he proceeded to Kamschatka, where it is supposed he was obliged to terminate his investigations, in consequence of an order or intimation from the Russian government not to proceed further.

  • Jerusalem, with instructions to gain whatever information they could respecting India and Prester John from the pilgrims who resorted to that city, and, if necessary, to proceed further to the east.

  • Still Park was eager, if possible, to continue his journey, but Johnson refused to proceed further.

  • A singing man, the master of one of the slaves who had travelled for some time with great difficulty, and was found unable to proceed further, proposed to exchange him for a young slave girl belonging to one of the townspeople.

  • His time would not allow him to proceed further south.

  • At 9 obliged to halt for the remainder of the day, the horses being too tired to proceed further; the fearful sand hills are very trying for them.

  • It is hopeless to proceed further; it will only be rendering my return more difficult, by reducing the strength of my horses, without the slightest hope of success.

  • I am forced to halt at this bend of the creek, in consequence of the little mare becoming so lame that she is unable to proceed further to-day.

  • But, before we proceed further, it will be necessary to give you some idea of chemical attraction, a power on which the whole science depends.

  • Before we proceed further it will be necessary to give you some account of certain properties of electricity, which have of late years been discovered to have an essential connection with the phenomena of chemistry.

  • Here he debated with himself whether to proceed further or turn back; but at length, curiosity got the best of his fears, and he went on.

  • Before we proceed further," he said in a low voice, "I must know what you are about to do?

  • I had not gone far when a sentry advised me not to proceed further on the road, but to take to the trench lining it, as the thoroughfare from this point was in full view of the German artillery observers.

  • Children were clinging and hugging around their legs, until it was impossible for them to proceed further.

  • Not without the greatest difficulty, however, could Chickango persuade his countrymen to proceed further with us.

  • The matter was settled by our bearers refusing to proceed further.

  • Before I proceed further, I will ask you what should be his punishment who violates his oath, and betrays his confederates?

  • At length, however, the water began to make such incursions that he could no longer disguise from himself or his companions that they were contending against insurmountable difficulties, and that to proceed further would be madness.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    about one; below white; break through; case like; caught glimpses; depends upon; flowing water; gave evidence; general arrangement; healthy child; nature must; not understand; obtain food; proceed from; proceed further; proceeded against; proceeded down the river; proceeded from; proceeding from; proceeds from; the fish; wavy hair; wholly thine; whose acquaintance; yellow bird; your right