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Example sentences for "public house"

  • Howard, the Philanthropist, standing in the street, heard some dreadful oaths and curses from a public house opposite.

  • There, while he was engaged at a public house, with some of his wicked companions, talking politics, one of them called him a liar, and he drew out his dirk and stabbed him to the heart.

  • At one time there used to be a notorious Orange lodge held in a public house called "The Wheat Sheaf" in Scotland Road.

  • Igoe's was a public house just on the corner of the road leading from the Curragh to Suncroft.

  • This was placed high upon the wall of a public house kept by a retired Irish pugilist, Jack Langan.

  • The house at the south-west corner was also, it is said, formerly a public house, known by the sign of the Angel.

  • In 1742 this was a public house, the sign of the Bell, which was suspended across the street.

  • The “Yorkshire Grey” public house stood at the west corner of Old Manor Street, opposite the river.

  • The arrangements of this place appeared something like our northern horse-markets, having sheds, or barns, in the rear of a public house, where alcohol was a handy ingredient to stimulate the spirit of jockeying.

  • Of late years, says Mr. Jacob, he has kept a public house in the city, but in a genteel way.

  • This miscreant, who sometimes ventured out at night to a public house, was informed, that the King had made such a declaration, and it entered into his base heart to betray his benefactress.

  • One Saturday night he happened to saunter to a public house, which he discovered in a short time was out of the verge.

  • Its head was encircled by bright red rays, something like the rays which one sees proceeding from the sun when depicted on the signboard of a public house.

  • Leaving Helen M'Dougal to look to the comfort of their guest, Burke went in search of Hare, whom he found in Rymer's public house.

  • She was unsuccessful, and they left for Swanston's public house, where they met with Burke.

  • At last, however, they succeeded, and at a slow pace he was conveyed to his humble cottage, which was soon to assume the dignity and importance of a public house.

  • I then found my way to the main road, and traveled all that day on my journey, and just at night arrived at a public house kept by an Indian, who also kept a store.

  • About two miles from where I left the horse, I found a public house on the road, where I stopped and took breakfast.

  • They arrived in the next town about midnight, and got lodgings at a public house, Elder Parry sleeping with a drunken fellow and his friend with a man that had fits several times during the night.

  • They went to a public house to take lodgings, and were followed by a mob.

  • I went to a public house half a mile below the ferry.

  • I "put up" at a public house kept by a man who was known in the region round about as the "Boston Yankee," for he migrated from Boston to New Jersey and was doing a thriving business at hotel keeping in Oxford.

  • We soon came to a public house, where we stopped and put out the horse, intending to take breakfast.

  • I tramped through the wet snow ankle deep, but made nearly forty miles before night, and then came to a public house which I knew well.

  • Even the puppies had overcoats with their names on 'em in blue letters, and the name of each of those they called champions was painted up fine over his front door just like it was a public house or a veterinary's.

  • The ring was in a hall back of a public house.

  • But this night, whenever we stopped at a public house, the Master's pals left it and went on with us to the next.

  • A few doors on this side of the lodge is a public house, with the Yardley Oak upon its sign, and bearing the name of Cowper's Oak.

  • Several panels bearing the arms of the lords president were converted into wainscoting for a public house in the town, a former owner of which enriched himself by the sale of materials clandestinely carried away.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    drain them; generation after; public buildings; public charge; public confidence; public dinner; public economy; public enemies; public good; public house; public interest; public land; public meeting was held; public meetings; public nature; public performance; public resort; public scandal; public sentiment; public service; public services; public taste; public work; publick affairs; publicly perform; white cravat