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Example sentences for "recovering himself"

  • Recovering himself, he looked again, and his expression changed from great fear to great pleasure.

  • The horsedealer stood for a moment dumbfounded; then, recovering himself, he knocked again, violently, as if he would smash the door with his fists.

  • Niccolo seemed astonished, and even confused; recovering himself, however, he accepted the offer with suitable thanks.

  • Recovering himself he bowed to me, and I to him, which done we looked each other in the eyes long enough for each to see the thrown gauntlet.

  • As for him, at the sight of me and the sound of my voice he had staggered back against a tree; but now, recovering himself, he ran to me and put his great arms about me.

  • Recovering himself, however, he took Miss Carr's extended hand, raised it to his lips, and then drew back as if waiting for me to go.

  • Nothing," said North, recovering himself with an effort.

  • As the second prisoner took the oar of Frere's boat, he uttered a groan and fell forward, recovering himself instantly.

  • Recovering himself, he bowed to me, and I to him, which done we looked each other in the eyes long enough for each to see the thrown gauntlet.

  • There is the Traditional Law as well as the Written," said the Chancellor, recovering himself.

  • Recovering himself just in time, the functionary (a meek little Cockney) hailed the intruder with a backward-drawing "Hi!

  • And then, recovering himself, and addressing the courtiers, he said: "The gods have enabled me to discover my youngest son.

  • Recovering himself, he stammered forth his simple tale, hiding nothing, nor trying to excuse his conduct.

  • I know not," said Sir Philip, recovering himself a little.

  • Hilary's first act on recovering himself was to creep back cautiously to the side, and lower down the stone over the open well, shivering still as he realised more fully the narrowness of his escape.

  • Recovering himself instantaneously, he now pursued in turn, and his jereed struck Osman Bey fairly on the shoulder.

  • Glyddyr, recovering himself, and beginning to quiver with jealous rage.

  • He drew a breath of relief, and his brain began to grow clearer, as if a mist had been wafted away, and, recovering himself, he advanced with extended hand.

  • Recovering himself, he drew a match from his capacious pocket, and striking it against the sole of his shoe, by the upspringing flash perceived a candle stuck in the crevices of the rock beside him.

  • Then, recovering himself, he kissed Paquita gravely on the forehead and bade her retire.

  • The master-bowman staggered as if struck by an invisible blow; then, recovering himself by an effort, asked Lightfoot if there were any tidings of Sir John Hacket.

  • For a moment the Count gazed with undisguised astonishment at the man whom he had last seen as a prisoner in his stronghold, then, recovering himself, he put spur to his horse and rode furiously at the squire.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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