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Example sentences for "said nothing"

  • Mr Harding crossed one leg over the other, and then one hand over the other on the top of them, and looked Mr Slope in the face; but he said nothing.

  • He said nothing, but he showed plainly enough that he was angry.

  • He said nothing to Mrs Bold about the hospital sermons and services, nothing about the exclusion of the old men from the cathedral, nothing about dilapidation and painting, nothing about carting away the rubbish.

  • Mr Harding felt very much like an errand-boy, and also felt that he was called on to perform his duties as such at rather an unseemly time; but he said nothing, and took the slip of paper and the proffered coin.

  • I ought probably to have done or said nothing; but I was so tortured by a sense of remorse at thus hurting his feelings, I could not control the wish to drop balm where I had wounded.

  • His tall figure sprang erect again with a start: he said nothing.

  • I said nothing: I was afraid of occasioning some shock by declaring my identity.

  • I could not help thinking that it might be harder if the butcher's time and attention were diverted from dear Mrs. Pocket; but I said nothing, and indeed had enough to do in keeping a bashful watch upon my company manners.

  • Under the circumstances, I felt that Joe could hardly fail to discern in the pale young gentleman, an appropriate passenger to be put into the black velvet coach; therefore, I said nothing of him.

  • But he said nothing respecting it, and motioned me with a nod into my guardian's room.

  • So, when we went into the parlor where Mrs. Whimple and Clara were seated at work, I said nothing of my own interest in Mr. Campbell, but kept it to myself.

  • I asked Gresham, and when Gresham said so too, of course I had no help for it.

  • A darkness had fallen over his girl's eyes, and for a time her power of judgment had left her.

  • Had he appeared to have been rebuffed by the circumstances of his position the prejudices of the old man would have been lessened.

  • After that he said nothing to her on the subject on that their wedding day,--but he could not prevent himself from thinking of it.

  • He said nothing of being hurt himself," said Mr. Wharton.

  • During dinner he said nothing on the subject, nor did she.

  • Mr. Wharton listened attentively to what his daughter said to him, shaking his head from time to time as though almost equally distracted by her passive obedience and by her passionate protestations of love; but he said nothing.

  • That evening he said nothing further to his daughter, but sat with her, silent and disconsolate.

  • Still I said nothing, because if I hesitated, I knew he would want to go alone.

  • This was all I wanted to find out, so I said nothing more, but gave up my mind to thought of my own position and difficulties.

  • But if so he said nothing of it, but only asked-- "Will you go instead of me?

  • However I said nothing, as I knew that reproaches would only make him nervous.

  • I had to explain to him that this was impossible until his spare oxen arrived which I was going to send for to Pretoria, but of other matters, including that of the dangerous state of his foot, I said nothing.

  • So I held my tongue and waited my chance.

  • We had made a mistake about the time of dinner, and arriving half an hour too soon, were shown into a long room that opened on to the verandah.

  • Moreover, in proof of his story he showed me spoor of the beasts heading in that direction which was quite a week old.

  • A pair of you,' he thought, but he said nothing.

  • Bustard, a model of secrecy, said nothing.

  • I said nothing of all this to Miss Haldin, not even mentioning that I had a glimpse of the young man so recently.

  • But of that I said nothing to Miss Haldin, only as she still remained uncommunicative, I pressed her a little.

  • Mr. Petulengro was loud in his applause, but I said nothing, for I did not think Belle was improved in appearance by having submitted to the ministry of Mrs. Petulengro's hand.

  • He said nothing of that to Mrs. Travers but busied himself in giving her the means to alter her personal appearance.

  • But he said nothing of this to his Rajah.

  • He said nothing; but when I went out he followed, and quickly came up with me.

  • He said nothing; he only girded on his sword, wrapped himself in his cloak, and went straight to Buckingham Palace.

  • I said nothing; but enjoyed a secret satisfaction in thinking that I had taken the most effectual measures to make such a scheme practicable.

  • This, it seems, exasperated him; though he said nothing at the time.

  • Before dinner he said nothing but 'Pretty baby,' to one of the children.

  • But I said nothing, only looking round me sharply.

  • I said nothing, and tried to think nothing.

  • Somehow, the sight of him struck me so, that I said nothing to Queequeg of his being behind, but passed on with my comrade, anxious to see whether the stranger would turn the same corner that we did.

  • At this expression, Catalus looked as if he would have made some answer; but he said nothing, and either through anger or shame went away silent, and out of countenance.

  • In she came and sat down beside me, just sat and looked about and said nothing.

  • He stayed in a corner and for the most part said nothing.

  • The other, a black-haired boy with large ears, said nothing at all but always managed to get her into the darkness, where he began to kiss her.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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