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Example sentences for "said nought"

  • Roger took his hand, yet therewith his face seemed a little troubled, but he said nought.

  • He said nought, but gazed at her face, wondering at her valiancy and goodness.

  • As for Olaf, he said nought; and when we had come to anchor again he sat on the steersman's bench, looking at the bridge and saying no word to any of us.

  • I said nought of this affair, as one might suppose, and made little excuse to Sexberga for leaving her.

  • And he said nought for a little while, but seemed to ponder over it.

  • Cousin Bess said nought, but wagged her head, and tare her flannel in twain.

  • Father seemed something diverted in himself, but he said nought more.

  • I said nought, for the tears burned under mine eyelids, and there was a lump in my throat that let me from speech.

  • This displeased me at the time, and I looked grave, although I said nought.

  • We thus lay mute in each other's arms for a long time, until I at last begged her to forgive me for my letter, but of the Sheriff his message I said nought, although I had purposed so to do.

  • Indeed, I was now a rich man, more by luck than by valour; and though I said nought of it, I hoped that my long wooing might now come to a happy end.

  • It was my own heart beating, as if it would burst my side, but I said nought, and even then Robin slid from the tree, as lightly as he might.

  • We said nought to this, not choosing to dine in such high company, but rode up under the walls of Roye, defying the Duke with open ribaldry, such as no manant could bear but he would take cudgel in hand to defend his honour.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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