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Example sentences for "sent for"

  • When the physician announced to him that the cancer was incurable, when he felt death approaching, he sent for me, and begged my forgiveness, with tears and deep contrition.

  • I wished to acquaint you myself of my satisfaction, therefore I sent for you.

  • You know I sent for you, my little flag-bearer.

  • Getting rid of Nozdrev as soon as he could, he sent for Selifan, and ordered him to be up at daybreak, in order to clean the britchka and to have everything ready for a start at six o'clock.

  • Touching a bell, the Prince ordered her to be sent for.

  • The slave said it was the holy woman, curing people by her touch of their ailments, whereupon the Princess, who had long desired to see Fatima, sent for her.

  • So he sent for a female magician, who was introduced by a back door into his apartment.

  • Knowing that I was to go down the coast with General Kearney, he sent for me and handed me two unsealed parcels addressed to Lieutenant Wilson, United States Navy, and Major Gillespie, United States Marines, at Los Angeles.

  • I sent for Boyd, who was in good health, but quite dirty, and begged me to take him out of prison, and to effect his exchange.

  • You would wish a notary to be sent for then?

  • Do you wish the notary to be sent for immediately?

  • Upon my return home I sent for him, and I then explained to him what I wished to procure.

  • His agitation when he sent for Mr. Playmore to interfere was witnessed by that gentleman, and (it may not be amiss to add) was genuine agitation beyond dispute.

  • I bore it until my brains began to boil in my head; and then I sent for my gardener, and made him drive me here.

  • Bear in mind, ma'am, what you looked like when you sent for me," she said.

  • Mr. Macallan understands this as the fretful outbreak of a person in pain, and waits in the room to tell the nurse that the doctor is sent for.

  • He only waited to say to me in a whisper, 'The doctor is sent for,' and then he left the room.

  • Oh, you cruel woman," cried Margaret vehemently; "I am sorry I sent for you.

  • He sent for a psaltery, and tried the patient with soothing melodies; but if the other tunes maddened him, Clement's seemed to crush him.

  • A civic dignitary being ill, and fanciful in proportion, went from doctor to doctor; and having arrived at death's door, sent for Peter.

  • When the poor soul found his end near, he begged Margaret might be sent for.

  • As soon as he came out of his muse he would have Greatheart to be sent for.

  • After I had been examined in this subject Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, a member of the Board of Visitors, sent for me, and personally congratulated me on my recitation of that day, as well as for my conduct during the whole four years.

  • He sent for me and emphatically ordered me to keep the seat which had by his order been assigned me.

  • Colonel Upton, the commandant, sent for him to his house, told him not to do so, but to stick it out.

  • After a time I rose and dragged myself little by little to my own place, where I sent for a surgeon and showed him my hurts; and he comforted me and did his best to cure me.

  • The Imam bethought him of the mule's nose-bag; so he sent for it and, filling it with gold, took it and went home.

  • And they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him.

  • I sent for thee to curse my enemies: and thou contrariwise blessest them.

  • But Josue said to the two men that had been sent for spies: Go into the harlot's house, and bring her out, and all things that are hers, as you assured her by oath.

  • But this brave act of Captain Self-Denial came to the Prince's ears; so he sent for him, and made him a lord in Mansoul.

  • Not many days after, he sent for them to him again, and then asked them if they would be willing to serve him against their former captains.

  • So he sent for him, and talked with him of that secret matter that lay in his breast, but there needed not much persuasion in the case.

  • And we thought that he should at least be relieved, and we sent for Dr Tempest, who is his rural dean.

  • He will not employ a lawyer, and he says that he should prefer that he should be sent for, if the law requires his presence at Silverbridge on Thursday.

  • For one day I was frightened; but I am very sorry now that I sent for you.

  • I talke not of his Maiesty: you would not come when I sent for you?

  • Feare no colours, go with me to dinner: Come Lieutenant Pistol, come Bardolfe, I shall be sent for soone at night Ch.

  • I sent for you (when there were matters against you for your life) to come speake with me Fal.

  • Do not you grieve at this; I shall be sent for in private to him: look you, he must seem thus to the world: fear not your advancements; I will be the man yet that shall make you great.

  • I talk not of his majesty: you would not come when I sent for you.

  • I sent for you, when there were matters against you for your life, to come speak with me.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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