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Example sentences for "that account"

  • What do you say, Mr. Ellsworth; is that account true?

  • She even alluded to his generosity in overlooking her want of personal attractions; she said she had, on that account, been slow to believe that he had any serious object in view.

  • The report figures already in the Vienna Theater-Zeitung, a paper with a wide circulation (and none the better on that account!

  • The shock of the first sight of her, was plainly a shock to him on that account.

  • Grosse briefly informed her that he had nothing particular to occupy him in London, and that he had advanced the date of his visit on that account.

  • It threatened to rain; and Lucilla, on that account, refrained from proposing to accompany me.

  • I have hinted at this in writing to my father; telling him that something unpleasant had happened between Madame Pratolungo and me, and that I went away so suddenly, on that account alone.

  • Playtime was now getting short, and further antics being dangerous on that account, the performers retired again downstairs, Picotee of necessity following.

  • On that account I will be less frank with you than I should like to be, considering how long we have known each other.

  • I fear I have been acting mistakenly on that account.

  • If you withdraw on that account, you must indeed be very jealous.

  • He did not, however, the less, on that account, salute them with a very low bow, which they returned with interest.

  • De Guiche was not, however, the less diligent on that account, and five minutes afterwards they were within sight of the Hotel de Ville.

  • That they may be; but I do not perceive why, on that account, I should be forbidden to hate M.

  • That is," said the general, "the premium to be paid on the business, but I shall none the less on that account do my best.

  • Nevertheless, as he dressed in the morning for the whole day, he did not change his clothes on that account, and remained in that condition the remainder of the day.

  • These good people seemed much ashamed to entertain so badly the Emperor of the French, gave us what they had, and were not, on that account, less badly esteemed by us.

  • One might think that, when you men deceive one another, you like each other better on that account, while we women hate a man from the moment that we have betrayed him.

  • You have not had a misfortune, as they call it, or it would have been known, and as it has no consequences, no girl would refuse her master on that account.

  • The notes in Benjamin's book were partly written in shorthand, and were, on that account, of no use to me in their existing condition.

  • It is disagreeable, but it is not the less a duty on that account.

  • I knew not that you regarded me with so much contempt on that account; neither have you told my grandfather, at least within my hearing, that he was an insolent old miser.

  • He seemed to me to have strong intentions of his own about little Ruth, and on that account to regard me with a wholly undue malevolence.

  • Wilton kissed her hand affectionately, replying, "Fear not on that account, dear Laura; fear not on that account.

  • I have sought to see him, but have never been able; and I begin to apprehend that he must have taken a part in this conspiracy, different from that I imagined, and has absented himself on that account.

  • The King replies: "That I know well; yet will I not desist on that account; for a king's word ought never to be gainsaid.

  • My heart does not quail on that account; rather, so help me God, I am glad that he need not feel concern for any one here but me; I do not wish you to do on my account anything which might be construed as disloyalty or treachery.

  • Willingly, sire," John makes reply: "have never a fear on that account!

  • Unhappily the charming abbe was to leave Liege in a few days; and on that account he became all the more pressing, and a third visit, to take place next day, was formally arranged.

  • The ball was not discontinued on that account, and the interrupted quadrille was resumed and finished.

  • It is true that my absence was for a temporary period only, but the coincidence was, in my opinion, not the less remarkable on that account.

  • I left off opposing her favourite whim on that account, because some of the sympathy was sure, in course of time, to fall to my share.

  • When I put this extremely reasonable objection, I am told that certain very serious events relating to my niece have happened within my experience, and that I am the fit person to describe them on that account.

  • I knew that the test by personal resemblance was not to be implicitly trusted, but, on the other hand, it was not to be altogether rejected on that account.

  • Whether it is intended to be conveyed that he was particularly pleasant to look at, on that account, does not appear.

  • That perhaps," I went on, "you will excuse my boldness on that account.

  • Allan hopes Mr. George will forgive his intrusion the more readily on that account, and particularly that he will not lay aside his pipe, which, in his politeness, he has testified some intention of doing.

  • But not on that account was he the less determined to make the young man feel that his parental opposition would be invincible.

  • But not the less on that account do I wish to see you take an active and useful part on that side to which you have attached yourself.

  • But not on that account should a Duke's son refuse them.

  • But not on that account would it perhaps be necessary that Sir Timothy should resign,--or not necessary that his resignation should be permanent.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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