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Example sentences for "tuke"

Lexicographically close words:
tuik; tuis; tuit; tuition; tuk; tulares; tulasi; tule; tules; tuley
  1. In fact, it made such a loud noise that Tuke woke up and set to barking at the top of his voice.

  2. Their father stooped down in the doorway of the hen coop, holding Tuke back by the collar.

  3. Job Tuke had told his wife only the week before that he almost thought he should be forced to lay in a few dozen more, folks seemed so eager to get 'em.

  4. Job Tuke had put up the shutters for the night and had gone to bed.

  5. When Job Tuke rolled them up in paper and tied a stout packthread round them, they nestled close, and squeezed each other with satisfaction.

  6. Secretary of the Union, Mrs. Tuke and another of our members, to No.

  7. Mrs. Tuke was quite still, resting her chin on her fingers.

  8. Mrs. Tuke was the wife of the son of a local manufacturer.

  9. But suddenly Mrs. Tuke became quite still, and sat with her fists clenched on her knees, her two jet-black plaits dropping on either side of her ivory face, her big eyes fixed staring into space.

  10. Mrs. Tuke to her husband, whom she saw on the drive below her.

  11. She found Mrs. Tuke wildly clutching the edge of the sheets, and crying: "No, Tommy dear.

  12. Mrs. Tuke sent you these roses," said Alvina, putting the flowers through the bars of the gate.

  13. The moment Mrs. Tuke recovered her breath she began again.

  14. Then Mrs. Tuke slowly reached for the rose-buds on the old wall.

  15. She found Mrs. Tuke crouched in a chair, with a drawn, horrified, terrified face.

  16. Rather a hefty brute--" Mrs. Tuke glanced at her, to detect the irony.

  17. Well, Alvina and Mrs. Tuke might yet meet in some hospital in France.

  18. She had written to the matron and Mrs. Tuke, and Mrs. Tuke had sent books.

  19. Mrs. Tuke had a baby daughter, and was getting well.

  20. Fox, Bell, Wolman, and Tuke listened to him with astonishment.

  21. The letters from the king's secretaries Gardiner and Tuke to Wolsey, dated Woodstock, run from 4th August to 8th September.

  22. And Thom promeist hir baith geir, horsis, and ky, and uther graith, gif scho wald denye hir Christindome, and the faith sche tuke at the funt stane?

  23. Bot thare is othir maner of Armes, the quhilkis ilke man that beris thame, tuke at thair awin plesance to mak difference and knaulage amang Lordis, Gentilis, and noble men of armes, to knaw ilk ane be othir.

  24. And als sone as that the Knycht sawe in syk a kynde, sik ane honourable man, he left his contemplacioun, and tuke out a Buke of his bosum and began to rede.

  25. Sir Brian Tuke died in 1545 and was succeeded by Sir John Mason and Mr. Paget, who acted as joint Postmasters-General.

  26. Sir Brian Tuke is the first English Postmaster-General of whom we have any record.

  27. Such decisions always originated with the King or the Council and Tuke simply executed their orders.

  28. I tuke no farther gawm o’ them, But paddl’d on mi way; Fer when I ivver mak a vah, I stick ta what I say.

  29. At last owd Coilia sed enough, Mi bardy thah did sing, Then gently tuke his muirland harp, And brack it ivvery string.

  30. Some tuke a yacht to Newby Brig, To brave both wind an’ tide, Wal others sailed around Belle Isle, An’ some to Ambleside.

  31. They tuke ’em to be a band of Esquimaux at hed just landed i’ England.

  32. But nah a sudden shack tuke place, A sudden change o’ scene; Fer miles wheer all wor white afoar, Wor nah a bottle-green.

  33. The same writer says he also joined with Sir Samuel Tuke in the composition of "The Adventures of Five Hours.

  34. To establish posts and to control them when established was not all or nearly all that Brian Tuke had to do.

  35. Sir Brian Tuke held the appointment of Master of the Posts, and he had received the King's commands to set up posts "in al places most expedient.

  36. In 1792--the same year in which Pinel began his great work in France--William Tuke began a similar work in England.

  37. From the great body of influential classes in church and state Tuke received little aid.

  38. Tuke was always wriggling out of corners like that.

  39. It was just the way Marsden Tuke would have got out of it.

  40. There is no record of the early days of Tuke's tenure of the office of Master of the Posts; but in 1533 Thomas Cromwell complained to Tuke concerning the condition of the posts, and the great default in the conveyance of letters.

  41. And it was lined with red tuke or buckram and garnished with gold skins, as he remembereth, and it was better than 20s.

  42. And also he saith that he made a garment for a gallant with wide sleeves, the one side of red and yellow sarcenet, and the other side blue and red lined with red tuke or red buckram, which was a costly garment, better than 20s.

  43. Be that sum part of Makynis aill Out-throw his hairt cowd creip; He fallowit hir fast thair till assaill, And till her tuke gude keip.

  44. We have delyvered the prentyng yrunes of the coyne agayne wch we tuke becaus of the corruption of monye agaynst our laws and commonwealthe.

  45. For our part we sall remove of Eddingburght to or awne houssis, yt the quene may come to hir awne palyce, wch we tuke of before and hathe left it voyde to hir G.

  46. In the meanwhile a wave of reform in the care of the insane was rising in Europe under the influence of such benefactors as Philippe Pinel in France, and William and Samuel Tuke in England.

  47. For I durst nocht let ony of my vryteris ken of it, but tuke twa syndry ydill dayis to it my self.

  48. And so thai did al bidene and sum oure douth sloȝe, Tuke out the tuskis and the tethe, and ternen of the skinnes.

  49. Of choys men syne, walit by cut (lot), thai tuke A gret numbyr, and hyd in bylgis dern.

  50. Nochtheless, this derisioun succedit to thair gret displesoure: for God tuke on thaim sic vengeance, that thay and thair posteritie had lang talis mony yeris eftir.

  51. Jenny denied taking your Bowa; but not doubting that you would tell a lee, and as Jenny tuke the tea, my wife thocht she must have taken your Bowa too, so I turned off Jeny for your satisfaction.


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