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Example sentences for "vast concourse"

  • By five o'clock in the morning of the trial, a vast concourse of the populace had assembled, and on the opening of the Court it was with the utmost difficulty that the law-officers and others could obtain an entrance.

  • He asked for a long day, which was humanely granted, and his execution was deferred to the 18th of September, on which day it took place, in the midst of a vast concourse of spectators.

  • There are old pictures still extant, representing Charles amidst a vast concourse of prelates and nobles, accompanying the relic with prayer and solemn ceremonial.

  • France, assisted at the entrance of the tournament, while a vast concourse of enthusiastic spectators added by their presence to the enlivenment of the scene.

  • So it happened one fair May-day, in the year 1667 a vast concourse of people had assembled to witness her arrival at Arundel House in the Strand, where the society held its meetings for some years after the burning of Gresham College.

  • As he rode into the principal street, still disguised as a waiting man to Mistress Lane, he heard a great ringing of bells, and the tumult of many voices, and saw a vast concourse of people gathered in the churchyard close by.

  • His remains were buried in Trinity church yard with military honors, in the presence of a vast concourse of people, where they yet rest.

  • A vast concourse of people, equal in number, according to eye-witnesses, to the military, was also assembled from the surrounding country to participate in the joy of the event.

  • There was a vast concourse assembled to convey him to his tomb.

  • During this contest, the news of the king's death, and the attempts of Henry, drew great numbers of the nobility to Winchester, and with them a vast concourse of the inferior people.

  • Eventually she was obliged to appoint certain days in the week for receiving them: the other days were employed in riding about the city and its environs, in which she was always followed by a vast concourse of people.

  • Two meetings were convened in Spa-fields by some of the mob-orators, to petition the regent for a reform of abuses; and a vast concourse of rabble attended which on the second occasion led to a serious riot.

  • On Monday the population poured out in a vast concourse, and directed their steps towards Westminster.

  • Lord Guilford Dudley was executed on Tower Hill in sight of a vast concourse, but a scaffold was erected for her on the Tower green.

  • On the 23rd the new queen commenced her progress towards the metropolis, attended by a magnificent throng of nobles, ladies, and gentlemen, and a vast concourse of people from London and from the country round.

  • A vast concourse of the natives flocked to the camp.

  • A vast concourse of the inhabitants of the whole surrounding country attended his funeral.

  • When the Spaniards had arrived within three miles of Zempoalla, a delegation met them from the city, accompanied by a vast concourse of men and women.

  • The news of the movement spread to all the neighboring towns, and very soon afterward a vast concourse collected, and commenced their march toward London.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    becoming dark; bodily organs; civil servant; extreme case; great boon; heard mass; human intellect; like animals; like nature; personal relations; rising ground; sat down beside her; skirmish line; stand here; vast abundance; vast army; vast deal; vast extent; vast height; vast mass; vast numbers; vast plain; vast quantity; vast variety; vastly superior; vastly well