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Example sentences for "waterman"

  • I did this night give the waterman who uses to carry me 10s.

  • For Dan Waterman was one of the Major's own generation, and he knew all his life and his habits.

  • And Waterman stolidly buttoned his coat, and then seized his hat and stick, and without a word to anyone, bolted through the door.

  • He had got up and started a long argument, when Waterman broke in, 'But at the earlier meeting you argued directly to the contrary, Mr. Featherstone!

  • This said, he went and called a little boy well trained in bearing foaming pots from place to place, who soon conducted Wilton back in safety to the house of the Duke, and then undertook to send up the waterman with all speed.

  • It turns out to be Jones, the waterman by Fulham.

  • Her feelings had been deeply agonised by hearing every person she met talking on the subject of her distress, and now, the first waterman to whom she spoke exclaimed, "No!

  • Page was then trying to swim with corks in the Thames, when they slipped from under his arms, and he sank; but a waterman got him up, and he soon recovered.

  • The waterman sheltered his mouth with his hand while he spoke, or his voice would have been carried away by the violence of the blast.

  • Into one of these the waterman jumped, and, having assisted Mr. Wood to a seat within it, immediately pushed from land.

  • The shot had taken effect upon the waterman who rowed the chase.

  • Mr. Wood's anxiety respecting the fugitive was speedily relieved by hearing another waterman busy himself in preparation for starting; and, shortly after, the dip of a second pair of oars sounded upon the river.

  • To the practised eye of the waterman matters wore a very different air.

  • There is a Westminster tradition of a waterman who pretended to be deaf, and who was much employed by lovers, barristers who wished to air their eloquence, and young M.

  • A young man in uniform glowered down upon them, and to him the waterman turned, pulling off his cap and speaking with the utmost humility.

  • A few strokes of the oars brought them to the barge's side, and Rebecca's waterman threw a rope to one of the crew.

  • The waterman sat up, rubbed his eyes and yawned.

  • The waterman looked over his shoulder, and no sooner caught sight of the glittering barge than, with a powerful push of his oars, he backed water and brought his little boat to a stand.

  • Hee sayes moreover, that M^r Gateley and his Friend went out about 12 of the Clock, leaving a Waterman in the Chamber to looke to some Luggage and that M^r Gateley enquired of this Examinate for a backway to the Water-side.

  • Waterman to carry for him, denying to have been there on Monday.

  • Watermen transporting people on the Thames River shall have served as apprentice to a waterman for five years or have been the son of a waterman.

  • No waterman carrying passengers or goods for hire e.

  • Seven shillings and two coppers," he said to himself, "and a waterman would want at least three shillings to pull round here from the Circular Quay in such nasty weather.

  • Scull the waterman came and brought me a note from the Hope from Mr. Hawly with direction, about his money, he tarrying there till his master be gone.

  • Ernesto went for a waterman and soon a boat waited at the steps, which descended from Mr. Redmayne's private apartments to the lake.

  • My thief of a waterman took the shilling which was flung to him, and again sticking his tongue in his cheek, and grinning in a more unblushing manner than before, pulled away.

  • Here a Waterman agreed to take me to the Tower stairs for a shilling, which was not above thrice his legal fare, but yokels and simpletons are common prey in this great village of London.

  • Here's a Holiday Tailor that would seek to stump a poor waterman of his fare," quoth the false scoundrel who was striving to rob me.

  • He means to tell us, that a horrid female waterman is graceful!

  • Similar emotion was undergone by my own father when promoted for his merits from his occupation as a waterman to a situation under Government.

  • And Comrade Waterman will support me in my statement that a victory over Eddie Wood means that he gets a legitimate claim to meet Jimmy Garvin for the championship.

  • Mr. Waterman started, and stumbled over a cat.

  • Philpotts and a gazebo what calls himself Waterman and about 'steen more of dem.

  • Letters must be despatched to-morrow morning, informing Luella Granville Waterman and the others (and in particular B.

  • Waterman and Van Vort occasionally tried to chaff him, but he was so snappish in his manner that they wisely decided to let him alone.

  • You remember what Waterman said about Chicago.

  • Waterman made room for his friends, and depositing their luggage on the floor they sat down opposite him.

  • A waterman had gained an inkling of what had occurred from one of the crew of the Lapwings boat, and I was soon surrounded by people asking questions of how it happened.

  • Three chances that poor waterman gave him, which, if he had been trained by Wat Smith, as I have, would have shortened the battle eight minutes.

  • The waterman was vanquished, and the poet resumed his swaggering antics with renewed extravagance.


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