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Example sentences for "who took"

  • One of the first professors I called to Cornell was Hiram Corson, who took charge of the department of English literature; and from that day to this he has been a center from which good culture has radiated among our students.

  • Still worse was it with some of the tutors, who took us through various classical works, but never with a particle of appreciation for them as literature or philosophy.

  • The president and professors were men of high character and attainments; but to the lower classes the instruction was given almost entirely by tutors, who took up teaching for bread-winning while going through the divinity school.

  • He obtained, by the influence of Dorset, who took a peculiar pleasure in befriending young men of promise, a seat in the House of Commons.

  • On Friday, the 5th of February, the Duc de Noailles gave a very fine box full of excellent Spanish snuff to the Dauphine, who took some, and liked it.

  • In this plain he was joined by our troops, who took up positions right and left of him, under the command of Tallard and Marsin.

  • The communion received and the oblation taken some moments afterwards, the King remained a little while in the same place, then returned to his own, followed by the two Dukes and the captain of the guards, who took theirs.

  • The coach, connecting with the diligences to Troyes, had brought from La Belle Etoile three trunks coming from Paris, marked with no name, but belonging to this stranger, who took up his quarters at the Mulet inn.

  • Is the man a clever swindler, who invented that fable for some purpose, or is he really an artist, who took me in all simplicity of soul for the living realization of his idea?

  • Thome merely had a small part of his coat torn by a deputy, who took him by the collar.

  • But it was debated under and by Napoleon, who took a lively interest in it.

  • Before leaving his room, I had the strength of mind to compose myself, and I put on such an air of cheerfulness that the Abbe Gama, who took me to his room to drink some coffee, complimented me upon my happy looks.

  • So, about four o'clock in the morning she left me, and softly made her way to her room, and at daybreak I left the hotel under the protection of the scullion, who took me by a private door I did not know of.

  • I thought from his expression that the count had taken a fancy to her, and when she asked us to dinner I refused on the plea of an engagement; but Tiretta, who took my meaning, accepted.

  • Holland to me who took me to the Half Moon tavern and Mr. Southorne, Blackburne's clerk.

  • Here Sir George Grey, the Governor of the colony, who took a warm and enlightened interest in the cause of the expedition, invited both Grant and myself to reside at his house.

  • The lesser one, who still retains the name of Kahala, said she was seized in Unyoro by the Waganda, who took her to N'yamasore, but what became of her father and mother she could not say.

  • If something very pleasant should happen now, we should think it a delightful month," said Beth, who took a hopeful view of everything, even November.

  • She folded the letter and gave it to the merchant, who took it and reading what was written in it, rejoiced and exclaimed, "Glory to Him who fashioned thee!

  • So he handed the letter to the old woman, who took it and carried it to the princess.

  • Then she folded the letter and gave it to the old woman, who took it and returned to Taj el Mulouk.

  • Then she folded the letter and committed it to the old woman, who took it and returning to Taj el Mulouk, gave it to him.

  • So he repaired to the Draper and buying of him a turband-cloth of lawn, returned and gave it to the old woman, who took it and burned it in two places.

  • FN#362] There was once in a city of the cities a woman fair of favour, who took to lover a trooper wight.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    come between; constantly changing; hardly necessary; leave home; running water; who are; who became; who knew; who may; who might; who sat; who takest away the; whoever they; whoever thou; whole black; whole milk; whom alone; whose fault; whose heart; whose hearts; whose life; whose love; whose mind; whose presence; whose style; whose surname