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1 In that respect his friend had greatly the advantage.
2 You are charmingly grouped, and appear to uncommon advantage.
3 No," said Colonel Fitzwilliam, "that is an advantage which he must divide with me.
4 It amazes me, I confess; for, certainly, there can be nothing so advantageous to them as instruction.
5 Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practised more, and could have the advantage of a London master.
6 Certainly, sir; and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less polished societies of the world.
7 I cannot see that London has any great advantage over the country, for my part, except the shops and public places.
8 Our situation with regard to Lady Catherine's family is indeed the sort of extraordinary advantage and blessing which few can boast.
9 That is an uncommon advantage, and uncommon I hope it will continue, for it would be a great loss to me to have many such acquaintances.
10 The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.
11 Their taking her home, and affording her their personal protection and countenance, is such a sacrifice to her advantage as years of gratitude cannot enough acknowledge.
12 His accompanying them was a double advantage; she felt all the compliment it offered to herself, and it was most acceptable as an occasion of introducing him to her father and mother.
13 She had always felt that Charlotte's opinion of matrimony was not exactly like her own, but she had not supposed it to be possible that, when called into action, she would have sacrificed every better feeling to worldly advantage.
14 His character sunk on every review of it; and as a punishment for him, as well as a possible advantage to Jane, she seriously hoped he might really soon marry Mr. Darcy's sister, as by Wickham's account, she would make him abundantly regret what he had thrown away.
15 I hope," said she, as they were walking together in the shrubbery the next day, "you will give your mother-in-law a few hints, when this desirable event takes place, as to the advantage of holding her tongue; and if you can compass it, do cure the younger girls of running after officers.
16 She represented to him all the improprieties of Lydia's general behaviour, the little advantage she could derive from the friendship of such a woman as Mrs. Forster, and the probability of her being yet more imprudent with such a companion at Brighton, where the temptations must be greater than at home.
17 His own father did not long survive mine, and within half a year from these events, Mr. Wickham wrote to inform me that, having finally resolved against taking orders, he hoped I should not think it unreasonable for him to expect some more immediate pecuniary advantage, in lieu of the preferment, by which he could not be benefited.
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