1 The noise of the rain did not disturb him much; but it attracted his attention sufficiently to make him raise his head sometimes, as if he were rather remonstrating with the elements.
2 As the matter is, disturb not the peaceful hall with vaunts of the issue of the conflict, which you well know cannot take place.
3 And I pray you, good Christian brother," replied the anchorite, "to disturb me no more.
4 But now she could arrange that Mrs Bolton should come at ten to disturb them.
5 But since you think it interferes with you, I won't disturb you, don't be afraid.
6 She woke up greyly, and watched, but without making a sound to disturb Sir Clifford.
7 The surgeon shook his head, in a manner which intimated that he feared it was very possible; and observing that they might disturb the patient, led the way into an adjoining apartment.
8 On the fine days at this time of the year, and earlier, certain ephemeral operations were apt to disturb, in their trifling way, the majestic calm of Egdon Heath.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 2: 1 Tidings of the Comer 9 I thought it might disturb you in your business, and that you might throw up your situation, or injure your prospects in some way because of it, so I said nothing.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 2: 8 Firmness Is Discovered in a Gentle Heart 10 To argue upon the possibility of culture before luxury to the bucolic world may be to argue truly, but it is an attempt to disturb a sequence to which humanity has been long accustomed.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 3: 2 The New Course Causes Disappointment 11 Yeobright was unwilling to disturb this idea, though his scheme was far enough removed from one wherein the education of youth should be made a mere channel of social ascent.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama 12 The doubtful legitimacy of such rough coercion did not disturb the mind of Venn.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 4 Rough Coercion Is Employed 13 "You may go in; you will not disturb him," she said, following behind.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 6 A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian 14 Her grandfather concluded from what he saw that he ought not to disturb her; and descending again to the parlour he placed the letter on the mantelpiece to give it to her in the morning.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 7 The Night of the Sixth of November 15 I kept all the keys and could go where I liked and do what I liked, so long as I did not disturb him in his privacy.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS