1 Happily, I have always laid great stress upon it, and much practice has made it second nature to me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION 2 Or for the matter of that book learning; or skilful practice on pianos; or laying on of paint.
3 I hesitated long before I put this theory to the test of practice.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis StevensonContext Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE 4 He was not only a professional peacemaker, but from practice a hater of all feuds and brawls.
5 Damsel," he said, "if the pity I feel for thee arise from any practice thine evil arts have made on me, great is thy guilt.
6 A very praiseworthy practice," said Edmund, "but not quite universal.
7 And I have two or three ideas also," said Edmund, "and one of them is, that very little of your plan for Thornton Lacey will ever be put in practice.
8 They had been instructed theoretically in their religion, but never required to bring it into daily practice.
9 I don't mean a regular mute to attend grown-up people, my dear, but only for children's practice.
10 As to the management of their children, his theory was much better than his wife's, and his practice not so bad.
11 It was very well to talk of, but ridiculous to put in practice.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama 12 It was a practice well known on Egdon at that date, and one that is not quite extinct at the present day.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 7 The Night of the Sixth of November 13 And in practice again, I observe.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In I. A Scandal in Bohemia 14 My practice is never very absorbing.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE 15 Dr. Roylott then abandoned his attempts to establish himself in practice in London and took us to live with him in the old ancestral house at Stoke Moran.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND