1 "Peace, and move on," said Cedric, his anger at this untimely jest being checked by the recollection of Wamba's recent services.
2 And being always with her, and always talking confidentially, and his feelings exactly in that favourable state which a recent disappointment gives, those soft light eyes could not be very long in obtaining the pre-eminence.
3 Hunger and recent ill-usage are great assistants if you want to cry; and Oliver cried very naturally indeed.
4 The regret of no recent separation was fresh in his mind; the absence of no loved and well-remembered face sank heavily into his heart.
5 Gradually, he fell into that deep tranquil sleep which ease from recent suffering alone imparts; that calm and peaceful rest which it is pain to wake from.
6 This brief direction to Charley Bates, and his recent antagonist, was softly and immediately obeyed.
7 There were not even the traces of recent footsteps, to be seen.
8 Rose had been very pale from the moment of his entrance; but that might have been the effect of her recent illness.
9 To have been described long ago to a recent acquaintance, by nameless people, is irresistible; and Anne was all curiosity.
10 Her recent good offices by Anne had been enough in themselves, and their marriage, instead of depriving her of one friend, secured her two.
11 She came indoors with her face flushed, and her eyes still showing traces of her recent excitement.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 2 He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song 12 The only sign upon him of his recent struggle for life was in his fingertips, which were worn and sacrificed in his dying endeavours to obtain a hold on the face of the weir-wall.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 9 Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together 13 Your recent services to one of the royal houses of Europe have shown that you are one who may safely be trusted with matters which are of an importance which can hardly be exaggerated.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In I. A Scandal in Bohemia 14 I have just been looking through all the recent papers in order to master the particulars.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY 15 By the way, in view of recent occurrences, perhaps I ought to ask Mrs. Hudson to examine its crop.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE