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Example sentences for "brief visit"

  • We made a brief visit to Amsterdam and the Hague, and then went to Brussels, with which city we had become acquainted on our previous visit.

  • After a brief visit to Mansfield I went to Columbus, where I met with a hearty reception from men of both political parties.

  • After a brief visit I returned to Washington, and thence to my home in Mansfield.

  • From Cincinnati, after a brief visit to Mansfield, I returned to Washington to await the opening of spring weather, which rarely comes in the highlands of Ohio until the middle of May.

  • In order to calm the resentment of the Grand Duke, Bonaparte paid a brief visit to Florence.

  • In February, 1798, he paid a brief visit to Dunkirk and the Flemish coast, and concluded that the invasion of England was altogether too complicated to be hazarded except as a last desperate venture.

  • Early next morning, he withdrew into Leipzig, and, after paying a brief visit to the King, rode away towards the western gate.

  • One Easter vacation, when Pen had announced to his mother and uncle his intention not to go down, but stay at Oxbridge and read, Mr. Pen was nevertheless induced to take a brief visit to London in company with his friend Mr. Bloundell.

  • Commencing on March 7th the King and Queen Alexandra paid a brief visit to the West of England and were loyally welcomed at Dartmouth, Plymouth, Stonehouse and Davenport, where certain official functions were performed.

  • Shortly afterwards the Prince and his suite were driven to the Dolmabakshi Palace where they were received by the Sultan with much state and, after a brief visit, returned to Saleh Bazar.

  • Nothing was done on the 1st of May, and Lord Cochrane, tired of their excuses for procrastination, paid a brief visit to the authorities at Poros.

  • After a brief visit to Candia, where he encouraged the garrison of Grabusa to hold out against the enemy, he again passed round the Morea, in which direction he desired to attain two important objects.

  • He paid a brief visit to England in September, 1829; but, seeing no immediate prospect of gaining the restitution of his naval rank, and finding that idle life at home was especially irksome to him, he soon went back to the Continent.

  • In the latter part of August, the Army of the Potomac having left the James River for Acquia Creek and Alexandria, Mrs. Lee returned home for a brief visit.

  • After the brief talk with Sloat at the office he had increased the perplexity and distress of that easily-muddled soldier by requesting his company in a brief visit to the stables and corrals.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    brief address; brief description; brief history; brief instant; brief interval; brief notice; brief pause; brief period; brief reference; brief silence; brief statement; brief survey; brief time; brief visit; brief while; ever been; first section; hand upon; land office; locomotive power; past days; perfect right; permanent settlement; shew himself; till past; trees and