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Example sentences for "fastening"

Lexicographically close words:
fasten; fastened; fastener; fasteners; fasteneth; fastenings; fastens; faster; fastest; fastidious
  1. Nor was he longer sitting there with his eyes closed, groping at the fastening of his leggings in the endeavor to get the shin protectors off.

  2. A minute or two afterwards the fastening of the yard gates was heard, and the sound of Dan's footsteps dying away in the country lane.

  3. She laid the table in a cosy corner of the kitchen; then she went ponderously through the house, drawing down blinds and fastening shutters.

  4. Rannveig his mother heard the sound, and came out from the door to the place where Gunnar was fastening on his helmet.

  5. When they had done their work they placed water and food for their donkey in a little shed which opened on to the tent, then, fastening the door so that no one could enter, they went out to enjoy the evening air.

  6. So the next morning she rose early, and fastening on her armour, left her father's castle for Charlemagne's camp.

  7. Fastening his eyes upon his son, as if he recognized him, the dying man looked his last farewell.

  8. Suddenly, as the fastening was removed, the door was pushed inward.

  9. Repair espaliers by fastening the stakes and poles with nails and wire, and tying the shoots down with twigs of osier.

  10. Fry it lightly, lay it on a dish, spread a forcemeat over each piece, and roll it round, fastening the roll with a few small skewers.

  11. Nothing in it keeps a form constant and determinate; our affections, fastening on external things, necessarily change and pass just as they do.

  12. I do not know anything that tires me more than a bad fastening -- that is, one that allows the foot to shift in the binding.

  13. I have tried many patents, for I have always been afraid of a stiff fastening in cold temperatures; but all these patents, without exception, are worthless in the long-run.

  14. As I have already mentioned, we had everything with us for fastening the but down to the Barrier, but the calm weather we had had all the time led us to suppose that the conditions would not be so bad as we had expected.

  15. He held a bar of iron in his hand like the fastening of a window, and a little breath of heat told the smith's son that though black it was still warm from the fire.

  16. I kept myself up, so to speak, by fastening my eyes to the church door, whence she was to issue forth.

  17. He had seen the travelling carriage in the courtyard, and watched Frederick fastening the valise on the box.

  18. A simpler and stronger chain fastening than that shown in the cut, is now used for attaching the chain to the trap.

  19. I set the trap in the hole and cover carefully, fastening to a stake or toggle, concealing by covering with dirt.

  20. With a stationary fastening something may break.

  21. On the subject of fastening traps, Mr. Vernon Bailey of the Biological Survey gives the following: "The best anchor for a wolf trap is a stone drag of 30 or 40 pounds weight, to which the trap is securely wired.

  22. Illustration: Pin for fastening Cloak, made from a Dollar, beaten out.

  23. If she clung to the man who was practically dead to her, fastening upon him all her wishes and feelings, she would have a support for her entire being.

  24. The mirror was tall and composed of three adjustable faces, so that you could see yourself on all sides--the hair at the back of your neck, the fastening of your dress, everything.

  25. He pulled off his queer old soldier's cap, and stood looking an instant earnestly from me to Helga, before fastening his dark but brilliant gaze upon the Captain.

  26. And such was generally the mode in which they were addressed by the clergy in question: who, taking familiar themes for their discourses, which were leveled right at the wants of their auditors, always succeeded in fastening their attention.

  27. She must be left alone," he said firmly and quietly, his eyes fastening the old man's eyes; and there was that in them which would not be gainsaid.

  28. He took the empty glass from her, put it on the table, and then stood and looked at her meditatively, fastening her eyes with his own.

  29. They then dismounted to wrestle, and fastening the bridles, each to his own girdle, furiously grasped each other's loins and limbs, straining and struggling for the mastery.

  30. He had long ago trained the noble animal to remain where he was placed without other fastening than this.

  31. On reaching the gate she was surprised to see that the officer had dismounted, and was fastening his horse to a stake.

  32. It has no waist, and hangs nearly to the hips without other fastening than the support at the shoulders.

  33. The party disembarked noiselessly and, fastening the boat to a tree, moved along toward the camp.

  34. If the wall were not so high it would be easy enough, Jake, for we could do it by fastening the rope within about three inches of the end of a pole six feet long and three inches thick.

  35. Me shut him, massa, but dere aint no fastening on dis side, so Jake will sit down wid him back against him.

  36. It will be a prize to Mr Sedgwick, whatever it is," he observed, fastening a line round the animal's neck.

  37. Fastening the legs of our prize round a piece of the universally useful bamboo, we bore it off in triumph to our mansion, and very soon had some delicious steaks cooking before our fire.

  38. A larger basket was therefore made, into which we put the old bird, fastening in its head at the same time.

  39. We then, fastening some ratans round it, dragged it on rollers to the bed which had been prepared, and thus in due form laid the keel of the Hope.

  40. Well, sir, you know better than I do; but I should be surprised if by fastening all the ropes we have together we found soundings.

  41. The end of this I passed round Oliver's body, fastening myself with another portion.

  42. All at once it seemed to him that a hand was fumbling with the fastening of his door.

  43. At the far end a woman, a young waitress, no doubt, was standing on top of a little folding ladder, fastening some old plates to nails that were driven in the wall and seemed nearly beyond her reach.

  44. There were the three girlish figures sporting around him, weaving garlands for his head, fastening them on with kisses, amid merry laughter.

  45. But no power on earth could have induced them to attack the corsairs, who were already fastening their grappling irons to the ship.

  46. He instantly seized a stout rope, and commenced fastening the engine of the biplane to an upturned point of rock, which seemed just made for an anchorage.


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