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Example sentences for "past three"

  • Yet it will be half-past three before we leave today, and we shall then, at any rate, be able to see the vicinity of the spot, although we cannot fix it exactly until the day and hour indicated.

  • I found that both the men and women had done their work at half-past three.

  • The men and women had done their work here by half-past three.

  • The people at Jones's had done their work at half-past three.

  • At half-past three he rose, wishing to leave the Grotto, but the extraordinary concourse of people quite frightened him, and he feared he would be late if he did not succeed in getting out of it.

  • And then the girl added in a lower tone: "Pierre will come for me at half-past three.

  • However, I shall expect you, at half-past three, when I will take you to the Medical Verification Office, where I hope I shall be able to show you some surprising things.

  • This was about half-past three; there we lay till eleven o'clock at night, and had an oyster supper in bed.

  • We were detained till half-past three o'clock, so when I came home I was fatigued and slept.

  • This day was an idle one, for I remained in Court till one, and sat for my picture till half-past three to Mr. Smith.

  • Left Dover after a hot luncheon about four o'clock, and reached London at half-past three in the morning.

  • The Court lasted till half-past three; exhausting work in this hot weather.

  • It was before the epoch of railroads; and I see we started at half-past three.

  • My audience was deferred till half-past three; and I went with the Abbé to the private entrance of the imperial palace to see them arrive.

  • Should this occur, I will devise some means to induce Lady Hortensia to quit the room for at least a few minutes, at about half-past three.

  • I remembered that I was to meet Ed Mason and Jimmy Toppan in that garden at half-past three, and that I had better get to sleep again.

  • For the honor of the family, as well as for my own self-respect, I simply had to get up at half-past three.

  • The burial party started at half-past three in the afternoon, and reported back to quarters at nine o’clock same evening.

  • About half-past three o’clock in the morning, masses of moving men in the streets were discovered by the picket sentries, who fired at them and slowly fell back toward the wharf, without eliciting a fire in return.

  • Andrew sent me word from Johnstown this afternoon about half-past three he was safe and would be home shortly.

  • I stayed until half-past three o'clock, when the water commenced to rise very rapidly, and I thought it was best to get out of town.

  • At two, went to the riding-school: rode till half-past three.

  • At half-past three we walked down to the quay to convoy them to their steam-boat, which looked indeed like a "castle on the main.

  • At half-past three, we mounted, and, crossing the river, returned home by a much better road.

  • At the same time twenty-four guns of the batteries which had retired behind Bapaume opened fire on the advancing columns, which then withdrew, at half-past three, across the road to Albert.

  • Next morning sixty-two guns opened fire, and at half-past three in the afternoon the white flag was hoisted on the Cathedral.

  • About half-past three, just before he returned to Brighton, I saw him again as usual to hear any instructions he wished to give, for sometimes he saw patients once, and then left them in my hands.

  • You spent the night in London; and further, you were recognised by a police inspector walking along the Chiswick Road as early as half-past three.

  • He'll be back from the Yard about half-past three, and would very much like to see you.

  • Will you let me come to-morrow at--at half-past three, then?

  • A matter of business called him away from the house early in the morning; but he told his wife that he surely would be on hand for Miss Winthrop's call at half-past three o'clock that afternoon.

  • His business had been cut short by the sudden illness of one of his almoners, and he found himself free to return home at half-past three.

  • But you promised to meet me here at half-past three," cried Philip in dismay.

  • It was half-past three, and the red wintry sun was sinking low.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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