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Example sentences for "several gentlemen"

  • The morning after my arrival I received an invitation to dine the next day with Mr. Otis, and was visited at the same time by several gentlemen.

  • In the mean time I shall pay that Respect to several Gentlemen, who I know will be in Danger of offending against this Instrument, to give them notice of it by private Letters, in which I shall only write, Get a Licinius.

  • He was no sooner seated than he called for a Dish of Tea; but as several Gentlemen in the Room wanted other things, the Boys of the House did not think themselves at leisure to mind him.

  • The Confession of this vain Soldier made me reflect on some of my own Actions; for you must know, Sir, I am often at a Window which fronts the Apartments of several Gentlemen, who I doubt not have the same Opinion of me.

  • Several gentlemen ran to his assistance, but he died in an hour after, having given all the particulars of the dress and appearance of his murderers, and that of their carriage.

  • Captain Ponsonby requested me to remove it, as several gentlemen at the other table wished to taste it.

  • Several gentlemen, at the head of whom was Colonel Carleton, clubbed together and engaged a man cook, who turned out a tolerable good dinner.

  • Fame having soon sounded the arrival of our hero through every street in Exeter, several gentlemen flocked to the Oxford Inn to visit him, and amongst the rest merchant Davy.

  • As soon as he came to an anchor, several gentlemen of Exeter went on board, and inquired what passage, and where he left Mr. Carew?

  • He was in a destitute situation; and making his wants known, found friends who assisted him, and gave him introductions to several gentlemen, among whom was Dr.

  • We remained in our encampment during the day and were visited by several gentlemen, and were solicited to tarry in this place for a season and take a job on the Springfield and Dayton turnpike.

  • He was sent to Nova Scotia in 1765, to locate a grant of land from the crown to several gentlemen in Pennsylvania.

  • He betrayed no want of fortitude, but retained a complacent smile on his countenance, and politely bowed to several gentlemen whom he knew, which was respectfully returned.

  • Several gentlemen said it was the first, and not the last week in January, in which the accounts had been ordered to be laid before the House.

  • The same appeared to pervade the minds of several gentlemen.

  • It was professed to be the wish of several gentlemen to eradicate it.

  • His relation of the sufferings of the Saints, and the cruelties heaped upon them by their heartless persecutors, enlisted the sympathies of his hearers, and they gave him letters of introduction to several gentlemen, among which was one to Dr.

  • Mr. Smith to several gentlemen in California who will be able to give him any information on the state of affairs in that country; and when he returns to Illinois, he will visit Mr. Smith.

  • Several gentlemen of condition went over with their whole families--some for bettering their estates--others for religion, and other reasons best known to themselves.

  • His lordship was made sole governor, and was accompanied by several gentlemen of condition.

  • On the 26th of August Spotswood was joined by several gentlemen, two small companies of rangers, and four Meherrin Indians.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    call the; diligent student; great race; hand barrel; morally certain; ornamental tree; outside the; public funeral; several cities; several countries; several different; several hours; several hundred; several hundreds; several inches; several instances; several parts; several places; several small; several species; several things; several times; several waters; several weeks; several writers; several years