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Example sentences for "wife would"

  • She filled his thoughts as one who could never do wrong; as one who, though a wife would remain a mistress, and though a mistress, would always be the companion of his spirit.

  • No, but my wife would, and Gordon Atterbury and Constable would, and Eldon Parr.

  • Ripton could not have produced her--for it was characteristic of Euphrasia that no girl of her acquaintance was worthy to be raised to such a height; Austen's wife would be an unknown of ideal appearance and attainments.

  • What kind of a wife would I make for him, with his family and friends.

  • The woman fit to be John Grey's wife would certainly do me no harm,--could not touch my happiness.

  • Mrs Marsham had never believed that Mr Palliser's wife would really be false to her vows.

  • I did not find any great effect from it, and my wife would have me go to a noted dermatologist.

  • The next trouble I had was a little redness of the eyes, for which my doctor gave me a wash; but my wife would have it that I must see an oculist.

  • However, I had to obey orders, and my wife would have it that I should entrust my precious person only to the most skilful specialist in each department of medical practice.

  • I told him we were on the homeward half--that I had a bag of oats in the box, and that my wife would have a pail of water ready.

  • I knew that my wife would in that respect rather rely on me than on the average country-town practitioner.

  • The vicar's wife would have a fit if I lounged like this," flinging herself back with an air of abandon on the hay.

  • Frontispiece: "The vicar's wife would have a fit if I lounged like this.

  • My wife would express a wish to go to walk; and when I called her for that purpose, she would have changed her mind because it was necessary to change her dress; thereupon I would return laughing to my office.

  • I suddenly discovered that it was long past five o'clock; and my wife would be expecting me to dinner, and I was to take her that evening to see a new play!


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