Example Sentences

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"The gentlemen are not here to-day, the studio is closed, I am sweeping up."

From Confessions of a Young Man by Moore, George (George Augustus)

He is with me here all the day when I am sweeping the snow.

From The House in Town by Warner, Susan

When I am sweeping out a room, and my back is turned, I hear her at the door; and when I turn myself about, I just catch a glimpse of her running away.

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

"The gentlemen are not here to-day, the studio is closed; I am sweeping up."

From Confessions of a Young Man by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Heavy losses, instead of fair profits, are the result of a year's tireless efforts, and you find yourself near the bottom of the wheel, while I am sweeping upward.

From Choice Readings for the Home Circle by Anonymous