c & b
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And, in case you are wondering, the answers are b, c, b, a.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2013
In reality it runs in a valley, from 100 to 200 or more feet in depth, as a, c, b, fig.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The inclination of this slope, or angle c b d; 5.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
The figure represents the back of the pigeon; and the direction of the knife is in the line c, b, by a, if done the last way.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
There are seven arches in the lower story; and, calling the central arch a, and counting to the extremity, they diminish in the alternate order a, c, b, d.
From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by John Ruskin
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