find the lady
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It takes the rest of the evening to find the lady and make her confess.
From Time Magazine Archive
I will visit you to-night, and you shall soon find the lady; but on no account go on till you have seen me!
From Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
"And this morning," remarked the man of aliases, with a smile, "I was Miss Du Plessis or Martha Baggs, so Rawdon will have hard work to find the lady of his affections."
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
He had been contrasting her with his sister, greatly to the disparagement of his home life; and he was disappointed to find the lady break down where the actress would have succeeded so well.
From The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage by Shaw, Bernard
"Maybe you-all could tell me," said Kate Pollard, lounging in the saddle, "where I'll find the lady that owns this here place?"
From Black Jack by Brand, Max
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