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Frederick, who had been fastening his cravat, did not appear to be much affected by this news.

From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Flaubert, Gustave

Still mindful of the eager eyes upon her, Pauline had been fastening the roses in her bosom as she spoke, and ended with a silvery laugh that made the silence musical with its heartsome sound.

From Pauline's Passion and Punishment by Alcott, Louisa May

Silently I observed this, and feared it argued a rooted scepticism, which for ages had been fastening on the heart, and which only an age of miracles could eradicate.

From Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. by Fuller, Margaret

Mary, who had been fastening the bolts inside, met him in the doorway.

From Mary Marston by MacDonald, George

Now he believed the truth of the horrid suspicion which had been fastening on his mind.

From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John