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His companion was not the first man who had said the same thing, and yet before half the year was out had been sighing for another woman's favor.

From The Light That Lures by Brebner, Percy James

On Ida's mount he had been sighing forlorn and lonely yet, methinks.

From The Geste of Duke Jocelyn by Farnol, Jeffery

"One thing is certain," said Lord Standon to Lady Constance, who had been sighing over the defeat.

From Adrien Leroy by Garvice, Charles

He had been sighing for her, longing for her, feeding his soul on his memory of her, all these months, while she had not only forgotten him, but had learned to love another man!

From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles

And as evil fate would have it, a carved book-case, the very thing he had been sighing for, for years, was at that moment the object of the auctioneer's praises.

From Phoebe, Junior by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)