Example Sentences

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"There is a good fire in the kitchen, ma'am, if you want to make toast," observed Martha, rising reluctantly from her knees; "I have been ironing Miss Baby's pinnys."

From Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

We got up at four o'clock this morning, and have been ironing all day.

From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.

I have been ironing hard all day, and sewing, but I heard no lessons.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston