en attendant
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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We had only insisted upon your regularity at chapel and at lectures, and we hear of your attention to them comparatively, and we are fixed to be contented en attendant.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny
Previously to the appearance of that sequel, however, it may be well to say a few words concerning the fortunes of some of our characters, as it might be en attendant.
From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore
As the roads are already very good, we walk and ride perpetually, and amuse ourselves as well as we can, en attendant your brother, who is gone a settlement hunting.
From The History of Emily Montague by Brooke, Frances
"I have a world to say to you: en attendant, mademoiselle, you will consider everything at your disposal in the house of my grandfather, jusqu'à deux heures."
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
The duchess, not being able to detach the Duc de Nemours from Mademoiselle de Rohan, fell in love, en attendant, with the leader of the Reformers.
From Catherine De Medici by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
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