Example Sentences

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She said, very low, 'Yes, Arthur,' as if she were assenting to some statement I had made, as perhaps she was.

From Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

Here Mr. Bat moved his head, as if he were assenting to a remark of his friend General Jackson.

From Trumps by Curtis, George William