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constituency and no one else
'The Unionist candidate for this constituency exists' means 'some one is a Unionist candidate for this constituency, and no one else is'.
— from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

chesnut and no one else
Yorick, I said, picked up the chesnut which Phutatorius's wrath had flung down—the action was trifling—I am ashamed to account for it—he did it, for no reason, but that he thought the chesnut not a jot worse for the adventure—and that he held a good chesnut worth stooping for.—But this incident, trifling as it was, wrought differently in Phutatorius's head: He considered this act of Yorick's in getting off his chair and picking up the chesnut, as a plain acknowledgment in him, that the chesnut was originally his—and in course, that it must have been the owner of the chesnut, and no one else, who could have played him such a prank with it: What greatly confirmed him in this opinion, was this, that the table being parallelogramical and very narrow, it afforded a fair opportunity for Yorick, who sat directly over against Phutatorius, of slipping the chesnut in—and consequently that he did it.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

could allow no other exceptions
With the exception, perhaps, of Admiral and Mrs Croft, who seemed particularly attached and happy, (Anne could allow no other exceptions even among the married couples), there could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison, no countenances so beloved.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

can answer no other end
They can answer no other end than to cast a mist over the truth.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

confidence and no one else
The shepherd holds the key to their confidence, and no one else can unlock the door to their love.
— from The Heart-Cry of Jesus by Byron J. (Byron Johnson) Rees

cleared and no one else
But he had a strange custom; every day after dinner, when the table was cleared, and no one else was present, a trusty servant had to bring him one more dish.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

covered and no one else
The king’s cup was always kept covered and no one else drank from it but he and I. Before the king took the cup to drink, he raised his clasped hands toward the sky, and then toward me; and when he was about to drink, he extended the fist of his left hand toward me (at first I thought that he was about to strike me) and then drank.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

contributed a note of easy
If their resonant hilarity could never be hers, she contributed a note of easy elegance more valuable to Mattie Gormer than the louder passages of the band.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

constituency and no one else
'Mr. A. is the Unionist candidate for this constituency' means 'Mr. A. is a Unionist candidate for this constituency, and no one else is'.
— from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

chestnuts and nuts of every
Other comestibles, peculiar to Christmas, are almond soup, truffled turkey, roasted chestnuts, and nuts of every sort.
— from Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by W. F. (William Francis) Dawson

court and nobility of Edward
I think the spirit of the court and nobility of Edward III.
— from Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Causes and Nature of Epidemic
The following pages have been written with a view to render some aid in establishing a sound and firm basis for future research, on that absorbing topic, the Causes and Nature of Epidemic Diseases.
— from Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease by John Grove

clerk and no one ever
She WORKED BACKWARDS, not because someone told her that was the right way to analyze her job, but probably because she was only a file clerk and no one ever told her anything.
— from The Knack of Managing by Lewis K. Urquhart

comes and no one else
One thing is certain, that when those horrid assassins 5 hide a heap of money they put a dead man’s body at the entrance of the hole where they hide it, and say to it, ‘Thou be on guard till one of such a name, be it Teresa, be it Angela, be it Pietro, comes;’ and no one else going can be of any use, for it may be a hundred years before the coincidence can happen of a person just of the right name lighting on the spot—perhaps never.
— from Roman Legends: A collection of the fables and folk-lore of Rome by Rachel Harriette Busk

correctness and nicety of expression
and before he can make it as palatable to common sense, and Shakspeare's "logical correctness and nicety of expression," as it was to Creed and Shepley, he must get over the "stalking-horse," the drink UP , which stands in his way precisely as it did in that of Malone's more legitimate proposition.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

consecutive a number of early
For his scribes in all good faith may have reckoned as consecutive a number of early dynasties which had been contemporaneous.
— from A History of Sumer and Akkad An account of the early races of Babylonia from prehistoric times to the foundation of the Babylonian monarchy by L. W. (Leonard William) King

containing a number of electric
This torch was modified at the time of the erection of the statue to accommodate the lamps available, with the result that it was merely a lantern containing a number of electric lamps.
— from Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh

cassia and nutmegs of each
1. Naples soap (genuine), 4 oz.; powdered Castile soap, 2 oz.; honey, 1 oz.; essence of ambergris and oils of cassia and nutmegs, of each 5 or 6 drops.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II by Richard Vine Tuson


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