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  • Here he calls his Neighbour Prat the Constable, with design to apprehend 'em, and set 'em in the Stocks.

    An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume I 1889

  • Now they are back with a new EP titled My Neighbour/My Creator and have offered up the happily titled I Hope You Die as a free download.

    Hot Artists at Elbo.ws 2010

  • Vicar's hint about the 'Neighbour' was responsible for that.

    A Prisoner in Fairyland Algernon Blackwood 1910

  • "Neighbour," he said, although we have simplified our lives a great deal from what they were, and have got rid of many conventionalities and many sham wants, which used to give our forefathers much trouble, yet our life is too complex for me to tell you in detail by means of words how it is arranged; you must find that out by living amongst us.

    News From Nowhere, or, An Epoch of Rest [a machine-readable transcription] 1890

  • "Neighbour," said Madame Erlingsen to Peder, "is there any one here who does not believe that God is over all, and that he protects the innocent?"

    Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" Harriet Martineau 1839

  • "Neighbour," said I, "your wife can tell you that I valued my diamond at a hundred thousand pieces, and I will take nothing less."

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Complete Anonymous 1791

  • The old gentleman said he would go with me to the new printer; and when we found him, "Neighbour," says Bradford, "I have brought to see you a young man of your business; perhaps you may want such a one."

    Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 1748

  • With solemn deference to North Korea, the statement highlighted that the Security Council "Takes Note of Neighbour's Response Denying Responsibility for Sinking" -- the "Neighbour" being North Korea.

    Kick North Korea Out Of The U.N. 2010

  • With solemn deference to North Korea, the statement highlighted that the Security Council "Takes Note of Neighbour's Response Denying Responsibility for Sinking" -- the "Neighbour" being North Korea.

    Kick North Korea Out Of The U.N. 2010

  • "Neighbour," he said presently, "do as you please if your men come first.

    The Toys of Peace, and other papers 1870-1916 Saki 1893

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