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First it was fours abreast, then by twos, and then a rush to troop front, when, in a long line, they swept around as if they had been harnessed to a beam by traces of equal length After some more evolutions a half-dozen were picked out and put through their paces.— Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle
They faced me three abreast, and one of them fumbled in the clasp of his shirtcloak I edged backward, my own hand racing up for a skean I hadn't carried in six years, and fronted them squarely, hoping I could face down the prospect of a roughhouse.— The Door Through Space
But I knew I would never be sure We walked abreast, my arm around the weary, stumbling woman, and Rakhal said softly at last, "Like old times It wasn't old times, I knew.— The Door Through Space
Marching four abreast, a column of casualties miles in length.— Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army
Three horses abreast, their coats white with pendent icicles and hoar-frost, were harnessed to the sleigh; the centre animal was in the shafts and had his head fastened to a huge wooden head-collar, bright with various colors.— Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers

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