bank-books

He was inclined to grumble that the rewards of making music were not big, in the bank-book sense; but by now he should be seeing that bank-books will not interest him much longer.

Unlikely music critic of the day Matthew Guerrieri 2009

He was inclined to grumble that the rewards of making music were not big, in the bank-book sense; but by now he should be seeing that bank-books will not interest him much longer.

Archive 2009-01-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009

But she feared, — she was almost sure, — that he liked the bank-books better than his

John Caldigate 2004

I took everything else and loaded it up in his car except the papers and title deeds and bank-books and cards, which I took back to the manse later.

Death of a Charming Man Beaton, M. C. 1994

I took everything else and loaded it up in his car except the papers and title deeds and bank-books and cards, which I took back to the manse later.

Death of a Charming Man Beaton, M. C. 1994

He had two bank-books and when Harlow opened them he sat quite still.

The Way to Dusty Death MacLean, Alistair, 1922- 1973

There was a general rush for bank-books, for ever since the preceding fall, the six oldest children had paid their board, clothed themselves, and saved the balance of their earnings.

Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley Belle Kanaris Maniates

They were cautious people, the Ormsbys, and made calculations in their love-affairs as in their bank-books.

The Scarlet Feather Houghton Townley

These things which we look upon as of great value: -- the stocks, bonds, bank-books, deeds, mortgages, insurance policies, etc., are merely nothing.

Fundamentals of Prosperity What They Are and Whence They Come Roger W. Babson

And there was the familiar scenery of his daily life: the ink-stained desks, the brass rails for the books, the ledgers and bank-books, and the files against the walls; and the faces of his fellow-clerks (even the office boy) depicted here before him to the very life.

Drolls From Shadowland