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  • He bowed and scraped and smiled, and acknowledged that his conduct might at first blush appear strange, but really it was not, inasmuch as his teeth were not chattering from fear -- oh, dear no! oh, certainly not! he marvelled how the 'messieurs' could think of such a thing

    Allan Quatermain Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • "But certainly, messieurs, that is what I am here for.

    Fighting For Peace Henry Van Dyke 1892

  • " Mesdames et messieurs , I don't need to tell you that I fully and wholly underscore and share what the chancellor just said," added Mr. Sarkozy.

    In Euro's Hour of Need, Aide Gets 'Madame Non' to Say Yes Marcus Walker 2011

  • Alors merci messieurs les opposants d'avoir aider Sassou à gagner sans difficultés.

    Global Voices in English » Congo Brazzaville: Disappointment at Presidential election 2009

  • And when you walk in the place, it feels like Lauren conducting a master class in merchandising: this, messieurs et mesdames, is how it should be done.

    An American in Paris 2010

  • “A table, messieurs,” said La Grange, pointing us towards the cushions and footstools arranged about the table.

    Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009

  • “A table, messieurs,” said La Grange, pointing us towards the cushions and footstools arranged about the table.

    Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009

  • “A table, messieurs,” said La Grange, pointing us towards the cushions and footstools arranged about the table.

    Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009

  • Great party while it lasted messieurs, but you haven't cut it in the real world for the past century, despite hand-outs both military and financial, not to mention sops to their pride from the hated Anglos.

    England Expects Newmania 2007

  • “A table, messieurs,” said La Grange, pointing us towards the cushions and footstools arranged about the table.

    Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009

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