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  • He brightens up a bit when he sees me, and we both jumped off, and had a good shake-hands and a yarn.

    Robbery Under Arms 2004

  • Delfay believed that the coalition had violated United States commerce laws by negotiating shake-hands agreement with the cities and counties.

    Outgunned PETER HARRY BROWN DANIEL G. ABEL 2003

  • Delfay believed that the coalition had violated United States commerce laws by negotiating shake-hands agreement with the cities and counties.

    Outgunned PETER HARRY BROWN DANIEL G. ABEL 2003

  • Delfay believed that the coalition had violated United States commerce laws by negotiating shake-hands agreement with the cities and counties.

    Outgunned PETER HARRY BROWN DANIEL G. ABEL 2003

  • I met him a short time afterwards, and he gave me a more cordial shake-hands than ever.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various

  • Many a time and oft did good, innocent Miss Henny Comyn declare, that when the shake-hands hour arrived, Mr. Bruce, "puir man, seemed to toddle aff to his cosie beddie at Davy Bain's marvellously fu 'o' the spirit!"

    The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various

  • After a free interchange of salutations and a general 'shake-hands,' the people withdrew and left their honored guest to the retirement of his own beautiful home.

    Letters and Journals 02] Morse, Samuel F B 1914

  • As he rose to go Scarlett wished his host good-night with a hearty shake-hands.

    The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins Brampton, Henry H 1904

  • Haymarket Theatre, at which our queer shyness of one another made our resolutely cordial and appreciative conversation so difficult that our final laugh and shake-hands was almost a reciprocal confession.

    Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions Frank Harris 1893

  • However, it was time to go, so with another hearty shake-hands, and 'my love to dear England,' Jenny Lind and I took leave.

    My Life as an Author Tupper, Martin F 1886

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