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Examples

  • Bornier, why of course I did, he even called upon me several times, but I could never bring myself to invite him to the house because I should always have been obliged to have it disinfected afterwards with formol.

    The Guermantes Way 2003

  • Goethe, Schiller, Pulci, Boiardo, Ariosto, Berni, Bornier, etc. History claims that French armies, once in the reign of Dagobert and once in that of Charlemagne, were attacked and slaughtered in the

    The Book of the Epic 1894

  • Madame Bornier prepared rooms for us all; but there weren't enough to go round, so Brian and Julian O'Farrell were put together, and Dierdre and

    Everyman's Land 1889

  • The two women held a rapid colloquy in low tones -- Madame Bornier remonstrating, Julie softly getting her way.

    Lady Rose's Daughter Humphry Ward 1885

  • Madame Bornier and Thérèse dispensing tea and coffee in the dining-room, one hired parlor-maid, and she herself active and busy everywhere.

    Lady Rose's Daughter Humphry Ward 1885

  • Was she alone in Paris, or was Madame Bornier with her?

    Lady Rose's Daughter Humphry Ward 1885

  • Well, there she is in bed, Madame Bornier away, and everybody.

    Lady Rose's Daughter Humphry Ward 1885

  • Then Madame Bornier returned to her work, and Julie went to the drawing-room.

    Lady Rose's Daughter Humphry Ward 1885

  • "Léonie!" said Julie, in a low voice, to Madame Bornier.

    Lady Rose's Daughter Humphry Ward 1885

  • "Madame Bornier and the little cripple girl?" cried the Duchess.

    Lady Rose's Daughter Humphry Ward 1885

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