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  • 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

  • He was nothing but a stuffy, pompous boor with a bank-book where his heart should be.

    The 310: Boy Trouble Beth Killian 2007

  • He was nothing but a stuffy, pompous boor with a bank-book where his heart should be.

    The 310: Boy Trouble Beth Killian 2007

  • He was nothing but a stuffy, pompous boor with a bank-book where his heart should be.

    The 310: Boy Trouble Beth Killian 2007

  • “For I refuse to pay out another krone on that bank-book of his.”

    The Road Leads On 2003

  • But, to be on the safe side, he glanced once more into the bank-book and said:

    The Road Leads On 2003

  • So now all you have to do is to go to him and get that bank-book of yours.

    The Road Leads On 2003

  • It was she who paid the bills, pored over his bank-book, corresponded with his publishers.

    Tales of the Jazz Age 2003

  • August begged pardon and somewhat shyly held forth his bank-book.

    The Road Leads On 2003

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