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Sentences starting with arrest

Arrest him! [11]

Sentences ending with arrest

He now wishes to see his mother before she dies, and it was as much as we could do this morning to persuade him from going to her openly in the face of arrest. [9]
It was clear to everyone that the jury must return a verdict of wilful murder, and it was equally clear that the evidence was sufficient to fix suspicion upon Orlando, which must lead to his arrest. [11]
Barbara now stated that he was the son of a respectable family, and had by no means come here to steal the property of others; but the marquise, though she probably correctly interpreted the handsome young fellow's late visit, vehemently insisted upon his arrest. [10]
A messenger from Slade rode at full speed to inform her of her husband's arrest. [5]
There flashed through my mind the remembrance of Mathilde in her scarlet robe as she stood on the Heights that momentous night of my arrest. [11]
With painful dejection he awaited the end of this action, in which he regarded himself as a participant and which he was unable to arrest. [2]
She heard that at the last meeting of the Council an order had been issued for Biberli's arrest. [10]

Short sentences using arrest

Will you arrest me now? [11]
Sheriff, you will arrest him. [5]

Sentences containing arrest two or more times

The mass of the people commenced a systematic search for the dead body, while Wickersham was despatched to arrest Henry Trailor at the Grove, and Jim Maxcy to Warren to arrest William. [7]
I can scarcely believe that General John B. Houston has been arrested "for no other offense than opposition to my re-election;" for, if that had been deemed sufficient cause of arrest, I should have heard of more than one arrest in Kentucky on election day. [7]

More example sentences with the word arrest in them

You don't mean you're trying to arrest me again, after letting me go? [11]
I will remain your ally in this matter; for, as Cambyses' dying father appointed me the counsellor of his son in word and deed, I venture occasionally a bold word to arrest his excesses. [10]
Let me tell you I have an order from the British Government to confine him to his estate; not to permit him to leave it; and, if he does, to arrest him. [11]
Seeing that it would be a mistake to arrest Marchand at that moment, he raised the struggling figure of the wrecker above his head and, with Herculean effort, threw him up over the heads of the Frenchmen in front of him. [11]
Had the men who were to arrest him or inquisitive visitors not allowed themselves to be deterred even by the late hour? [10]
She saw with what quiet Michel bore his arrest, and she said to herself, as the last halberdier vanished: "If the Queen do but speak with him, if she but look upon his face and hear his voice, she must needs deal kindly by him. [11]
If Mr. Vallandigham was not damaging the military power of the country, then his arrest was made on mistake of fact, which I would be glad to correct on reasonably satisfactory evidence. [7]
The little river was full now, and ice had formed on it, with small openings here and there, where the dark water, hurrying along as if in fear of arrest, had a more chilling aspect than the icy cover. [4]
The constables of Vilray had twice visited the Manor to arrest him that day, but they had been led in another direction by a clue which he had provided; and afterwards in the dusk he had doubled back and hid himself under Jean Jacques' roof. [11]
While Hornecht was vainly trying to arrest the horseman's attention, his companion, Bai, the second prophet of Amon, whispered: "Let him go! [10]
I was wholly unaware that Mr. Vallandigham was, at the time of his arrest, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor until so informed by your reading to me the resolutions of the convention. [7]
Of course, this trivial and, fugitive fact of personal wealth does not create a permanent class, unless some special means are taken to arrest the process of disintegration in the third generation. [6]
All the old tricks of Bigot and his La Friponne, which, after the outbreak the night of my arrest at the Seigneur Duvarney's, had been somewhat repressed, were in full swing again, and robbery in the name of providing for defense was the only habit. [11]
Why arrest the travelling, however swift it be? [11]
He came slowly towards the bushranger who, smiling, said as he advanced: "Yes, arrest me! [11]
The policemen now told me I was under arrest and must go with them. [5]
Then I went to bring the constables to his house to arrest her when he had finished with her. [11]
But of course they'll arrest the old man--your great friend! [11]
And even if they did arrest me for being here, what would it matter? [2]
For an instant there was an involuntary arrest of Jean Jolicoeur's look, as though memory had been roused, but this swiftly passed, and he said: "Fine dogs, them! [11]
If we arrest them, we cannot long hold them as prisoners, and when liberated they will immediately reassemble and take their action; and precisely the same if we simply disperse them--they will immediately reassemble in some other place. [7]
The arrest enraged the Rajah's people, and all Benares came storming about the place and threatening vengeance. [5]
Try to obtain the order for the arrest this very day. [10]
And one of the men, as cheerful as Joan herself, undertook to carry a little keg of brandy into the house, under the very nose of the young inspector, who had sought to mark his appointment by the detection and arrest of Tarboe single-handed. [11]
Just previous to the day of his arrest, he had given a fearful beating to one of his followers; but such was his influence over them that the man wept bitterly at the gallows, and begged for his life with all his power. [5]
They must arrest the career of South American deliverance from thraldom. [7]
Family influence deterred the captain from placing this man under arrest, and even Dr. Franklin found trouble, some years after, in bringing about his dismissal from the service. [9]
His arrest cleared the air and the strike broke. [11]
I was reminded that unexplained sudden deaths were of constant, of daily occurrence; that any emotion is liable to arrest the movements of life: terror, joy, good news or bad news,--anything that reaches the deeper nervous centres. [6]
He was certain that it would arrest the attention of the critics and of the public, whether it became popular or not. [11]
He had finished telling her the story of Zopyrus' arrest, and of the journey which Bartja and his friends had taken on his behalf. [10]
Only compare them, talking or writing, with one of those babbling, chattering dolls, of warmer latitudes, who do not know enough even to keep out of print, and who are interesting to us only as specimens of arrest of development for our psychological cabinets. [6]
We sent a sheik to arrest him if he had the authority, or to warn him, if he had not, that by the laws of Egypt the crime he was attempting to commit was punishable with imprisonment or the bastinado. [5]
A squad was sent to the Kent estate, where he had been living, to arrest him, but he made his escape to New York. [9]
He interrupted him, saying: "There is no need to take leave of your friends, for the king, who is raging like a madman, ordered me not only to arrest you, but every one else who might be with you. [10]
In the Fashion Saloon Reeder made threats against the life of Gumbert, saying he would kill him, and it is said that he requested the officers not to arrest Gumbert, as he intended to kill him. [5]
I hear a rumor to-day that you recently sought to arrest her, but were prevented by her presenting the paper from me. [7]
But hunger is pride's master; so, as the evening drew near, he made an attempt at another farmhouse; but here he fared worse than before; for he was called hard names and was promised arrest as a vagrant except he moved on promptly. [5]
The very first piece in the collection could not fail to arrest him. [6]
The only real peril confronting democracy is the arrest of growth. [9]
I was then ordered under arrest for contempt of court, and restrained of my liberty for the best part of the day. [5]
The citizen sergeant only smiled, and made no move to arrest the young lady in red and white. [9]
Previous to this, on account of the critical state of affairs, the committee had met, and at last resolved to arrest him. [5]
Eva did not notice it; for Biberli's arrest, which probably had some connection with Heinz and herself, had awakened a series of anxious thoughts associated with her lover and his faithful follower. [10]
Although he had never seen either of the Mr Garlands, or Mr Witherden, since the time of his arrest, he had been given to understand that they had employed counsel for him. [12]
But the name most likely to arrest us is that of Giordano Bruno, the same philosopher, heretic, and martyr whose statue has recently been erected in Rome, to the great horror of the Pope and his prelates in the Old World and in the New. [6]
And, in brief, Monsieur, the Governor is to have you under arrest and send you to England. [11]
And yet, let me say that, in my own discretion, I do not know whether I would have ordered the arrest of Mr. Vallandigham. [7]
He continued: "This man is my prisoner; I arrest him. [11]
Scarcely a leading man in Virginia could be found, though numbers of the citizens joined the ranks of the guard when the arrest was made. [5]
Then with a little gasp: "They came to arrest him a fortnight ago, but I said they should not enter the house. [11]
It is very likely that I could have found most of them in our own Boston Cornhill, but one often overlooks things at home which at once arrest his attention when he sees them in a strange place. [6]
If he had killed a white man-- Pretty Pierre, for instance--well, there would have been a show of arrest, but he could escape. [11]
In arrest of judgment he objected that the President had no authority to pronounce judgment because his name was Sicklemore and not Ratcliffe. [4]
In the morning, J. M. Fox, the sheriff, met him, arrested him, took him into court and commenced reading a warrant that he had for his arrest, by way of arraignment. [5]
The end of it was his arrest for assisting a prisoner to escape and for being drunk and disorderly. [11]
For one's self it mattered little, maybe, the attitude of the mind, whether it would arrest or be glad of the terrific travel; but for another human being, who might judge? [11]
And to do it in the early morning--to wait in the shelter of the trees till some go to look after the horses, then enter the house, arrest those inside, and lay low for the rest. [11]
I arrest thee in--" "Nay, be not too hasty. [5]
All the legends in the world could not arrest the decay of that superstition and all the edicts that grew out of it. [6]
General Milroy, as immediate commander, was put in arrest, and subsequently a court of inquiry examined chiefly with reference to disobedience of orders, and reported the evidence. [7]
Now, sir, as I'm under arrest, and the ship which I controlled has done good service, may I beg that the Ariadne's personnel shall have amnesty, and that I alone be made to pay--if that must be--for the mutiny at the Nore. [11]
I think, however, I will turn over a furrow of subsoil in it.--The explanation is, of course, that in a great many thoughts there must be a few coincidences, and these instantly arrest our attention. [6]
They will arrest him yet unless he assumes an expression of countenance that shall have less of carnage, insurrection and sedition in it. [5]
When he quitted him he carried in his hand an order of arrest against his assistant Pollux, who had attacked his property and abstracted a quiver of massive silver. [10]
It has unquestionably helped to teach wise people that nature heals most diseases without help from pharmaceutic art, but it continues to persuade fools that art can arrest them all with its specifics. [3]
For a moment he stood infuriated, then, going to the fireplace, he dropped the letter on the coals, as Hylda, in horror, started forward to arrest his hand. [11]
With grim humour he put all three under arrest, made them sup with him, and sent them away secretly before morning--free. [11]
Here perhaps we have an instance of a simple arrest of embryonic development, with subsequent growth and perfect functional development; for either side of the partially double uterus is capable of performing the proper office of gestation. [1]
Meanwhile the watch had come up, and as Zopyrus' victim howled "thieves" and "murder" incessantly, they proceeded to arrest the offender. [10]
It has its Greek Convent, and the coffee there is good, but never a splinter of the true cross or bone of a hallowed saint to arrest the idle thoughts of worldlings and turn them into graver channels. [5]
He dictated the following telegram to Darley: Arrest the man and force him to name his pals. [5]
For a while Fetlock Jones had been silently sobbing, unnoticed in the absorbing excitements which had been following one another so persistently for some time; but when his arrest and trial were decreed, he broke out despairingly, and said: "No! [5]
Yourself and your family are under arrest, to be dealt with hereafter as his Majesty sees fit. [11]
Literature depends, like every other product bought by the people, upon advertising, and it needs much effort usually to arrest the attention of our hurrying public upon what it would most enjoy if it were brought to its knowledge. [4]
He made his escape, and lived a wild life for awhile, dividing his time between fighting Indians and avoiding an Illinois sheriff, who had been sent to arrest him for his first murder. [5]
He said: "Why do you arrest me? [11]
And if you do arrest him it will be adding insult to injury. [13]
Your misfortunes are cruel, but His Majesty the Emperor and King desires to arrest their course. [2]
They have a clearly legal right to assemble, and we cannot know in advance that their action will not be lawful and peaceful, and if we wait until they shall have acted their arrest or dispersion will not lessen the effect of their action. [7]
He began by causing the arrest of a cabman who had not only overcharged but insulted him; he continued by writing openly against the American policy in the Philippines, the missionary propaganda which had resulted in the Chinese uprising and massacre, and against Tammany politics. [5]
If a policeman catches him in an unlawful act and proceeds to arrest him, the offender proclaims that he is a student, and perhaps shows his matriculation card, whereupon the officer asks for his address, then goes his way, and reports the matter at headquarters. [5]
From his little camp in a neighboring garden, Hastings sent a party to arrest the sovereign. [5]
The French leader called a sergeant to arrest him. [11]
But suddenly, to both, after they had passed, there came an arrest of attention. [11]
He has not been tried because, in the state of military operations at the time of his arrest and since, the officers to constitute a court martial and for witnesses could not be withdrawn from duty without serious injury to the service. [7]
The question has been submitted to and considered by me whether it would not be justifiable, upon the ground of necessary defense, for you, as General in Chief of the United States Army, to arrest or disperse the members of that body. [7]
Still, you are at liberty to arrest the whole operation if in your judgment the public good requires it. [7]
Here she promised assistance with her former eager zeal, and it was settled that the arrest should be made the following morning during the hours of Charmian's attendance upon the Queen. [10]
Fellow-countrymen, Americans, South as well as North, shall we make no effort to arrest this? [7]
But the arrest, as I understand, was made for a very different reason. [7]
Quick, or I arrest you all, and then--" "Let her go," said Borotte; "it ain't no use. [11]
Smith being under arrest was not sworn in of the Council, and an oration was made setting forth the reason for his exclusion. [4]
She tried to arrest the process in her brain when she got as far as asking herself whether it might not be that he lacked ideals. [9]
You've come to arrest me, haven't you? [10]
That you may arrest me peaceably if you wish; or there are men at The Angel's Rest and a Chinaman or two here who might care for active service against Roadmaster. [11]
Before they could arrest him, Swaine flung himself towards Dyck with a knife in his hand. [11]
Any guard might arrest him, but by strange chance no one does so and all rapturously greet the man they cursed the day before and will curse again a month later. [2]
Before I could arrest him he had sat down on the bed, and it was a melancholy ruin. [5]
Something seemed to arrest her attention. [11]

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