Use concerning in a sentence
Sentences starting with concerning
- Concerning the locality where Jethro Bass was born and lived, it will and will not be recognized. [9]
- Concerning politics he seems strangely apathetic, which makes me fear he is not so well as he appears. [9]
- Concerning these Pacific isles and their peoples an eloquent prophet spoke long years ago--five and fifty years ago. [5]
- Concerning this crime his heart was growing harder--for Rosalie's sake. [11]
- Concerning neither had he any illusions. [11]
- Concerning Messalina, there appears to be no question but that she was a nymphomaniac, and that, while Empress of Rome, she participated in some fearful debaucheries. [5]
- Concerning any event, a hundred different versions and conflicting accounts are instantly set afloat. [4]
- Concerning the pumpkin. [5]
Sentences ending with concerning
- And what more natural than that one should be inquiring about what another has accepted and ceased to have any doubts concerning? [6]
Short sentences using concerning
- Cares--nothing but cares concerning him! [10]
Sentences containing concerning two or more times
- And then again she spoke her pleasure at the honorable seemliness of the councillors, and asked me many questions concerning this one and that, and, among the rest, concerning Master Ulman Pernhart. [10]
More example sentences with the word concerning in them
- With his usual zeal he had gathered facts concerning the scene, which put my fictions all to flight. [4]
- You asked in your note concerning Carlyle. [6]
- Go to the young surgeon who had accompanied them, ask him who she was, and so learn the clue to the mystery concerning her lover? [11]
- While still a young man, he had a manner of folding his hands and smiling which is peculiar to capitalists, and he knew the laws concerning mortgages in several different states. [9]
- Had not the Young Doctor said that Burlingame had written to lawyers in the old land to get information concerning him? [11]
- But I wish you to understand that, though I am unwilling to go upon this platform, you are not at liberty to draw inferences concerning any other platform with which my name has been or is connected. [7]
- What more have you heard concerning the first books of the Annales of Tacitus, said to have been discovered in the Corvey monastery? [10]
- When, after long years of effort, he succeeded in getting the rate established, he at once bent his energies in the direction of cheap cable service and a letter from him came one day to Stormfield concerning his new plans. [5]
- Very well; five years ago, when the troubles concerning the frontier line arose between Great Britain and Siam, it was presently manifest that Siam had been in the wrong. [5]
- Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister. [10]
- Not a serious word had reached his ears from the wanton lips of the Lesbian, while Althea at once desired information concerning his art, and showed that she was thoroughly familiar with the works and the aspirations of the Alexandrian sculptors. [10]
- He went away with vanity flattered by the sense of having been appealed to concerning Margaret, and then he began to chafe at what she had said of Wetmore's honesty, apropos of her wish that he still had a class himself. [8]
- He peppered me with questions concerning Junius, and Mr. Wilkes, and Mr. Franklin of Philadelphia. [9]
- I was filled with impatience, anticipation, yes, with anxiety concerning the adventure that was now so imminent; with wavering doubts. [9]
- Aye, and I will give my best Iceland Gerfalcon for a lame crow if every word she spoke concerning the death of Junker Herdegen was not false knavery. [10]
- If the reader will call at the circulating library and mention my name, he will be furnished with books which will afford him the fullest information concerning Jaffa. [5]
- Who in the wide world would come from under the respectable Ortlieb roof, at this hour, to tell a stranger anything whatsoever concerning one of its daughters? [10]
- This then was why her grandfather had received no letter from him concerning the marriage. [11]
- It was he who had sent Fouche word concerning Philip's adoption; it was also he who had at last, through his spies, discovered Detricand's presence in the town, and had taken action thereupon. [11]
- Indeed, the Vicomte, who had a theory concerning Mr. Spence's church-going, was not far from wrong. [9]
- Poor Aunt Mary, who did not understand that a performance of "Pinafore" could give birth to the unfulfilled longings which result in the creation of high things, spoke to Uncle Tom a week later concerning an astonishing and apparently abnormal access of industry. [9]
- During breakfast, of which the steward was obliged to remind him, Hermon pondered over his fate; but how could he attain any degree of clearness of vision until he secured accurate information concerning the statue of Demeter? [10]
- The Assembly to which many of these gentlemen belonged was in a righteous state of opposition to the Proprietary and the Council concerning the emoluments of colonial officers and of clergymen. [9]
- I knew not whether he lied concerning Alixe, but my heart was wrung with misery, for indeed he spoke with an air of truth. [11]
- He knew that what the old quack said was true--the West might shake with scandal concerning a few who, no doubt, in remorse and secret fear, had more than paid the penalty of their offences. [11]
- Who ever inquires what manner of youths they were; and whether they slept with Jesus, played with him and romped about him; quarreled with him concerning toys and trifles; struck him in anger, not suspecting what he was? [5]
- The morning papers were full of sensational reports concerning Claridge Pasha and the Soudan. [11]
- She explained as well as she could the social destitution of these opulent people, and she had of course to name Beaton as the source of her knowledge concerning them. [8]
- When, before their wedding day, he gave his nieces the diadems which Jammtzer had made for them, his resentment concerning the ornament sold by Barbara again awoke. [10]
- And how gladly we hearkened while he told us of the great Plato, and gave us to know wherefore and on what grounds his doctrine seemed to him, Herdegen, sounder and loftier than that of Aristotle, concerning whom he had learned much erewhile in Nuremberg. [10]
- The oldest laws we find concerning it are not laws introducing it, but regulating it as an already existing thing. [7]
- Damase Evanturel's mind was stirred concerning the loss of the iron cross; the threat made by Filion Lacasse and his companions troubled him. [11]
- The "gorgeous letter" was concerning Mark Twain's article, "The Turning-point in My Life" which had just appeared in one of the Harper publications. [5]
- Daphne seemed the very incarnation of desirable, artless, heart-refreshing womanliness, but his memory could not dwell with her long; anxiety concerning Chello's report only too quickly interrupted it, as soon as he yielded to its charm. [10]
- He made himself very agreeable by abundant details concerning the religious, political, social, commercial, and educational progress of the South American cities and states. [6]
- But Sherman and Van Vliet know everything concerning Grant; and if you tell them how you want to use the facts, both of them will testify. [5]
- He had not uttered one warm or human word concerning Claridge Pasha, and it was felt and said, that no pledge had been given to insure the relief of the man who had caught the imagination of England. [11]
- He frequently blew upon the burning spot in his flesh, over which a bit of cloth was wrapped, but curiosity concerning the result of this entertaining brawl was stronger than the wish to have it bandaged and healed. [10]
- I was nigh upon seventeen years old; Ann was past seventeen already, and I would have expressed my joy as freely as heretofore but that somewhat lay at my heart, and that was concerning my Ann. [10]
- Dryfoos necessarily depended upon him for advice concerning the scope and nature of the dinner, but he received the advice suspiciously, and contested points of obvious propriety with pertinacious stupidity. [8]
- Before we broke up for the evening the gentlemen plied me with questions concerning the state of affairs in England, and the temper of his Majesty and Parliament. [9]
- It was an unspeakable joy to me to be able to assure her of Herdegen's faithful love, and to repeat to her the many kind words he had spoken concerning her. [10]
- It is not unreasonable that we should have something to say concerning the doctrine to be preached here, that we should insist that that doctrine be in accordance with what we have always believed was the true doctrine as received by this Church. [9]
- The Cure came two or three times, and Charley spoke to him but never held conversation, and no word concerning the past ever passed his tongue, nor did he have memory of what was said to him from one day to the next. [11]
- The reporters instinctively turned to him for information in matters financial, concerning deals, and commercial, which were so commonly connected with political, enterprises. [4]
- Besides, she was troubled about the information which the recruiting officer might give her concerning her father. [10]
- And yet a Trojan war of the intellect has been kindled concerning them. [10]
- Difficulties concerning interoceanic transit through Nicaragua are in course of amicable adjustment. [7]
- Then he turned towards me, and as they walked off a little distance I could see that he was curious concerning me. [11]
- As the other took out his watch, Shon said firmly but quietly: "Pierre, I gave you the lie to-day concerning me wife, and I'm here, as I said I'd be, to stand by the word I passed then. [11]
- Thereupon the woodsman told the whole truth concerning the tailor of Chaudiere. [11]
- Everything Wolf had told her concerning the motives which induced Charles to devote himself for the remainder of his life to quiet contemplation seemed to her as credible as to the knight himself. [10]
- Vague reports came to the village concerning the Rebellion. [11]
- She turned quickly to the portfolio on the desk, drew forth the fatal letter, and, turning to the page which contained the truth concerning David, handed it to him. [11]
- What had happened to The Man when he lived in the village became almost as great a legend as the Indian fable concerning The Stone. [11]
- He had ridden to the house, and while she gazed past him, as though an invisible cap concealed him from her eyes, he asked whether she had no wish concerning her father at heart. [10]
- He, however, appeared to take no notice, though he watched his outrageous pursuer out of the corner of his eye, as he quietly gave orders to a porter concerning a little heap of luggage. [11]
- It is pitiable to see you, sir, a well-spoken and prepossessing stranger, making such an enormous pow-wow here about a subject concerning which your ignorance is perfectly humiliating! [5]
- It was hard to protest his innocence, for the landlord was ready to swear concerning a quarrel he had seen when he opened the door for a moment. [11]
- He had begun to plan for his return, and concerning amusements at Stormfield for the entertainment of the neighbors, and for the benefit of the library which he had founded soon after his arrival in Redding. [5]
- But it appears to me as if something more nearly concerning you than this were wrong, for I never knew you anxious about money and lands. [10]
- His purpose was to make some arrangement with Heinz Schorlin about the lost estate and obtain definite knowledge concerning his quarrel with him, of which he remembered nothing except that intoxication and jealousy had carried him further than would have happened otherwise. [10]
- The regent desired to know whether she had any special wishes concerning the Prebrunn house. [10]
- It was plain to him that all these things were no business of his, and that he was not called on to judge concerning them and therefore could not do so. [2]
- Sometimes she talked to him of things concerning the daily life with which she did not care to trouble Sieur de Mauprat. [11]
- It vexes me to hear people talk so glibly of "feeling," "expression," "tone," and those other easily acquired and inexpensive technicalities of art that make such a fine show in conversations concerning pictures. [5]
- I wish rather to have you notice the gulf that exists between what the majority want to know and that fine fruit of knowledge concerning which there is so widespread an infidelity. [4]
- Is this a time to be fastidious concerning trifles? [5]
- The conclusions of this author, as well as those of Gratiolet and Aeby, concerning the brain, will be discussed by Prof. Huxley in the Appendix alluded to in the Preface to this edition. [1]
- The first of these things required tremendous effort, the last one, concerning Bess, seemed simply and naturally easy of accomplishment. [13]
- Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1. [5]
- Richards worked at these details a good while, and in the end he thought he remembered things concerning them which must have gotten mislaid in his memory through long neglect. [5]
- He knew that there were suspicions abroad in the Transvaal concerning him, but he expected to get through to Johannesburg before they should become general and obstructive. [5]
- Truth to say, there were penetralia in New York society concerning which this successful woman was uneasy in her heart. [4]
- What had roused their suspicion he did not know: probably a hesitation concerning some Arab custom or the pronunciation of some Arab word--the timbre of the Arab voice was rougher and heavier. [11]
- Now this was the way I put it up, concerning Isaac--[This is the captain's own mistake]--and the prophets of Baal. [5]
- Now, this was the way I put it up, concerning Isaac[1] and the prophets of Baal. [5]
- Then will come the usual talk about a change in the character of disease, which has about as much meaning as that concerning "old-fashioned snow-storms. [3]
- The statement in the text concerning a portion of the materia medica stands exactly as delivered, and is meant exactly as it stands. [6]
- The lonely spot, the superstition concerning dead bodies, the supposed doom of Gaspard, all ran in his favour. [11]
- Archibius had maintained the same silence concerning the destination of the fugitives towards the men composing the council and Barine's mother as to his sister. [10]
- He knew all the results of the investigations, and expressed an opinion concerning them. [10]
- She had read the real truth concerning him. [11]
- I might repeat the question asked concerning Dr. Rutter's cases, with reference to those reported by Dr. Roberton. [3]
- There seemed little the Queen did not know concerning him; and reference to Angele roused him to sharp solicitude. [11]
- The prophetess kissed the poor desolate wife's forehead, glanced at her as if she had neglected her in some way, and then questioned the messengers with urgent eagerness concerning their news of Reuben, who had been dragged to the mines. [10]
- The portion of the Papyrus Ebers just mentioned is now the only Egyptian source from whence we can obtain instruction concerning this important branch of ancient medicine. [10]
- When she read the lines concerning herself, she became cold from head to foot, but she knew that Nahoum never took his eyes from her face, and she gave no outward sign of what was passing within. [11]
- That she gave the least hint of what she said to Mr. Burnett concerning Evelyn is not to be supposed for a moment. [4]
- I think decidedly the latter; and I find no medium opinions concerning him. [4]
- Also, 'Inquiries Concerning the Intellectual Powers,' by Dr. Abercrombie, 1838, p. [1]
- They referred to the Homeric saying concerning the disadvantage of having many rulers. [10]
- The former think the gentle nuns treat you too indulgently, and the latter charge the zealous followers of St. Domingo with too much strictness concerning you. [10]
- Deeply anxious concerning the fate of the woman in her care--greatly agitated, moreover, and exhausted physically and mentally--Charmian sought her own apartments. [10]
- He struggled against the confession of his weakness but dimly felt that he could not overcome it and that his former gloomy frame of mind, concerning vengeance, killing, and self-sacrifice, had been dispersed like dust by contact with the first man he met. [2]
- Hear him, concerning the church of Ara Coeli: "In the roof of the church, directly above the high altar, is engraved, 'Regina Coeli laetare Alleluia. [5]
- Much information concerning the administration of justice has been obtained from the Papyrus Abbott, known by the name of the 'Papyrus judiciaire'. [10]
- Professor James B. Thayer's little book, "A Western Journey with Mr. Emerson," is a very entertaining account of the same trip concerning which Mr. Forbes wrote the letter just given. [6]
- I notice, too, that you are deceiving the people concerning your age. [5]
- Hence it ensued, that what her mind has gathered of the real concerning them, was too exclusively confined to those tragic and terrible traits, of which, in listening to the secret annals of every rude vicinage, the memory is sometimes compelled to receive the impress. [14]
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