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Sentences ending with presence

All was not yet lost; and he breathed more freely as he went back to the house where duty, and his anxiety for his father, required his presence. [10]
I cannot exist without your presence. [10]
Myrtle was contented with this statement, and asked no questions, and it was a perfectly understood thing that nobody alluded to the subject in her presence. [6]
So it is with birds; but many cock birds do not so much pursue the hen, as display their plumage, perform strange antics, and pour forth their song in her presence. [1]
Go and talk with any professional man holding any of the medieval creeds, choosing one who wears upon his features the mark of inward and outward health, who looks cheerful, intelligent, and kindly, and see how all your prejudices melt away in his presence! [6]
He bears himself with a calm, stately dignity, and is a man of noble presence. [5]
Great-hearted Puss Russell, who came frequently to inquire, was quieted before her friend, and the frank and jesting tongue was silent in that presence. [9]
And this was what impressed the reporters when, in the line of their public duty, they were admitted to her presence. [4]
Some of them were sabered and the Kremlin was purged of their presence. [2]
In our case we were put in the carriage because my mother would not leave us behind, and wanted to give our grandparents pleasure by our presence. [10]

Short sentences using presence

Was the sacred presence there? [5]
She acknowledged Laflamme's presence gravely. [11]
You can spare his presence? [11]
Her presence had altered him. [11]

Sentences containing presence two or more times

What was this presence in the hall, about him, about her--this cold, invisible presence? [13]
There is no pleasure comparable to making a vow in the presence of one who appreciates that vow, in the presence of men who honor and appreciate you for making the vow, and men who admire you for making the vow. [5]
His presence of mind, and that other presence of which he was so proud, seemed for the moment to have deserted him. [9]
He declared that he was made aware of her presence on the stage, when he could not see her or know of her presence otherwise, by this magnetic emanation. [6]

More example sentences with the word presence in them

Never had the zealous magistrate appeared so repulsive as to-day, and when he remembered how the crafty man had outwitted poor Father Anselm in his presence, he felt as if he had himself committed an unworthy deed. [10]
All respect to your Boy Eating Figs, in whose presence you would feel the pleasure he himself enjoyed while consuming the sweet fruit. [10]
At first the young man was awed by the presence of the grizzled gentleman, and he struggled with his language to bring it up to the classic level of the old meteorologist's speech. [11]
This pleased her, yet his presence made her feel constrained and oppressed. [2]
He had not yet been admitted to Dion's presence, but this did not appear to vex him, for he stood leaning quietly against the wall beside the door, gazing at the broad-brimmed sailor's hat which he was slowly turning in his hands. [10]
He hoped fortune would so favour him that he could arrange for the meeting of the two alone, or, at least, in his presence only. [11]
His presence prevented Wolf from renewing the interrupted conversation. [10]
The Emperor was with the army to encourage it, but his presence and ignorance of what steps to take, and the enormous number of advisers and plans, destroyed the first army's energy and it retired. [2]
Some one conversing with her once objected, in my presence, to that part of "Jane Eyre" in which she hears Rochester's voice crying out to her in a great crisis of her life, he being many, many miles distant at the time. [14]
She took turns with her beside his sofa, and did not cry any more, but prayed continually, turning in soul to that Eternal and Unfathomable, whose presence above the dying man was now so evident. [2]
She was acting with good presence of mind. [11]
Serve the Lord with gladness, and come before His presence with a song. [11]
Gering was wild with excitement and lost his presence of mind. [11]
The unmasked rogue, with a swift movement, snatched the hood of the caracalla off Alexander's head, flew at his throat with the fury and agility of a panther, and with much presence of mind called for help. [10]
The doors and windows were sealed tight, and there was nothing to be seen; yet she was more than ever conscious of a presence grown more manifest. [11]
That afternoon Lord Windlehurst entered the Duchess of Snowdon's presence hurried and excited. [11]
A flock of wild mountain goats, accustomed to come at this hour to quench their thirst at the spring, came nearer and nearer, but drew back as they detected the presence of a human being. [10]
A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other; but the different parts of our country cannot do this. [7]
A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country cannot do this. [7]
It was Honora whom Mr. Spence sought after breakfast, and to whom he declared that her presence alone prevented him from leaving that afternoon. [9]
But to those who live, as most of us do, in houses of moderate dimensions, snug, comfortable, which the owner's presence fills sufficiently, leaving room for a few visitors, a vast marble palace is disheartening and uninviting. [6]
It was Virginia who had the presence of mind to slam the blinds in the faces of the troops, and the crowd had cheered her. [9]
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]
But the valet, who had grown gray in Charles's service, had witnessed still more surprising things, and beheld the presence of royalty bestow strength for performances which even now seemed incomprehensible. [10]
It was Hilary who got the pen first, and wrote his name in silence, and by this time Mr. McAvoy had recovered his presence of mind sufficiently to wield the blotter. [9]
There are those who demand the presence of a woman in order to be heroes.... "Give us a chance, can't you? [9]
In a little while the measured tread of military men was heard approaching, and the culprits entered the presence in charge of an under-sheriff and escorted by a detail of the king's guard. [5]
Nicholas' letter in which he mentioned Princess Mary had elicited, in her presence, joyous comments from the countess, who saw an intervention of Providence in this meeting of the princess and Nicholas. [2]
The image in which he had fixed his recollection of its original served only to keep her living presence before him. [6]
I asked her whether she had ever taken opium, as the description given of its effects in "Villette" was so exactly like what I had experienced,--vivid and exaggerated presence of objects, of which the outlines were indistinct, or lost in golden mist , etc. [14]
And that prodigy, when Jack was dragged into his presence, and also fell down with Edith and worshiped him in his crib, did actually smile, and appear to know that this man belonged to him, was a part of his worldly possessions. [4]
There were times when _he_ could sit down in the king's presence, but I couldn't. [5]
Dick was pondering what these words might mean, and still more what the presence of Mr Brass might mean, when Mrs Quilp came hurrying down stairs, declaring that the rooms above were empty. [12]
I must take what is left of this wreck and run out of your presence and carry it away to my home and spread it out there and sleep the sleep of the righteous. [5]
King Arthur's people were not aware that they were indecent and I had presence of mind enough not to mention it. [5]
While the company were filling and refilling the beakers, which raised their spirits to so wild a pitch, the prisoner Pentaur had been examined in the presence of the Regent. [10]
I think pilots were about the only people I ever knew who failed to show, in some degree, embarrassment in the presence of traveling foreign princes. [5]
He knew very well that this was Napoleon, but Napoleon's presence could no more intimidate him than Rostov's, or a sergeant major's with the rods, would have done, for he had nothing that either the sergeant major or Napoleon could deprive him of. [2]
As soon as we were fairly within the castle gates we were ordered into her presence. [5]
And those who watched knew that they were in the presence of a great human love. [11]
Dumbfounded as Rockwell was, with instant professional presence of mind he said: "No, Ingolby, you must be kept in darkness a while yet. [11]
Scipio's patrician blood was wont to rise in the presence of those whom he deemed outside the pale of good society, and I fear he ushered Mr. Fairbrother to the street with little of that superior manner he used to the first families. [9]
In Charley's mind was the question, Who had discovered his presence here? [11]
This time it was the presence or absence of a single letter which led us to fear that an important package destined to America had miscarried. [6]
All they knew was that a sense of uneasiness, restlessness, oppression, came over them in the presence of one of these animals. [6]
If her heart was still his, how could she have so inconsiderately favoured in his presence another, younger man? [10]
The University bill was safe, now; he could leave it without fear; it needed his presence and his watching no longer. [5]
His daughter's presence was probably due to that of the guests quartered in his home, especially Cordula, whom, since she disturbed the peace of his quiet household night after night, he regarded as the personification of restlessness and reckless freedom. [10]
After the meal was over he sat listlessly on the sofa, like a visitor whose presence is endured, pathetically refraining from that occupation in which his soul found refreshment and peace, the compilation of the Bumpus genealogy. [9]
Her outward presence was only an index of a large, wholesome, affluent life. [6]
Mr. Hopper's eye was on him, and had taken in the details of his costume before realizing the import of his presence. [9]
The widow herself was obliged to be at her post in the factory, for her duties as overseer made her presence indispensable in the work-room. [10]
The moment I was in the presence, even in the darkest night, I could feel those yellow eyes upon me, and knew their owner was watching for a pretext to spit out some venom on me. [5]
But here she was in the presence of what had been and what remained his ideal, the Chippering Mill; here he acquired unity. [9]
And yet there was in him something which attracted her; nay, and it nettled her that he should forget her presence. [10]
Absorbed as she was in her own affairs, she forgot some of them in his presence. [9]
What was yours was given only when in your presence, and then with hatred of myself and you--given to some baleful fascination in you. [11]
How long I was gazing at the shifting coast I know not, for a strange wildness was within me that made me forget all else, until suddenly I became conscious of a presence at my side, and turned to behold the captain. [9]
Maria, whose life was certainly not crowded with amusements, dreaded their coming, and when they did call, endured their presence as an unavoidable evil. [10]
Influenced as I was by emotion when in her presence, I resorted to a personal application of my opinions--the last and most unfair resort of a disputant. [11]
Everything, he said, was arranged and formed wisely and in the best possible manner, but in one respect nature fared badly in the presence of adepts. [10]
Among the men was an Italian prisoner, an officer of the French army; and Nicholas felt that the presence of that prisoner enhanced his own importance as a Russian hero. [2]
So that Eliphalet was always polite to Ephum, and careful never to say anything in the darkey's presence against incompetent clerks or favorite customers, who, by the charity of the Colonel, remained on his books. [9]
Thus her presence was a source of peril to Alexander, and she must at any cost avert that. [10]
It is a very intelligent tree and will detect the presence of hidden water at a distance of fifty feet, and send out slender long root-fibres to prospect it. [5]
He could now venture to trust himself in the presence of Myrtle Hazard. [6]
My complacency had vanished; suddenly I had become the aggressor, if only I had known how to "aggress"; but in her presence I was seized by an accursed shyness that paralyzed my tongue, and the things I had planned to say were left unuttered. [9]
Lily of the valley, growing in the shade now,--perhaps better there until her petals drop; and yet if she is all I often fancy she is, how her youthful presence would illuminate and sweeten a household! [6]
I was only vaguely conscious of her presence, for during my severe struggle I could see nothing but my adversary. [10]
The visitors were usually young men, terribly respectful, but cherishing, as he imagined, ideals and opinions chasmally different from his; and he felt in their presence something like an anachronism, something like a fraud. [8]
But it lifts us all by its mere presence. [6]
He could not urge his presence on the Saadat, since he had not been honoured with any communication since yesterday. [11]
But when the uproar of the crowd in the vicinity of the Serapeum became more audible as they advanced, she suddenly stood still, and said: "Come what may, I will find my way to the great physician's presence and crave his help. [10]
His eyes lighted up, he seemed quite forgetful of Medallion's presence. [11]
It was not until I had walked the length of the block that I began to realize what a shock my presence there must have been to him, with his head full of the contrast between this visit and my former attitude. [9]
Rostov was therefore unpleasantly struck by the presence of French officers in Boris' lodging, dressed in uniforms he had been accustomed to see from quite a different point of view from the outposts of the flank. [2]
Our enormous forces, undoubtedly superior to Napoleon's, were concentrated in one place, the troops inspired by the Emperors' presence were eager for action. [2]
They could not understand how he, so much their superior in bodily presence, in air and manner, could speak of the man who employed him in any other way than as "Kirkwood," without even demeaning himself so far as to prefix a "Mr." to it. [6]
The law requires two witnesses; the testator and the witnesses must declare that they sign in the presence of each other. [4]
The spark of truth and honor that was left in her was elicited by his presence. [5]
I will not trouble you any longer, except to say that I shall be ready to come to you at any time my presence may be of any help to you. [9]
A smile of triumph passed over Caesar's features, and drawing Melissa's hands away from her tearful face, he said, kindly: "Alexander's soul pines for Roxana's; that is what makes your presence so dear to me. [10]
He was there to-day when you gave me the distinction of your presence. [11]
He kindly motioned to them to keep silence, and asked what induced them to expect leisure time on that day, when, by the exertion of all their powers, they were to display their skill in the presence of their mistress and the Emperor. [10]
The three got to their feet, and each made obeisance after his kind- Buonespoir ducking awkwardly, his blue eyes bulging with pleasure, Lempriere swelling with vanity and spreading wide acknowledgment of their presence, the fool condescending a wave of welcome. [11]
He moved swiftly to the window, for the presence was near the door. [11]
Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long. [10]
They were admitted to the presence of the indomitable Lyon, who informed them that Captain Colfax was a prisoner of war, and, since the arsenal was Government property, not in the state. [9]
And the path to the Great Chief's presence must be kept clear. [9]
A sad disaster to the Federal army was told the other day in the presence of two gentlemen and a lady. [6]
I was about to tell you, Mr. Ritchie," she continued, turning to me, "that Auguste has given no hint in his note of Mr. Temple's presence in Louisiana. [9]
She begged Alexander to take her thither, and he consented, though he was of opinion that Philip would be found in the mortuary chamber, in the presence of Korinna's portrait. [10]
He willingly undertook to summon Sir Wolf Hartschwert, whom he knew, to the presence of the Queen of Hungary. [10]
Who could venture to speak in her presence of vanished charms? [10]
He was about to speak further when some one drew his attention to Detricand's presence. [11]
He gained permission to see him, in the presence of an officer, during the day, and he found that hero very much cast down. [5]
I should like to see him try these free-and-easy ways in my presence! [6]
He was longing to relate at full length, to his friends and companions, the wonderful and important thing that had happened; but he would not approach the subject while they took their places in his presence. [10]
They soon began to perceive depths in her that they had not suspected; and then her manifest sincerity and the rocklike steadfastness of her convictions were forces which cowed levity, and it could not maintain its self-respect in their presence. [5]
They seemed not to mind my presence. [9]

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