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it ran every now and

The Hyena-swine still ran close to me, watching me as it ran, every now and then puckering its muzzle with a snarling laugh.
— from The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

in real earnest Never answered

"Never been under fire before, I suppose, and never seen men fighting in real earnest?" "Never!" answered Jim, returning the handshake with equal fervour; for the captain of the gunboat was an open-hearted, cheery individual, to whom one was bound to take on the instant.
— from In the grip of the Mullah: A tale of adventure in Somaliland by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

in review every now and

As the carriages passed along in review, every now and then an occupant, unable or unwilling to repress her natural promptings, would indulge in a mild flirtation, making overtures by casting demure side-glances, throwing us coquettish kisses, or waving strings of amber beads with significant gestures, seeming to say: "Why don't you follow?"
— from Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 2 by Philip Henry Sheridan

in real earnest now and

His wife fainted outright, and in real earnest now, and with a final croak rolled gently from her chair, without hurting herself at all.
— from Arethusa by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

I really experienced none and

Since this occurred, I have been frequently surprised that I experienced no insult and ill-treatment from the people, whose superstitions I was thus attacking; but I really experienced none, and am inclined to believe that the utter fearlessness which I displayed, trusting in the protection of the Almighty, may have been the cause.
— from The Bible in Spain, Vol. 1 [of 2] Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula by George Borrow

I read each number and

As for Prince Hogboom, Allie Bangs, Keg Rearick and the rest of them, nobody knows how they look but the artists who illustrated the stories; and as I read each number and viewed the smiling faces of these students, I murmured, "Goodness, how you have changed!"
— from At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch

is rung every night at

There is a small silver bell—perhaps a foot and a half in diameter at the mouth—at one side of the tower, and it is rung every night at nine o'clock and twelve, and has been since 1348.
— from One Year Abroad by Blanche Willis Howard

in real estate note as

We find the balance (beside the sum of $756.25 invested in real estate note) as reported by the Treasurer ($63.82) consistent with the balance as shown by the bankbook ($82.82), the difference being explained by the fact that there are two outstanding checks for the sum of $19.00 not yet presented for payment.
— from The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. II., No. 1, April, 1890 by Various

instant radiation effects neutrons and

It has been estimated that an attack on U.S. population centers by 100 weapons of one-megaton fission yield would kill up to 20 percent of the population immediately through blast, heat, ground shock and instant radiation effects (neutrons and gamma rays); an attack with 1,000 such weapons would destroy immediately almost half the U.S. population.
— from Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives by United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

in Rome every now and

He comes to see me in Rome, every now and then.
— from To Leeward by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

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