Shifted

Examples

• But here there was nothing to be shifted off in a wild speculation on the future. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The centre of gravity of Islam shifted across the desert from Damascus to Mesopotamia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Public attention was shifted and a political crisis avoided. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• In 1138 the capital was shifted from Nankin, which was now too close to the northern frontier, to the city of Han Chau on the coast. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The cloth was automatically shifted to correspond to the pattern to be produced, and thus was chain stitch embroidery first manufactured. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• When a ray of light passes through plane glass, like a window pane, it is shifted somewhat, but its direction does not change; that is, the emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The figure perceptibly gave up its fixity, shifted a step or two, and turned round. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• And each year its summer point shifted a little further from perihelion round its path. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He writhed, fumed, shifted his seat, and the beating of his heart was almost audible. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Thus there is practice in prompt making of new combinations with the focus of activity shifted to meet change in subject matter. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Summer and winter the scene was the same, unless the wind were more than usually blusterous, when the stool was shifted a few feet round the corner. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The present inquiry must be simply shifted (rather sooner than I had anticipated) from this house, to the house at which Miss Verinder is visiting. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I was determined to believe that there WAS a case, and in that determination shifted my ground, and appealed to him once more. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Pablo shifted the picket pin finally and stood by the horse, not talking now. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The man smiled, and shifted his feet in some little embarrassment. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• And the rays of light shifted once more, and pointed over your shoulder; and there behind you, stood an angel weeping. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• About the same time the look-out on the Arrow must have discerned it, for in a few minutes Tarzan saw the sails being shifted and shortened. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• And the rays of light shifted for the third time, and pointed straight between you and that man. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• With the muley saw the log was held at each end, and each end shifted alternately to set for a new cut. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• But what I want to know is, who shifted the carpet, and why? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She stopped in confusion; shifted her bag from one hand to the other; and sighed bitterly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But it was as if she too had shifted her place, and he still saw her, between himself and the trees, drooping over the fire with her indolent smile. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• To-day, as usual, his quotations fell ineffectual: he soon shifted his ground. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• A few bad seasons may have shifted him hundreds of miles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She looked anxiously up and down the road; shifted her bag again from one hand to the other; repeated the words, Will you promise? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• By means of a handle, seen projecting from the right hand side of the frame, the roller is shifted longitudinally on its axis rod after each letter has been printed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The iron industry shifted from the wooded country of Sussex and Surrey to the coal districts. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• His eyes shifted as he said it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• In the ordinary lathe the work is revolved rapidly, and the cutting tool is held stationary, or only slowly shifted in the hand. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The interest of life had shifted to other directions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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