Commissioned

Examples

• I suppose,' faltered Bella, 'that we ARE both commissioned, or we shouldn't both be here? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He had a passion for the argumentative conversion of heretics, and he was commissioned by Pope Innocent III to go and preach to the Albigenses. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• On the other hand the Corporation of New York commissioned him to paint the portrait of Lafayette, who was then visiting America. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• A certain amount of baggage was allowed per man, and saddle animals were to be furnished to commissioned officers and to all disabled persons. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It was especially so among commissioned officers. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I am commissioned to intercede for Augustus. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The house named the speaker (Mr. Norris) and myself; and, being commissioned, we went to Carlisle and met the Indians accordingly. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• She is Mr. Rochester's ward; he commissioned me to find a governess for her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The loss of the 3d infantry in commissioned officers was especially severe. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Have not mere sinners like myself been commissioned to lay it low in all time? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The company was raised and the officers and non-commissioned officers elected before the meeting adjourned. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I have been commissioned to meet him, and--to make the best terms I can. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• My regiment lost four commissioned officers, all senior to me, by steamboat explosions during the Mexican war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• They must have seen that we were all commissioned officers. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• There is another spy commissioned for our quarter. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• And a non-commissioned officer. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• No less than seven hundred privateers were, it is said, commissioned in the last war! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• There were but three commissioned officers besides myself, that I can now call to mind, with the advance when the above position was reached. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Duttlinger was commissioned to buy a Bible to serve for his own use. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• He was also commissioned to paint a portrait of James Monroe, then President, for the Charleston Common Council, and the picture was considered a striking masterpiece. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Mrs. Palmer appeared quite well, and I am commissioned to tell you, that you will certainly see her to-morrow. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• So many could receive the pay of non-commissioned officers of the various grades, and the remainder the pay of privates. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I have been commissioned to recover this immensely important paper. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Appointments of commissioned officers had then to be made; men had to be enlisted, the regiments equipped and the whole transported to Mexico. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Strictly speaking,' said he, 'I come from Charley, because I left him only a little while ago; but I am not commissioned by Charley. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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