Firmly

Examples

• Well, Mr. Sawyer,' said Mrs. Raddle, planting herself firmly on a purple cauliflower in the Kidderminster carpet, 'and what's that to me, Sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• It was spoken very respectfully, but very firmly at the same time--and it had its effect on my mistress as well as on me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• When the bed is finished, the strips are clamped with steel clamps, the turned-up ends of which firmly grip the sides of the bed, thus preventing warping or spreading. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I was firmly convinced that he ought not to marry you--therefore I tried to dissuade him by all the means in my power. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I grasped it firmly, rose softly from the bed, and leaned over my sleeping wife. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Hold it easily but firmly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I never will believe it, sir,' replied the old lady, firmly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I know nothing of the kind,' retorted Perker firmly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He had made attempts by letter, more than once already, to be reconciled with my lady, for no other purpose, I am firmly persuaded, than to annoy her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• At last the inventor was firmly established. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• That the more I stood in need of such fidelity, the more firmly I might trust in him to the last. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• A watch balance is made with a rim of brass encircling and firmly united to the rim of steel. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Not very firmly. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• He paused a few moments, and added, less firmly than before-- 'But this chaise, my young friend, will only hold two; and I am pledged to Mr. Allen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He sat on the chair with his athletic Irish legs crossed, and these legs, in that attitude, he circled with the bandana and bound firmly together. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• And having arrived at this Spartan decision Mr. Welland firmly took up his fork. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I began by gently and firmly taking it from her, and putting it out of sight on a side-table. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• She interposed, gently but firmly, in the middle of my remonstrances. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• She might be firm, and must be; but only in bearing their firmness, and firmly believing there was no other firmness upon earth. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The carpet seemed continuous and firmly nailed, so I dismissed the idea of a trap-door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• This expels the worm alive and entire within two hours, the head firmly fastened to the side of its own body. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• I should like to say a word first, said Venn firmly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• None o' that, I say, young feller,' repeated Sam firmly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Take his skates off,' repeated Mr. Pickwick firmly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Porter firmly by the arm and hurried the weakly protesting old gentleman off in the direction of Cape Town, fifteen hundred miles to the south. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I was firmly convinced that Sherman's crossing the Roanoke would be the signal for Lee to leave. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Warily he stepped, his slender lance ever ready, his long oval shield firmly grasped in his left hand close to his sleek ebony body. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• She would have thrown her arms about my neck and smothered me with caresses, had I not gently but firmly disengaged myself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• To use the instrument more accurately he built a support which held it firmly. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I confess to you that I had doubts, at first, whether you were to be implicitly relied upon, but now I firmly believe you are. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

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