Licence

Examples

• Goes through the archvay, thinking how he should inwest the money--up comes the touter, touches his hat--“Licence, Sir, licence? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• When the licence was once purchased, whether the purchaser drunk much or drunk little, his tax would be the same. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Moreoverthere was a note of holiday preparation, which almost turned freedom into licence. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• And a special licence. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Mr. Jingle crumpled up the licence, and thrust it into his coat pocket. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He must then pay for the licence to gather them, and must give up to the landlord a portion of what his labour either collects or produces. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• I seem to have been carrying the licence about, in my pocket, many months. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The licence,' repeated Mr. Jingle-- 'In hurry, post-haste for a licence, In hurry, ding dong I come back. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Within the cage, she was denied nothing, she was given all licence. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• You must and shall be married by a special licence. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Marriage licences and small probates were what we all looked for, and what paid us best; and the competition for these ran very high indeed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Touts for licences! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The different governors of the universities, before that time, appear to have often granted licences to their scholars to beg. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Touts for licences,' replied Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

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