Obliged

Examples

• It was put an end to by Mrs. Dashwood, who felt obliged to hope that he had left Mrs. Ferrars very well. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Those who loved reading were obliged to send for their books from England: the members of the Junto had each a few. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• At last I had to say to General Thomas that I should be obliged to remove him unless he acted promptly. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Now, Mr. Trelawney Hope, I should be much obliged if you would tell me exactly the circumstances under which this document disappeared. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I was obliged to recall him to a theme which was of necessity one of close and anxious interest to me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• We are obliged to you for the plainness with which you have spoken. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Minerva was obliged to yield, and, of course, disliked her from that day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The breakfast-bell rang as the two girls disappeared--and even Sergeant Cuff was now obliged to give it up as a bad job! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• It was very sweet, and I'm much obliged to whoever translated it for me. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She was obliged to stop and think. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I am much obliged to you, my boy,' said Mr Meagles, turning it over, 'but I think not. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I am much obliged to you, sir, for all. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• In order to provide against vibration I was obliged to make the frame of the machine much heavier than I first intended. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I shall go to Paris in my own carriage, and establish myself in my own lodgings, said I; and to this proposition Meyler was obliged to agree. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• They are generally obliged, therefore, to content themselves with petitioning for certain encouragements to exportation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Correcting myself, I said that I was much obliged to him for his mention of Mr. Matthew Pocket-- That's more like it! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Mrs. Dashwood then begged to know to whom she was obliged. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I'm obliged to bring you this way, sir, he said, because the door from the vestry to the church is bolted on the vestry side. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• And when she got home she was obliged to say to her daughter, I am not well, my dear; I must go and lie down. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Good morning, sir, much obliged. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I said, or tried to say, that I was much obliged to him for his recommendation-- No, my young friend! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The Vicar, after a glass of port, was obliged to hurry away to a meeting, and the shy nephew, who appeared to be an invalid, was packed off to bed. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Wery much obliged to you, sir,' replied Mr. Weller gravely; 'but I'd rayther not. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I was not obliged to bring their unhallowed scrawls, and run the risk of being bewitched, as more folks than one told me. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Chagrined and surprised, they were obliged, though unwillingly, to turn back, for no shelter was nearer than their own house. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I am obliged to tell you what will hurt you, Rosy. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Will you be good enough to say that I understand the letter, and that I am very much obliged? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The tempter merely lifted his eyebrows; but the whelp was obliged to go on. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Practically alone he was obliged to continue his work. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• But I should be extremely obliged to you if you would come down with me to Woking to-morrow, by the same train which we took yesterday. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

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