Prolonged

Examples

• In ordinary talk they might have passed unheeded; but following on her prolonged pause they acquired a special meaning. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Mr. Spenlow and I falling into this conversation, prolonged it and our saunter to and fro, until we diverged into general topics. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• After a prolonged pause, he again asked, Is the shadow _quite_ gone? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The contest,' said Pott, 'shall be prolonged so long as I have health and strength, and that portion of talent with which I am gifted. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• After a prolonged pause, he replied: 'I don't know that. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• In the summer of 1911, prolonged drought in North Carolina lowered the rivers to such an extent that towns dependent upon them suffered greatly. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• As stated at the outset the psychology of scientific discovery must be the subject of prolonged investigation, but some data are already available. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• So, let us drink their healths, and wish them prolonged life, and every blessing! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• While he thus spoke, the growling noise became a prolonged roar, and then died away. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• This last manifestation as by far the most alarming, by reason of its threatening his prolonged stay on the premises, necessitated vigorous measures. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Their pale eyes clung together in prolonged and serious consultation; then a faint smile fluttered over Mrs. van der Luyden's face. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• When furnished with an eighty horse-power motor, more suited to its increased weight, the aerodrome planed easily over the water in more prolonged flight. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Paul would not stand any prolonged experience of this sort of dialogue I knew; but he certainly merited a sample of the curt and arid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The standard of health may be raised and the lives of men prolonged by sanitary and medical knowledge. Plato. The Republic.
• Then the child's head disappeared, and the prison-keeper's head disappeared, but the little voice prolonged the strain until the door clashed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It was only after a painful and prolonged scene that she was ejected by the butler and the footman. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• My stay at La Terrasse was prolonged a fortnight beyond the close of the vacation. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• And with another prolonged grin, the old man closed the gate, re- entered his house, and bolted the door after him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Once his lips moved to speak, but he thought better of it, and prolonged the pause. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• At length he prolonged his remark into Pip, I do assure you this is as-TON-ishing! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Lily laughed, but her laugh faded into gravity under the prolonged implication of Mrs. Fisher's look. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The wretched man trifled with his glass,--took it up, looked at it through the light, put it down,--prolonged my misery. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Mrs. Bardell,' said Mr. Pickwick, at last, as that amiable female approached the termination of a prolonged dusting of the apartment. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Our world to-day seems to be emerging with fluctuations from a prolonged phase of adversity and extreme conditions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The making of iron castings malleable by a prolonged baking in a furnace in a bed of metallic oxide was an important, but early, step. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• So, on the next morning, and the next, and for at least a week, over which time Mr. Skimpole prolonged his stay. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The evening was warm and serene, and we prolonged our walk farther than usual. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• If the current could be repeatedly reversed just as the helix completed its half turn, the motion could be prolonged; periodic current reversal would produce continuous rotation. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In 1710, those duties were again prolonged to the first of August 1720, and were called the sixth general mortgage or fund. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The deficiencies charged upon this prolonged term amounted to ?5,160,459: 14: 9?. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

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