Reins

Examples

• At the same instant an empty dog-cart, the horse cantering, the reins trailing, appeared round the curve of the road and rattled swiftly towards us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Tom cast a hasty glance at the upper part of the house as he threw the reins to the hostler, and stuck the whip in the box. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• There, then,' said the fat boy, putting the reins in his hand, and pointing up a lane, 'it's as straight as you can go; you can't miss it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The reins were broken, but they had been dragging on the ground. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• But at three o'clock he shook out the reins over the trotters and turned into the by-roads leading to Portsmouth. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Sugden took the reins--he drives like Jehu--and in another quarter of an hour Barraclough will be safe in Stilbro' jail. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The coachman lifted the reins and the horse started. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• He drew up in the shade of the village street, and passed the reins to her while he held a match to his cigar. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Of the painter we say that he will paint reins, and he will paint a bit? Plato. The Republic.
• She used to practice mounting, holding the reins, and sitting straight on an old saddle in a tree. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• But Eva bent to the other side of the horse, where Dodo was standing, and said, as he relinquished the reins,--That's a good boy, Dodo;--thank you! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He picked up the reins. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• In a second he had flung himself from his saddle again, transferred the reins to Murgatroyd, and re-entered the cottage. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• We must keep the reins. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He, this school autocrat, gathered all and sundry reins into the hollow of his one hand; he irefully rejected any colleague; he would not have help. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Sometimes (figuratively) he foamed at the mouth when the reins were drawn very tight. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Only, there Bulstrode holds the reins and drives him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He reached his arms up, took the reins and swung up into the saddle. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I lighted the lamps of my carriage; I wrapt her in furs, and placed her along the seat; then taking the reins, made the horses go forward. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• As she handed back the reins, she said sympathetically: Did you have such a lot of tiresome things to do? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He looked through the trees to where Primitivo, holding the reins of the horse, was twisting the rider's foot out of the stirrup. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The animal was startled by the noise, and the reins were on his back. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• With that, she stepped into the chaise, and, taking the reins herself, drove off to Frizinghall. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• In this year, Lord Wellington assumed the reins in Spain. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• But does the painter know the right form of the bit and reins? Plato. The Republic.
• The horses staggered on, and the reins hung loosely in my hands. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Keep your hand on the reins, captain, and slack the fire of that spirit. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Before he took the reins to drive off, Mr. Franklin walked me away a few steps out of hearing of the others. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Jem, having mounted the box, entreated his fellow servant to give up the reins. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Holmes threw the reins into my lap and sprang down from the cart. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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