Rubbed

Examples

• In the same odd way, yet with the same rapidity, he then produced singly, and rubbed out singly, the letters forming the words Bleak House. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Fernando hawked and spat proudly onto the floor of the cave, then rubbed it in the dirt with his foot. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Be careful that the starch is rubbed in until the right side is wet all over. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Holmes rubbed his hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Jew rubbed his hands with a chuckle, but glanced uneasily at the box, notwithstanding. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Its main features are described as follows: The types, being rubbed or scraped narrower toward the foot, were to be fixed radially upon a cylinder. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• I will, though I have no whiskers,' here he rubbed the places where they were due, 'and no manners, and no conversation! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She curled her legs between his and rubbed the top of her head against his shoulder. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The black kneeled beside the body and, dipping a corner of the cloth in the thoat oil, rubbed for a moment on the dead face before him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He chuckled; he rubbed his hands. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He rubbed his elbows against the pine needles but it was not the same. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He rubbed his eyes and roused himself; but he doubted, when he had done so, whether he was not still asleep. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• To remove the paper, it is wetted at the back with water, and, when quite soft, it is rubbed with the hand. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He chuckled and rubbed his hands when we found ourselves in the street once more. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The leather is then thrown into the water again, scoured upon a stone till the white substance called bloom is forced out, then rubbed with a greasy substance and hung up to dry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I was wonderfully relieved to find that my aunt and Dora's aunts rubbed on, all things considered, much more smoothly than I could have expected. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Sherlock Holmes rubbed his hands with delight, and I stared with astonishment at our client. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• He stopped in his looking at me, and slowly rubbed his right hand over his head. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Mrs. Hackbutt rubbed the back of one hand with the palm of the other held against her chest, and let her eyes ramble over the pattern on the rug. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The Jew rubbed his hands; and, sitting down at the table, affected to laugh at the pleasantry of his friend. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• My friend rubbed his thin hands together with an appearance of avidity which was a surprise to me, who knew his frugal tastes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She rubs everything that can be rubbed, until it shines, like her own honest forehead, with perpetual friction. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• And the old man rubbed his hands, and leered as if in delight at having found another point of view in which to place his favourite subject. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• That gentleman started, stared, retreated, rubbed his eyes, stared again, and, finally, shouted, 'Stop, stop! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Holmes sat up in his chair and rubbed his hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I rubbed my eyes and opened them wide, to ascertain beyond a doubt that I was broad awake. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• When his assumed name had been repeated several times, Noah rubbed his eyes, and, giving a heavy yawn, looked sleepily about him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I would,' with a glance and a half-smile at the table, 'arrange your papers--' Mr Boffin rubbed his inky ear, and looked at his wife. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He washed himself, and rubbed his clothes; there were spots that would not be removed, but he cut the pieces out, and burnt them. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

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