Consulted

Examples

• I said nothing about this difficulty until Sir Percival had been consulted on the subject of the desired delay. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• When all this was done to the magistrate's satisfaction, the magistrate and Mr. Jinks consulted in whispers. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• They told as little as they could to their allies and fellow citizens, and consulted them as little as possible. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I'm sure, if we consulted _that_, we might let them all go at once. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Now, your inclinations are to be consulted. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He has also consulted Mr. Bell--Frederick's godfather, you know, mamma; and it is arranged that we go to live in Milton-Northern. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I was myself consulted upon the case, but I was unable to throw any light upon it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She had not been consulted on the question, any more than on the question of her coming into these terrestrial parts, to want a name. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The father of one of his students was engaged in the manufacture of alcohol from beetroot sugar, and Pasteur came to be consulted when difficulties arose in the manufacturing process. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• All the jewellers consulted, at once confirmed the Colonel's assertion that he possessed one of the largest diamonds in the world. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Having therefore consulted with my wife, and some of my acquaintance, I determined to go again to sea. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Sir John Boyd is a relation or particular friend of his, said Fanny; and, on the first opportunity Sir John was consulted. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• We consulted together, however, as to what should be done, and at last she determined to send for Edward. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• She consulted his face when she could do so covertly, as she worked or read, and could make nothing of it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• When there are two parties to a bargain, it is only reasonable that the interests of both should be consulted; is it, my good friend? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• You may remember, when you consulted me on the occasion, that I thought youth on both sides to be no objection. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• He will also be universally esteemed, considered, consulted, depended on--too much so. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Then they consulted a good while; and finally they confiscated it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I quite agree with you, my lady, that the servants' feelings ought to be consulted. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• If so, his experience and judgment will make him much consulted by his friends. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• For, said he, I am often asked by those to whom I propose subscribing, _Have you consulted Franklin on this business? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• His daughters absent and herself not consulted! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• This time being granted me, because I would have it so, I consulted a most respectable counsellor, Thomas Treslove, Esq. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Here they stopped, and Mr Boffin consulted his watch. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She consulted the little jewelled watch among her laces. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• May be you are come to a place that will not prove much to your taste; but you will not be consulted as to your quarters, I promise you. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• At its termination, Colonel Dent and his party consulted in whispers for two minutes, then the Colonel called out-- Bride! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I was often invited there, and consulted in their affairs, wherein I sometimes was of service. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Holmes turned to his desk and, unlocking it, drew out a small case-book, which he consulted. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• My own unaided ingenuity, consulted next, proved quite unequal to grapple with the difficulty. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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