Detained

Examples

• Although we were anxious to leave England before the depth of winter, yet we were detained. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Who always received her on his disengaged arm, and detained her, while the patient cherub stood waiting to be finished. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• It would have been far better not to have detained me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It was not Miss Flite who detained us; she was as reasonable a little creature in consulting the convenience of others as there possibly could be. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Raymond would follow soon, she said; he had been detained by business. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Another packet arrived; she too was detained, and before we sailed a fourth was expected. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The paymaster was detained in Austin so long that, if we had waited for him, we would have exceeded our leave. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He showed decided disappointment at the prospect of being detained. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I have been detained by--the nephew stopped a moment in his answer--various business. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• If I am Mr. Neville St. Clair, then it is obvious that no crime has been committed, and that, therefore, I am illegally detained. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• She paused, and detained me for a moment longer. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The balance of the force will not be more than one day behind, unless detained by the whole of Lee's army, in which case you will be strong enough. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I have been detained, she said, by a consultation with Mr. Fairlie on a domestic matter which he wished to speak to me about. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I went to my father's house to pick up my luggage, and found a letter there, which unexpectedly detained me in London. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I was detained looking for you, till I lost every train but the mail. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Louisa, with many thanks and with a lightened load, detained Mr. Sleary no longer then. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I detained him to make a few kind inquiries. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Detained at the last moment by one who had a claim upon me,' was the Reverend Frank's apology to Lightwood, taking no thought of himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He was detained two hours. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He was detained in his progress by having to repair and corduroy the roads, and rebuild the bridges. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• We arrived at Havre on the 8th of May, and instantly proceeded to Paris, where my father had some business which detained us a few weeks. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Ryland, whom I have so long detained, has stipulated that I shall suffer him to depart before the end of this month. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Shirley, never sorry to snatch a reprieve from their society, had remained behind, detained by business, as she said. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I was prevented from coming—detained. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Two of us were detained. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• We may have detained her longer than she expected already. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I merely called, because I would not pass the door without inquiring after Mrs. Bates; but I have been so pleasantly detained! Jane Austen. Emma.
• Should he be detained by foul winds, even for a single hour, he promised to write to me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I was rushing past Argyle, when he detained me, frightened at the wildness of my looks. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I have but one, and she necessarily detained from me at a thousand leagues' distance. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.

Typed by Bernadine