6521 examples of delay in sentences

Except for some quaint fetish about the necessity for maintaining the usual diplomatic forms, there is no necessity for delay in emergencies of this description.

These stairs were wide enough to accommodate eight people abreast; so that if a large carriage load of visitors arrived, none of them need delay in crossing the fence.

My Love admits of no delay, Arise, my Fair, and come away.

For Love admits of no delay, Arise, my Fair, and come away. VIII.

Those among them who had espoused the Whig Interest, very positively affirmed, that he departed this Life about a Week since, and therefore proceeded without any further Delay to the Release of their Friends on the Gallies, and to their own Re-establishment; but finding they could not agree among themselves, I proceeded on my intended Progress.

"When he received the bills for £3000, we earnestly advised that he should, without delay, deposit them in some safe hands; but nohe must take them with him to Trowbridge, and show them to his son John.

Such stories as that of Lady Barbara, Delay has Danger, The Sisters, Ellen, Smugglers and Poachers, Richard's story of Ruth, and the elder brother's account of his own early attachment, with its miserable sequelall these are of a poignant painfulness.

" It crossed Miss Panney's mind that a week's delay in a matter of this sort would not be considered a breach of courtesy, but she did not say so.

And now, Dora, if you walked here, I will drive you home in my phaeton, for you ought to send that address to Mrs. Tolbridge without delay.

"Our troops stopped, retired, and I challenged the Lion, who, without delay, left the ranks and advanced alone to meet me."

The father of Erard says to the chevalier Theobald, that the cordial desire of his heart is to visit him, without delay.

After what we have seen done by the Italians, we should not distrust their power to do even more, if no delay should be permitted, and full advantage be taken of the spirit of enthusiastic patriotism which now animates them.

That Garibaldi means no delay is proved by his naming next March as the date for the renewal of the mighty crusade in the course of which already such miracles have been wrought.

Here ensued a delay of many days.

This delay enabled Ensminger to recruit his crew, and during the three following days we ascended respectively six, seven, and ten miles, which brought us to the commencement of Bois-brule bottom.

"That is so," he rejoined; "but I hear Mrs. Hornby's voice in the outer office, and as neither you nor I have any time to waste in idle talk, I suggest that you make your way to the court without delay.

I may say that the prisoner was not in any way responsible for the delay.

John and Robert felt the force of their sister's words, and settled their quarrel without delay, and they gave Frank permission to go early in the morning and let the imprisoned glow worm creep away.

In Maine, where the census of 1880 had reduced the number of representatives and there was some delay in the redistribution, Congress allowed the State in 1882 to elect all its representatives upon a general ticket.

It thus happens that ordinarily the representatives of the nation do not meet for more than a year after their election; and as their business is at least to give legislative expression to the popular opinion which elected them, the delay is in this instance regarded by many persons as inconvenient and injudicious.

In bad hands it cannot do much harm, it can only delay for a short time a needed law.

He hopes the delay won't make any difference.' From Father O'Grady to Father Oliver Gogarty. 'June 1, 19. 'DEAR FATHER GOGARTY, 'I am writing to ask you if you know anything about a young woman called Nora Glynn.

' 'Not quite, otherwise there would be no meaning in the delay.

" THE DEBTOR AND HIS SOW A Man of Athens fell into debt and was pressed for the money by his creditor; but he had no means of paying at the time, so he begged for delay.

Every hour of delay adds to the risk of rioting.

6521 examples of  delay  in sentences