How To Use Enquire In A Sentence

And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 4
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that 'ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations
During war, the right of postliminy can only be claimed in the tribunals of the belligerent powers, and not in the courts of neutrals; for by a general law of nations, neutrals have no right to enquire into any captures, except such as are an infringement of their own neutrality. [ The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And Shipping
But when the therapist starts to enquire how they react to the problems at home a difference in opinion may be revealed.

Mr Kehoe concluded by saying that every farmer should enquire regarding the payment terms and insist on payment on the day.
You'd get more truth out of the national enquirer than any news network these days. Networks respond to false Fox ad
Holden looked at me quizzically, but did not enquire further. ANTI-ICE
The first question that occurs to the enlightened enquirer, when he learns that the functions of the brain have been positively determined by experiment, is whether the cranioscopy of Gall and Spurzheim was successful in locating the cerebral functions, and how nearly their inferences from development correspond with the revelations of experiment. Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9
Stevie and Mikie had been known to enquire whether they were in fact changelings, as they looked nothing like any known relative on either side.
A Spears family spy tells The National Enquirer: They know it’s going to be a girl, and Casey likes the name Hallie while Jamie Lynn wants Kaylynne of Karlynne. Jamie Lynn Spears Tells Casey Aldridge: “You’re Not My Baby’s Daddy”
Bond noticed that he had not enquired his own name and finally volunteered with downcast eye, ‘My name is Gerda.’
God is angry with them, and contends with them, and they are full of that only, and take no notice of his wise and gracious designs in afflicting them, never enquire wherefore he contends with them, and therefore nothing appears in them but anger at Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Alas, this didn't work, and concern grew as my enquirer's questions became more inquisitive and her manner increasingly flirtatious.
To enquire about a price is to enter into a binding agreement: the stall-holder will keep knocking the price until he or she arrives at a tariff agreeable to you.
As schemes differ it would be essential to enquire at a local branch.
Ask as a traveller asks the way; to pray is to enquire of God, Ezek. xxxvi. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
Resolved, that the committee on finance be instructed to enquire into the expediency of paying for clothing, & c. furnished to a portion of the militia of Roanoke when called out by the authorities, and the call countermanded before the said militia were mustered into service. Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Session of 1861-62
And therewithall I embraced my friend Socrates and kissed him: but hee smelling the stinke of the pisse wherewith those Hagges had embrued me, thrust me away and sayd, Clense thy selfe from this filthy odour, and then he began gently to enquire, how that noysome sent hapned unto mee. The Golden Asse
Shortly after as he lighteth hys cigarre at ye barre, he enquireth bumptiously, 'Who might that good ladie be?' In Bohemia with Du Maurier The First Of A Series Of Reminiscences
I can report that the Call handling centre dealt with 10 squillion enquires this year and all were met within the time frame and so met our targets by 100%. The Revolving Door System. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
At this point their back door slides open and a groggy looking eldest son enquires of me as to what I think I'm doing.
Here the fish is excellent as at Porto cla Lenha, and we found the people catching it in large spoon-shaped basins: I enquired about the Peixe mulher (woman-fish), the French sirène, which old missioners describe as an African mermaid, not exactly as she appeared to the “lovely lord of Colonsay,” and which Barbot figures with “two strutting breasts.” Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo
It does not really take very much time over a family lunch to begin to enquire about one's forebears.
I enquired the cause, when, with his natural candour, he informed me that he could not help being more impressed by what he termed the prating of the gossips who had just left us, than, perhaps, he ought to be; and then showed me a little vellum case which he found at the Lodge, and which, he was then assured, was dropped by the young lady of whom they had been talking. Vicissitudes in Genteel Life
Let no friuolous questionist therefore further enquire why he marched so many dayes to Lisbon, and taried there so small a while. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
'Will you be staying for lunch?' she enquired of Charles.
He asked after my parents and enquired into the wellbeing of my wife and kids.
But does your foolish old hen suppose that this entire cavalcade, which is bound on an important adventure, is going to stand still while she lays her egg?" enquired the Tin Woodman, earnestly. Ozma of Oz
I enquired politely whether it was possible to buy a pizza at the pizzeria - not an entirely unreasonable request - but was met by a gentle shaking of the head.
Or it may take the more material form of the exudation of a strange white evanescent dough-like substance called the ectoplasm, which has been frequently photographed by scientific enquirers in different stages of its evolution, and which seems to possess an inherent quality of shaping itself into parts or the whole of a body, beginning in a putty-like mould and ending in a resemblance to perfect human members. The Vital Message
There was no knowing the sense of the people; for when the chief captain enquired concerning Paul, having perhaps never heard of his name before (such strangers were the great ones to the excellent ones of the earth, and affected to be so), some cried one thing, and some another, among the multitude; so that it was impossible for the chief captain to know their mind, when really they knew not either one another's mind or their own, when every one pretended to give the sense of the whole body. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
Panel members enquired about the measures to address operating deficit and to achieve the target of attaining a balanced Operating Account by 2006-07.
The enquirer finds a similar difficulty when he tries in the twentieth century to identify rural deities, or even the tutelaries of many great temples, with any personages recognized by the canonical literature. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1
I called the waiter/bartender over and enquired and he proudly, as if he had just won the grand prize exclaimed I used Merlot, a spot of sprite, Cointreau, a good shot of vodka, a small squeeze of lime, ice and garnished with a lime and orange rim slice. Sangrita and sangria
I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything.
In this geographical dissertation the word Niger is still used, which is a name altogether unknown in Africa, and calculated to contuse the geographical enquirer. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa
So saying, he let him pass, and Calandrino fared on, all misdoubtful, albeit he felt no whit ailing; but Buffalmacco, who was not far off, seeing him quit of Nello, made for him and saluting him, enquired if aught ailed him. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
The chorten is also used in another way, which is illustrated by the story told us by a villager when we enquired about one exceptionally big chorten we saw, with four smaller ones -- one at each corner. The Mount Everest Expedition
Enquire about the little things you and your birthing partner can do to make the birth as comfortable and familiar as possible.
George must enquire about Hilda's whereabouts; Alice must explain. PROSPECT HILL
He gives me an inquisitive look, as if to enquire whether something is the matter.
The vulgar Latin hath it, regnum sacerdotale, to which agreeth the translation of that place, sacerdotium regale, a regal priesthood; 93 as also the institution itself, by which no man might enter into the sanctum sanctorum, that is to say, no man might enquire God's will immediately of God Leviathan
Others write to enquire about old friends, or to do genealogical research.
Enquire not what boils in another's pot. Thomas Fuller
Should you wish advice from the world's greatest detective you may enquire for me at the Rose and Crown.
“Hast thou then two names?” enquired she, and he replied (and indeed his voice was choked with tears), “Yes; my name aforetime was Al – As’ad, the most happy, but now it is Al-Mu’tarr — Miserrimus.” The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Her bold look, denuded bosom, and flaunty air, were sufficient to impress at once our heroine with an unfavourable opinion of her; and after she had retired with Rosse she expressed her dislike to him, and enquired whether she was not right in her conjectures. Three Weeks in the Downs, or Conjugal Fidelity Rewarded: exemplified in the Narrative of Helen and Edmund
At a meeting of the Committee appointed to enquire into the Complaints made by the Officers of this Institution.
Educated at Trinity College, Oxford, Aubrey carefully enquired into Shakespeare's life and left brief and hectic jottings about it, amidst a chaos of manuscripts first edited by Andrew Clark in 1898.
I enquired if it covered Room Service, ready to dole out the extra.
Drudge used to write for the world nut daily and the national enquirer, right? Think Progress » Conservatives Falsely Claim New Obama Nuke Policy Prevents Nuclear Retaliation Against Chem/Bio Attack
Wherever you spend your time, the most important thing to enquire about is the prospect of obtaining a seat after pupillage.
Jacob said, My brethren -- Finding from the shepherds who were reposing there with flocks and who all belonged to Haran, that his relatives in Haran were well and that one of the family was shortly expected, he enquired why they were idling the best part of the day there instead of watering their flocks and sending them back to pasture. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Furthermore, that is a question into which no investigator or prosecutor can enquire.
The team ferreting out information on Grace Kelly is, in the words of one Enquirer reporter, the ‘best investigative team of journalists anybody had seen for a century.’
Peter had never enquired into her beliefs but if he had bothered to think about it he might have guessed at a gentle agnosticism. INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3
I called the station to enquire about train times.
Frost lifts a fat cigar from the ashtray, and enquires politely if I mind.
He picked them up and courteously enquired of the young woman sitting closest with her boyfriend if they were hers.
David Pepper and Kevin Boyce also received early support from the Cincinnati Enquirer this morning. Enquirer Also Backs Pepper, Boyce
Grubb enquired, using the foreshortened soubriquet the Japanese-American hated only marginally less than ET. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
The forty-seven year old Oscar-winning actress recently ended her fourteen year relationship with rumored lesbian lover Cydney Bernard, 55, after embarking on a passionate affair with younger lipstick lezzie Cindy Mort, The National Enquirer claims. Jodie Foster Dina Lohan Diss
I mean, you know, but the thing is, mainstream media is not a monolith, and there's a continuum that goes from "The National Enquirer," on one hand, to the "NewsHour" on the other, and the "NewsHour" is well known as the stodgiest and most cautious and conservative, not in the political sense, but in the tabloid sense. CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2008
He came forward with his hand out. "Mr and Mrs Selby?" he enquired.
All better now, are we?" he enquired in a patronizing manner hardly calculated to endear.
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Whoever enquires, as I have frequently done, from those who have asked me an alms; what was their former course of life, will find them to have been servants in good families, broken tradesmen, labourers, cottagers, and what they call decayed house-keepers; but (to use their own cant) reduced by losses and crosses, by which nothing can be understood but idleness and vice. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish
The old man enquired why I seemed so much terrified, and my brothers told him that I would persist in calling a screech-owl, a catamount. The Path of Duty, and Other Stories
It was enough to prompt a lady of a certain age to enquire whether he was wearing a vest.
And now, friends and countrymen, if the wise and learned philosophers of the elder world, the first observers of nutation and aberration, the discoverers of maddening ether and invisible planets, the inventors of Congreve rockets and Shrapnel shells, should find their hearts disposed to enquire what has America done for the benefit of mankind? Warning Against Searching for Monsters to Destroy
She knew that Peter's trading on the metal market was currently concerned with armaments, but she didn't enquire beyond that. THE WHITE DOVE
And the sharp suits they miraculously acquire for their court appearance look the business, so it does not do to enquire too closely where on earth they materialise from in 'choky'! Undefined
Readers accustomed to the gaudiness and inane phraseology of many modern writers, if they persist in reading this book to its conclusion, will perhaps frequently have to struggle with feelings of strangeness and aukwardness: they will look round for poetry, and will be induced to enquire by what species of courtesy these attempts can be permitted to assume that title. Lyrical Ballads 1798
How they live in their families, I do not choose to enquire; but, in public, Madame appears in her robe of gold, or silver stuff, with her powder and frisure, her perfumes, her paint and her patches; while Monsieur Le Comte struts about in his lace and embroidery. Travels through France and Italy
As schemes differ it would be essential to enquire at a local branch.
The plan agreed on by the Bishop and the Captain was to go as far north as Vate, and return by way of the Loyalty Isles, which fringe the east coast of New Caledonia, to touch at that large island, and then visit the Island of Pines, at its extreme south point, and there enquire into a massacre said to have taken place. Life of John Coleridge Patteson
They were labelled exuberantly, ‘Butifull Toledo steel works, mad only in San Juan’, and it was not for tourists to enquire how Toledo steel came to be made only in San Juan, or where were the foundries and workshops necessarily implied. Tour de Force
Then I began to enquire into it, and found out that a sutler was a sort of liquid peanut stand, and that his rank in the army was about the same as a chestnut roaster on the sidewalk here at home. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883
‘Oh, you've seen the magazine then,’ I enquired as he expectorated into the bathroom sink.
How much more have I never thought about, or bothered to enquire about? THE WHITE DOVE
They enquired where was the machine that dispensed the parking discs.
Mr Holloway said it was not his province to decide on his own jurisdiction; he could enquire into it, but only make an observation.
Of the 200 periodicals and newspapers she approaches for work, only one replies: The Weekly Comet, a downmarket supermarket tabloid in the National Enquirer mould.
YOUNGER CLERIMONT: Then all I beg is that ye would enquire for me no more. The Beau Defeated: or, The Lucky Younger Brother
Then let me tell you that you are doing just the reverse; the encouragement which you offer would have been all very well had I myself believed that I knew what I was talking about: to declare the truth about matters of high interest which a man honours and loves among wise men who love him need occasion no fear or faltering in his mind; but to carry on an argument when you are yourself only a hesitating enquirer, which is my condition, is a dangerous and slippery thing; and the danger is not that I shall be laughed at (of which the fear would be childish), but that I shall miss the truth where I have most need to be sure of my footing, and drag my friends after me in my fall. The Republic
Professor Pearson attaches no strict meaning to the term alcoholism, by which he means anything from what the word really means down to a general suspicion that the parents were drinking more than was good for themselves or their home; and finally that in studying the influence of alcohol upon offspring Professor Pearson has omitted to enquire in a single case whether the alcoholism or the offspring came first. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles
The King was habited in a red coat of various tincts and his mighty men were garbed in white, and presently he enquired saying, "O Abikam, whom do I resemble and what may these my Lords and Ministers represent? Arabian nights. English
Does this mean that any legitimate inquiry into the qualifications, competence and performance of the official in and of itself labels the enquirer a racist? ANC Daily News Briefing
Verily, this is a marvellous thing, and doubtless it ariseth from the slightness of thy wit, for hadst thou aught of sense, thou hadst enquired of the beatings of the billows and the waftings of the winds. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
An attentive consideration will, however, show the enquirer, that to distinguish man from the remainder of the animal kingdom by his structural characteristics alone, is not so easy a task as would at first sight appear; and he will be obliged at length to return to some such humiliating designation of the _genus animal_, _species homo_, as those above given. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844
“Would you care to elaborate on that statement Havsy my love?” she enquired sweetly, her dulcet tone completely at odds with the dangerous glint in her eyes. Cheeseburger Gothic » Huzzah!
When he alighted from his beast they accosted him and enquired the cause of his change from poverty to prosperity, and he told them all that had happened to him from incept to conclusion. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
It was from there that I began my efforts to enquire into the operation of the judicial system in the area.
And therewithall I embraced my friend Socrates and kissed him: but hee smelling the stinke of the pisse wherewith those Hagges had embrued me, thrust me away and sayd, Clense thy selfe from this filthy odour, and then he began gently to enquire, how that noysome sent hapned unto mee. The Golden Asse
He demanded all the news of the family meaning Rose and politely enquired after my appetite: my enormous appetite. Exit the Actress
I enquired of him the meaning of those affidavits --- and whether the facts therein stated were true -- to which the said Ketcham answered, that _they were true_ -- but said he did not expect it would have been made public. A Review and Exposition, of the Falsehoods and Misrepresentations, of a Pamphlet Addressed to the Republicans of the County of Saratoga, Signed, "A Citizen"
If the mainstream media was as engaged in investigatory journalism like they were in the 60's and 70's there would not be so much overblown hysteria about non issues and so much ridiculous trash reporting, ala like that of the National Enquirer. cynthia Priest apologizes for mocking Clinton while at Obama church
What the enquirer has in mind is a Missa solitaria, Mass at which no one assists. On "Private" Masses
Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations
Manasseth and Goodwin altercated this point until after dinner; then the former enquired of Goodwin if he wished to see Cherry. The Rev. J. W. Loguen, as a Slave and as a Freeman. A Narrative of Real Life.
They at least raise questions and we should try to answer them, I much prefer that to seeing posts from the likes of that depraved "enquirer On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
So you don't know the difference between augite and hornblende?" he once enquired. South Wind
The boy bander, who skyrocketed to fame as part of NKOTB in the 80s and early 90s, is being sold out by his ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Kyle Walker, a Brazilian barfly who tells The Enquirer that he and Jonathan dated for 18 months after meeting in a watering hole outside New York City. New Kids On The Block Michael Jackson Collaboration
All better now, are we?" he enquired in a patronizing manner hardly calculated to endear.
Boq leaped up and gave a small bow, and Galinda said, "As in line with my promise, Master Boq, may I enquire how you're keeping? WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
The story that two skins made of some imitative alien substance were found at the motel did make the pages of the Enquirer. EVERVILLE
He gazed earnestly and mournfully upon them, and when he entered his prison, again enquired concerning them, but the same inflexible silence was preserved on the subject. The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne: A Highland Story
He gives me an inquisitive look, as if to enquire whether something is the matter.
But when the therapist starts to enquire how they react to the problems at home a difference in opinion may be revealed.
During this time anyone who enquires about your registration will be told that you have a caution on your record.
I enquired into the mysteries of caprification, and learned that artificial ripening by means of a drop of oil is practised with some of them, chiefly the _santillo, vollombola, pascarello_ and _natalino. Old Calabria
A woman had enquired at the factory about the possibility of making an aluminium gang-plank for her private barge.
It makes sense to enquire as energetically as possible into the greatest conceivable truth.
Head whirling, she went into a travel agency and enquired the air fare to Toronto.
He came forward with his hand out. "Mr and Mrs Selby?" he enquired.
A commission has been set up to enquire into alleged malpractice.
Field Chairs advise individual enquirers and talk to all those prospective entrants to their fields who attend a visit day.
He came forward with his hand out. "Mr and Mrs Selby?" he enquired.
National Enquirer, she's taking time out to focus on "inner growth" and figure out why she seems to constantly "repel" men. Lead Stories from AOL
The visitors at their late meeting being requested by mr Brockenbro 'to enquire into the charges brought against him by Oldham, came to a resolution that their Exece commee should first enquire of Oldham whether he avowed the anonymous lre to mr Griffin, and would furnish evidence of the charges: & in that case that we should have the deposns taken and report them to the next meeting. Letters to and from Jefferson, 1823
It was on the way to this camp that we saw tracks very like those of a bare-foot man and we enquired from the coolies what it was. The Mount Everest Expedition
Holden looked at me quizzically, but did not enquire further. ANTI-ICE
Field Chairs advise individual enquirers and talk to all those prospective entrants to their fields who attend a visit day.
enquired Susan rashly, displaying a sudden and mean vulgarity. SPLITTING
Having enquired at all car rental information desks at Dublin airport, the answer was alas the same.
Or when they came to enquire of the prophet they pretended to put away their idols, but it was in pretence only; they still had a secret reserve for them. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
he enquired in a furiously sarcastic e-mail that was so long it must have taken half the day to tap out on his BlackBerry.
The Enquirer sold a record 6.5 million copies of the issue containing that shot.
The lady, like other comforters of the cabins of the poor, proceeded to rebuke the grumbling old woman for want of order and cleanliness — censured the food which was provided for the patient, and enquired particularly after the wine which she had left to make caudle with. Saint Ronan's Well
To enquire about tickets, phone the number below.
Dreadfully affected by this account of his mother, all of whose sufferings he felt, however coarse and simple the relation of them, Orlando now again enquired of his informer, if she knew where his mother and sisters lived in town? The Old Manor House
We actually found her first and she told me it was B.S. that the "enquirer" story was made up, that she says that they paid these two women who talked to them. CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2009
He answered with spirited resentment demands he deemed highly flagitious, counselling those who sent them, when next they applied to an unhappy family to whose calamities they had contributed, to enquire first if its principles, as well as its fortune, made the hazards of gaming amongst its domestic responsibilities. Camilla
When we enquired about the victim, he placed us on hold and then reverted with complete details of the hospital and nature of injuries.
I'd usually get a laugh out of that line before the enquirer invariably launched into a broadside on biased journalism, sensational reporting, the media's moral bankruptcy, its role as a propagandist and apologist for those in power, and corporate influence on the news. Gail Vida Hamburg: Castle Owners of the Fourth Estate Flog Usurper, Julien Assange
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report
Offer to make dinner and casually enquire if he fancies anyone. The Sun
I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything.
He didn't enquire as to my identity.
The thefts remained undetected until a member of the public enquired about a relative's account.
Being someone who keeps politics out of the workplace as much as possible, they enquired "Which party? Archive 2009-07-01
Yet her affections were all awake to enquire after her uncle; and when she heard that nothing could so much sooth him as her sight, all fear of his comments, all terror of exertion, subsided in the possible chance of consoling him: and Mr. Tyrold, who thought every act of duty led to chearfulness, sent to desire the carriage might fetch her the next morning. Camilla
The lady in question was upset that her letter had not been acknowledged and asked me to enquire on her behalf whether the letter had been received or not.
But other theories do enquire and thus have to take an interest in what actors think that other actors think.
'Not only did Hicks Jnr label the enquirer an' idiot ', he followed this up with an expletive-ridden tirade. Football.co.uk news feed
She expostulated upon his having so causelessly terrified her, and enquired why he came so disguised. Camilla
Late Show snoops tell The National Enquirer, studio surveillance tape caught the 62-year-old comic in a series of — er — “compromising positions” — with a petite twentysomething he met as a staffer. Britney Spears Letterman Top Ten List Aug. 18
Sleaze-week" basically pulls a lowbrow, sleazy photshop type mauever, using a photo from a running magazine to "TRY" and show this woman in shorts to make her look bad ... are the the National Enquirer now? Palin slams 'sexist' Newsweek cover
I am writing to enquire for any possible openings in your firm.
Adam enquired politely whether they had enjoyed the show.
He picked them up and courteously enquired of the young woman sitting closest with her boyfriend if they were hers.
To their (very small, admittedly) credit, they told me what had happened when, with beetling eyebrows and pursed lips, I enquired.
All better now, are we?" he enquired in a patronizing manner hardly calculated to endear.
What the Chinese eat is a mystery, and such queer compounds enter into their _menu_ that I would give everybody who dines with a Chinaman this advice -- don't enquire too minutely into what is placed before you, or you will eat nothing, and so offend your host; bolt it and fancy it is something nice -- and _fancy_ goes for something at times, I can assure you. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83
Let no friuolous questionist therefore further enquire why he marched so many dayes to The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain
We have not been shown any detailed material to demonstrate with any particularity (nor so far as we know did Forbes J enquire) when the Crown should and could have got its case together and been in a position to apply for an order.
How much more have I never thought about, or bothered to enquire about? THE WHITE DOVE
All better now, are we?" he enquired in a patronizing manner hardly calculated to endear.
'It's very papilionaceous, is it not?' enquired the doctor. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
A commission has been set up to enquire into alleged malpractice.
Adam enquired politely whether they had enjoyed the show.
Baby rabbits for sale. Enquire within.
Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 4
Bemused, she enquired about their provenance - history - only to be told that they had come from St Andrews.
Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?
His Honor enquired whether Mr. Barry had any affidavits in mitigation of punishment. The Trial of William Pearson
To enquire about a price is to enter into a binding agreement: the stall-holder will keep knocking the price until he or she arrives at a tariff agreeable to you.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations
Blessed be God, now that we have the word of God in writing, and are directed to search that, we need not enquire of the former age, nor prepare ourselves to the search of their fathers; for, though we ourselves are but of yesterday, the word of God in the scripture is as nigh to us as it was to them (Rom.x. 8), and it is the more sure word of prophecy, to which we must take heed. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
‘If it dies,’ I enquired, ‘can I chuck it into our cesspit?’
Boq leaped up and gave a small bow, and Galinda said, "As in line with my promise, Master Boq, may I enquire how you're keeping? WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
The Hop, says Cockayne, was known to the Saxons, and they called it the _Hymele_, a name enquired-for in vain among Hop growers in Worcestershire and Kent. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
The aussies are also looking at a replacement for the M113 called the bushmaster, again it has all the makings of a white elephant, I saw one at Enoggra (aus army garrison) when I enquired to the drive "how well" it went he simply replied "dunno mate its hasnt moved for two months! Army Rumour Service
These are so overwhelming that they stop adults going on to do the courses they applied for or enquired about.
Baba got quite excited and called it a 'dier', although when we enquired further it seemed to be a giant rodent like an agouti that is called a 'hay'. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
Ameni enquired of them as to the preparations for the festival of the morrow, and then desired the chief haruspex to call the refractory pupils together in the school-court. Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 05
What sort of fanaticism has been at work here, Mrs. Randolph?" the Captain enquired. Melbourne House
When I called my reeve to enquire about the RM of Reynolds' spray program I was told something about the need to control purple loosestrife and the costs associated with mowing versus spraying.
I see more believeable reports on Yahoo and the national enquirer! Poll: Majority don't approve of Palin
Down the back of the class, where some of us were colouring in pictures in the National Enquirer, it seemed horribly unfair.
It was beyond the scope of this study to enquire into the way by which urethane inhibits mucosal repair processes.
Now when the man saw these mouldering ruins and witnessed what the hand of time had manifestly done with the place, leaving but traces of the substantial-things that erewhiles had been, a little reflection made it needless for him to enquire of the case; so he turned away. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
The Enquirer had spent weeks shadowing Edwards' Falstaffian aide Andrew Young and Rielle Hunter in a North Carolina gated community before finally publishing the story that she was pregnant with the candidate's baby. David Perel: Technology & Psychology: The Never-Before-Revealed Details of Why John Edwards Finally Confessed to His Affair
Down the back of the class, where some of us were colouring in pictures in the National Enquirer, it seemed horribly unfair.
Those who have studied the mysteries of clairvoyance in connection with theosophic teaching have been enabled to realize that the ultimate resources of that faculty range as far beyond its humbler manifestations, dealt with by unassisted enquirers, as the resources of the higher mathematics exceed those of the abacus. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria
Viridian enquires as she pats the dragon's thick, scaly neck.
And David enquired at Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them?
Hast thou then two names?" enquired she, and he replied (and indeed his voice was choked with tears), "Yes; my name aforetime was Al-As'ad, the most happy, but now it is Al - Arabian nights. English
II. ii.346 (217,9) I think, their inhibition comes by the means of the late innovation] I fancy this is transposed: Hamlet enquires not about an _inhibition_, but an _innovation_; the answer therefore probably was, Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies
Jon Craig of the Cincinnati Enquirer has made a manful effort to look into the event -- and, predictably, to deny any suggestion that the lockdown helped Bush/Cheney steal their "re-election. What really happened: lockdown in Warren County, OH, 2004
As long as there were people to greet, families to enquire about, matters to discuss she was happy.
In this sense it may be of some importance to enquire whether they are chattels or not.
George must enquire about Hilda's whereabouts; Alice must explain. PROSPECT HILL
We heard about multimillion pound pay-offs to phone-hack victims that apparently didn't come to the attention of either Murdoch -- even though Murdoch pere is a notorious control-freak who phones his editors frequently just to enquire "what's happening? Martin Lewis: A Big Pile of Murdoch: The Ultimate Legacy of Rupert Merde...
Zero in on the venues most suitable, and then enquire about the nitty-gritty such as whether they charge cakeage, allow you to bring in your own alcohol etc.
Hindostan, theft is often enquired into by causing the suspected party to chew some dry rice or rice flour, which has some very strong curses stirred into it, _corsned_ fashion. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages
I looked skywards and enquired loudly of The Man who gives us such weather: ‘Is this some kind of sick joke?’

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