It seems to me that Zikali is taking a big risk in giving him the Great Medicine.—JB]
— from She and Allan by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

The attraction of business, which was one of the characteristics of his temperament, enticed him into the most chimerical adventures, although the first business connection which he formed, and which was in the nature of publishing and bookselling, resulted in giving him the financial start which he so ardently desired. Chapter 4.
— from Honoré de Balzac by Louis Lumet

The camp lying in a very exposed position, Lord Lucan ordered it to be removed in great haste to the south side of the vineyard for safety.
— from The Cause of the Charge of Balaclava by Thomas Morley

Such are the “terms of peace” proclaimed by the German Professors, a body of men who, it should be remembered, in Germany hold their chairs at the pleasure of the State and are, in fact, a branch of the Civil Service.
— from German Atrocities: An Official Investigation by J. H. (John Hartman) Morgan

That remark applies, of course, to the commercials of England and the enterprising "drummers" of America; but the business representative in Galicia has to endure many hardships to which his foreign brethren are strangers.
— from A Corner of Spain by Walter Wood

Kees sat quiet, determined that the dog should carry him, until the party were almost [143] out of sight, and then they both ran in great haste to overtake their master.
— from Minnie's Pet Monkey by Madeline Leslie