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  • Prolonged sniffling from the kitchen, and Johnny murmured to himself as his eyelids closed down, "You betcher life I've worked faithful."

    THE APOSTATE: written by Jack London 2010

  • 'I don't think he wants to drive,' Bud says, considerin '. An' the rube says quick, 'You betcher life I do.'

    CHAPTER XI 2010

  • Prolonged sniffling from the kitchen, and Johnny murmured to himself as his eyelids closed down, "You betcher life I've worked faithful."

    THE APOSTATE 2010

  • In the old days, if I had all my friends in town, you betcher ass I'd be holding a charity fundraiser.

    Funny To A Narrow Subset of People, But Those People Will Die 2004

  • What Philip had said had gone "you betcher" on that occasion with a vengeance.

    Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Margaret Rebecca Piper

  • I betcher that there tramp is the feller that's been cleanin 'up these parts for the past two years.

    Seven Miles to Arden Ruth Sawyer 1925

  • “Well, this 'un's all I seen!” protested the night watchman, “an' you betcher I looked about mighty keerful ... wot time did you see 'um break in?” turning to the negro child.

    Tramping on Life Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960 1922

  • "Well, this 'un's all I seen!" protested the night watchman, "an 'you betcher I looked about mighty keerful ... wot time did you see' um break in?" turning to the negro child.

    Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Harry Kemp 1921

  • I says, ` I betcher mother maje carry it, 'and he says, ` Oh no.

    Seventeen 1915

  • 'I don't think he wants to drive,' Bud says, considerin '. An' the rube says quick, 'You betcher life I do.'

    Chapter 11 1913

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