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Examples
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George William Oke -- a blockmaker, who had never sung a carol or attended a practice in his life -- stood up and said, rather unnecessarily, that this was the first _he'd_ heard of it.
Wandering Heath Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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And thus it was that Nikolai came to blockmaker Holman's.
One of Life's Slaves Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie 1870
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To every one comes a time when he is surrounded by a lustre, and that blockmaker Holman had existed was something which was really properly understood -- perhaps by his wife too -- only after he had disappeared from the scene.
One of Life's Slaves Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie 1870
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On the night of the 2nd March 1866, the premises of a blockmaker named
Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories 1859
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Now in this case it is obvious that but for the fire-escape, the blockmaker and his family must have perished.
Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories 1859
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Pump and blockmaker, in Summer Street, died in April, 1805.
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"But if you take my advice, Barbara, you'll take the boy to blockmaker
One of Life's Slaves Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie 1870
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