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In the mid-afternoon McLean and his brother clerk,
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He raised his eyes and saw a friend of his, the parish clerk,
The Inn 2006
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Mr Mainsail and his clerk, Mr Hardy and his clerk,
Lady Anna 2004
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The UDF accused the two lawmakers of "fraternising themselves with an organisation which is political in nature", the clerk,
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"Say to Mr. Grafton," he said, turning to the clerk,
The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story Chester K. Steele
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Many an ex-slave was elected sheriff, county clerk, probate clerk,
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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"You had better take the feather for twelve dollars," said the clerk,
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The damaged books were marked down from twenty-five to fifty per cent, the name over the door whose serpentine embroidery had once shone so insolently bright, was allowed to grow dim and take on the indescribably vague color of old paint, and, having a strong penchant for ceremonial, the proprietor even went so far as to buy two skull-caps of shoddy red felt, one for himself and one for his clerk,
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To say that the usually amiable Ambrose Cleaver was in the devil of a temper would be merely to echo the words of his confidential clerk,
The Best British Short Stories of 1922 John Cournos 1915
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"Look here, Caput," he remarked suspiciously to the indictment clerk,
By Advice of Counsel Arthur Cheney Train 1910
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