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  • And he must have passed on his conclusion to the Colonel, for when I made my salaam to that worthy officer on the orderly-room verandah, he looked me up and down and says to the woordy-major in English:

    Fiancée 2010

  • When I came by the orderly-room there was the first-Sergeant big as life and twice as nasty.

    My War with the Army « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2007

  • And he must have passed on his conclusion to the Colonel, for when I made my salaam to that worthy officer on the orderly-room verandah, he looked me up and down and says to the woordy-major in English:

    Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

  • And he must have passed on his conclusion to the Colonel, for when I made my salaam to that worthy officer on the orderly-room verandah, he looked me up and down and says to the woordy-major in English:

    Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

  • When I reached the orderly-room I walked in, and said, "Who is the Orderly Sergeant here?"

    Into the Jaws of Death Jack O'Brien

  • The durbar in an Indian regiment takes the place of the formal orderly-room of a British regiment.

    The Story of the Guides G. J. Younghusband

  • His company conduct-sheet runs into volumes, and in peace-time they fix a special peg outside the orderly-room for him to hang his cap on.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 Various

  • Next comes orderly-room for the adjutants and others; and twice a week _durbar_.

    The Story of the Guides G. J. Younghusband

  • Major Bird left us at this time to go to Natal, where he was to arrange about our property, and organize orderly-room papers, etc.

    The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland Cecil Francis Romer

  • Of course I lowered my rifle with a fine show of respect, but he didn't lose any time asking what my orders were for the night; he beat it for the orderly-room as fast as his trembling legs could carry him.

    Into the Jaws of Death Jack O'Brien

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