snaffled

There was no doubt as to why, of course -- a soldier had "snaffled" it.

The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 Filson Young 1907

Like his brother, he had 'snaffled' a few decorations out of the War: but to be in Command of the Regiment, with

Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Maud Diver 1906

"snaffled," was too much for us, and, tired as we were, we both roared with laughter; absurd though it may seem, it was astonishing how this little incident cheered us on our way.

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

Online sellers may have snaffled a large part of the market, but there is still the joy of serendipity; I bought seven books, two of which were old friends that I'd I had lost, three just looked interesting, and two I had never heard of.

Simon Hoggart's week: No country for ordinary folk 2011

I'd marked out my seat and I snaffled it sharpish on Saturday night, got into the spirit of things by ordering a fake absinthe from the Bartender -- Ed. As the rest of the audience filed in, I saw Adam sit down at the table to my right, chatting to the audience members sat there.

Adventures of a Couch-Hopping Scribbler Part 2: That Toddlin Town Hal Duncan 2010

They snaffled up Lib Dem ideas with the potential to be popular – such as tax cuts for low earners – and claimed them as their own.

The Lib Dems need to be more than just the people who say no | Andrew Rawnsley 2011

Money lent to dictators and snaffled away into offshore accounts gets racked on to the public debt to be paid by future generations.

Debt crisis: A default in Europe could benefit poor countries | Jonathan Glennie 2011

Online sellers may have snaffled a large part of the market, but there is still the joy of serendipity; I bought seven books, two of which were old friends that I'd I had lost, three just looked interesting, and two I had never heard of.

Simon Hoggart's week: No country for ordinary folk 2011

And book now for Kaufmann, snaffled by Raymond Gubbay for a Royal Festival Hall recital on 24 October – oddly described as a "London debut".

Tosca; La rondine; Arensky Chamber Orchestra – review 2011

With some of the more famous plays snaffled by other theatres in Rattigan's centenary year, here Northampton's Royal & Derngate offers In Praise Of Love, a later Rattigan play, written in 1973, and set against the backdrop of the 1970s' changing political landscape.

This week's new theatre 2011