taking-in

I plan to take Welshcakes down the road for a late supper at the Consorting Cafe don't get the wrong idea and I promised to change the lightbulb and I'll do the vacuuming tomorrow morning - not sufficient recompense for her kind taking-in of this irrascible blogger in his hour of need but I'll think of something.

Archive 2008-06-01 2008

She held the blue suit up against her arms and legs, the trousers and sleeves would only need taking-in about two inches.

The White Monkey 2004

No longer lulled and half senseless from champagne, from warmth, from the discovery that it was delicious to be kissed when it was done right, his first great gulping taking-in of her breast had transfixed her, stilled common sense, conscience and all thought of flight.

The Thorn Birds McCullough, Colleen 1977

While we labor to plant seeds of true manhood in the hearts of the people, we recognize the fact that there must be a going-out and a taking-in.

The American Missionary — Volume 50, No. 9, September, 1896 Various

Just a gulp which you had to strain your ears to hear, and which, at that, might have been a mere taking-in of breath such as every athlete must do, and all was over.

The Coming of Bill 1928

In this generation there was no literary man with such a popularity in any country; there have only been a few with such, taking-in all generations and all countries.

Paras. 1-24 1909

The mutual taking-in of the pretty street costume and the pretty morning toilet was the work of a moment -- the photographer has invented no machine that equals a woman's eyes for such

Little Journey in the World Charles Dudley Warner 1864

The mutual taking-in of the pretty street costume and the pretty morning toilet was the work of a moment -- the photographer has invented no machine that equals a woman's eyes for such a purpose.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

So grab a bowl of popcorn and get ready, you never know what bit of Oscar history you will be taking-in on February 27.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

I'm really liking this new turn that America's Next Top Model is taking-in that they're now actually trying to kill the models.

Portland Mercury Wm.? Steven Humphrey 2010