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Meanings of find a pretext in anglès

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Usage of find a pretext in anglès
1
He could not find a pretext for asking why she was invisible.
The Old Wives' Tale
2
Probably he would find a pretext for coming back to see.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1
3
How to find a pretext for remaining he was yet uncertain.
The Valley of Decision
4
Now some may, perhaps, find a pretext to deny this regular union and connexion.
A Treatise of Human Nature
5
She, however, took the high hand, and tried to find a pretext for a quarrel.
Original Short Stories — Volume 05
6
He will find a pretext to expel the Qurayza and then will wage war on Khaybar.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
7
She can find a pretext easily enough if she has made up her mind to write.
A Mortal Antipathy
8
He would dissemble, then he would be better able to find a pretext for an argument.
Cosmopolis — Volume 2
9
Afterward I'll find a pretext-oh , Ipromiseyou!
The Reef
10
It is easy to find a pretext.
The Honor of the Name
11
To find a pretext was easy enough.
The Honor of the Name
12
Oh, we can easily find a pretext.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
13
At the same time, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry accused Washington of trying to find a pretext for war.
The Irish Times
14
He was pale too; and before I could find a pretext for slipping away he had begun to speak.
Coming Home / 1916
15
And he who is such a clever man could not find a pretext that had any sense in it.
Within an Inch of His Life
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I'll learn the truth with absolute certainty as soon as possible, and then find a pretext to join the Waylands.
A Young Girl's Wooing
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