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Meanings of swallow a mouthful in anglès

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Usage of swallow a mouthful in anglès
1
He could hardly swallow a mouthful; hardly even sit down to a meal.
Adela Cathcart, Volume 2
2
Talbot was too excited to swallow a mouthful of the food.
A Girl of the Klondike
3
We ate in silence, all except Paula who apparently couldn't swallow a mouthful.
Paula the Waldensian
4
It was not, for any one but Cecily, who couldn't swallow a mouthful.
The Story Girl
5
I spent the whole day without eating anything; I could not swallow a mouthful.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
6
I could not swallow a mouthful; it would choke me.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
7
She was not able to swallow a mouthful of breakfast.
The Bent Twig
8
I swallow a mouthful of weak coffee and make a note, then move on.
The Apocalypse Codex
9
I don't know how I managed to swallow a mouthful of your excellent dinner.
Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts
10
I couldn't swallow a mouthful-notin the lunch hour.
Tono-Bungay
11
I can't swallow a mouthful, I am choking now!
The Missing Bride
12
The fact is, that the affair lasts as long as it takes to swallow a mouthful.
Mysteries of Paris — Volume 03
13
A nameless fear shot through me, causing me to swallow a mouthful of omelette the wrong way.
Right Ho, Jeeves
14
When he ceased for a moment, to swallow a mouthful, I interjected a remark about the weather.
The Silent Isle
15
I couldn't swallow a mouthful without water.
Who Goes There? / The Story of a Spy in the Civil War
16
He's there for an hour at least, and I shall have time to run and swallow a mouthful myself.
The Count's Millions
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