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Meanings of become surety in English

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Usage of become surety in English
1
And all this because he had become surety for an absconding brother.
The Crimson Blind
2
I do not know the man who will become surety for me in that amount.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
3
Is it really a good cause in which I am called upon to become surety?
A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
4
What obliges the person who wishes me to become surety for him, to need a surety?
A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
5
I shall; and have become surety for your punctuality to that excellent and unselfish healer of youthful wounds, Mr.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 18, July 30, 1870
6
Then he went to Edinburgh to study medicine, and was forced to fly from it, having become surety for a friend.
Thrift
7
The following points seem to me of solemn moment for consideration, if I were called upon to become surety for another: 1.
A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
8
And in England he never refused to become surety for a loan when any of his poor friends begged the favor of him.
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
9
I don't see how even his banker could become surety for him if he were here, and he doesn't seem inclined to come.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
10
But who are you, sir," said I, turning to the worthy old man, "who are good enough to become surety for me without knowing me?"
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
11
Explain "thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father".
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature
12
He was an insurance-agent, and I became surety for him in order to save his situation.'
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
13
I say no more of the surrender, because our having become sureties is the point insisted on.
The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
14
The return to Canaan; Jacob's refusal to let Benjamin go down into Egypt; Judah's becoming surety for his safe return.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature
15
"Have you any friends who would become surety for you?"
Robin Hood
16
That would have been really a compact, on the faith of sureties, for we should have become sureties by order of the people.
The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
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