Was he meaning to deliver that lecture on the army?

I suppose he was afraid to deliver that lecture.

Say, Johnston, suppose you deliver that lecture on Photography?

One year I was asked to deliver that lecture to the entire graduating class, and the book emerged from it.

He had not delivered that lecture, and one of his friends took his place.

I delivered that lecture for several weeks in Kansas, and made a thousand dollars above expenses.

"I haven't delivered that lecture for years," I answered angrily.