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Meanings of little sheaf in English

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Usage of little sheaf in English
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He laid down a little sheaf of papers beside the shielding forearm.
When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
2
This was a little sheaf, curiously constructed and bound with straw plaits and ribbons.
Love and Life: An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume
3
His servant came in noiselessly with a cup of coffee and a little sheaf of letters.
Red Pottage
4
Wenham Gardner, Mr. Dowling went on, taking up a little sheaf of papers from the desk.
The Tempting of Tavernake
5
A little sheaf of diamond wheat-ears rose above her head, and swayed gently as she walked.
Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire
6
I had my little sheaf of papers- afewremarks, a short reading-ina folder on my lap.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
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She extended her right hand, and he saw that it contained a little sheaf of yellowed newspaper clippings pinned together.
The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
8
A letter from a Press Agency who has never heard of one's name before, 'A little sheaf of thin miserable cuttings.'
The Captives
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The students were pouring down the sloping street which led to the infirmary-eachwith his little sheaf of note-books in his hand.
Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life
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At the further end of the table stood a confidential telegraph clerk, who was just departing with a little sheaf of messages.
The Vanished Messenger
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I have a little sheaf of Army Snobs in my portfolio, but shall pause in my attack upon the forces till next week.
The Book of Snobs
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He stuck the little sheaf of wheat through the hole in his cap, and it bobbed like a ruddy-gold plume over his ear.
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
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He has left a little sheaf of random jottings which, without being subtle or recondite, show how he looked on this side of human things.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) / 1809-1859
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At the end of the first day's reaping the oldest man present takes the little sheaf and holds it aloft, crying, "We ha' un!"
Lynton and Lynmouth: A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland
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Little sheaf of papers clutched in the hand.
A singular man
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