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Meanings of meet a bear in English

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Usage of meet a bear in English
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Suppose I should meet a bear coming up as I was sliding down!
Tales of lonely trails
2
There are always two surprises when you meet a bear.
Wood Folk at School
3
You shall see, Jonas, when we next meet a bear.
The Lilac Fairy Book
4
Surely I would meet a bear.
Tales of lonely trails
5
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
6
It consists in walking about through the woods, or paddling along a stream, until you meet a bear; then you try to shoot him.
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
7
He did not really expect or want to meet a bear, but thought the idea of one would send the little fellows home at once.
The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth ...
8
I meet a born idiot, who is a peer and born legislator.
Roundabout Papers
9
As she was walking down the path to her home, she met a bear.
The Book of Nature Myths
10
Early in the day I met a bear-thesecond I had seen in my life.
Salute to Adventurers
11
One day they met a bear in the jungle.
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
12
One day in a wide, flowery field he met a bear, a big Russian bear.
Folk Tales from the Russian
13
I met a bear once on a narrow path-butI must tell about that elsewhere.
Types of Children's Literature / A Collection of the World's Bes...
14
I unfortunately met a bear and was nearly killed.
Speaks the Nightbird
15
So away went Ashpot, and no sooner had he reached the wood than he met a bear.
Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
16
'Who knows whether we may not meet a bear or a crocodile.'
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
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