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Meanings of urgent business in English

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Usage of urgent business in English
1
Each sent a messenger pleading urgent business that kept them at home.
Quest for honour
2
I gestured in the direction Anacrites had taken, implying urgent business elsewhere.
Shadows in Bronze
3
Especially since all the Wild Hearts had urgent business to attend to.
Shadow prowler
4
Turnball rubbed his hands in the manner of one with urgent business.
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
5
There did not seem to be any urgent business to attend to.
The Irish Times
6
One day some urgent business called her to the city of Antwerp.
After Long Years and Other Stories
7
The council is meeting, some urgent business. Ser Arys dropped his voice.
A clash of kings
8
I am just starting for the Continent, on sudden and urgent business.
Two Years Ago, Volume I
9
Under the pretext of urgent business, he stayed away more and more.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
10
I am called away at once on a matter of urgent business.
The Great Prince Shan
11
Then he went briskly about his urgent business of finding Auld Jock.
Greyfriars Bobby
12
You must have pretty urgent business to push her along like this.
Men of Affairs
13
This carriage travels on most urgent business for Her Royal Highness, captain.
Graustark
14
He was unexpectedly called to Philadelphia two days ago, on urgent business.
Infelice
15
Monck's away on urgent business, been away for ever so long now.
The Lamp in the Desert
16
Gaborn's Days followed, as if he had found urgent business outside.
Wizardborn
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Urgent business through the time
Urgent business across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common