Just tell her loudly and clearly to get out while the douanier was hovering close by. From Wordnik.com. [The Luxembourg Run]
Whenever an official looked him over, Switters would commence to drool, inspiring the douanier to shift his attentions elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates]
No one can have seen a picture of this most talented douanier without being convinced that technique for purely private personal needs has been beautified to an extraordinary degree. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
The inscription above the arch, "To a happy and prosperous entrance," seemed a mockery in the old douanier days, when delays and extortions vexed the soul of the visitor, and produced a mood anything but favourable to the enjoyment of the Eternal City. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood] Reference
The douanier said with dignity: 'M'sieur, I still have hope for the world.'. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
As he spoke a douanier lounged out of his little (After) 62 whitewashed lair. From Wordnik.com. [My Friend the Chauffeur] Reference
There was a momentary pause; then the douanier slammed his hand down on the table, rattling the glasses. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
The douanier said: 'I tell you, M'sieur, it is a madness unbelievable that they should use their bombers so. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
The douanier said: 'She comes to Basin Two tomorrow night, on the east side, but first the Guinea Prince is to unload. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
I was equally polite on my part, inly resolving, that henceforward Austrian douanier should not lay finger on my note-book. From Wordnik.com. [Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge] Reference
The wardrobe was voluminous; I exchanged a paternal glance with my charge as the < i > douanier plunged his brown fists into it. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Hours] Reference
The douanier made fast his motor-boat astern and they moved to the north-east corner of the Port Militaire, opposite the back door of the Bureau du Port. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
Returning to the yacht, he stopped outside the cafe 'Abri de la Tempete'; he saw the douanier who had met them on their arrival sitting alone with a newspaper. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
Two Breton fishing-boats slipped past them in the dusk, sailing up to the fish quay; in the small boat traffic of the harbour they saw the douanier in his launch heading towards them. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
We had no trouble with the douanier. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton] Reference
J'ai beaucoup aimé ton dialogue avec le douanier. From Wordnik.com. [Notes From San Francisco — Climb to the Stars] Reference
He turned to the douanier. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
The douanier said nothing. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
The douanier drank his Pernod. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
The douanier raised his glass. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to the Corbetts]
J’ai beaucoup aimé ton dialogue avec le douanier. From Wordnik.com. [Notes From San Francisco — Climb to the Stars] Reference
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