The sexton made sure all candles in the church were lit.    From LearnThat.org. 

She earns her grave; 't is time to call the sexton!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 05: Poems of the Class of '29(1851-1889)] Reference

The sexton was a perfect character in his way; old, shrewd, communicative, and civil.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One] Reference

Betty stood godmother for him, and the parish clerk and the sexton were his godfathers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tales from Many Sources Vol. V] Reference

That he might lack no advantage, Miss Betty stood godmother for him, and the parish clerk and the sexton were his godfathers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lob Lie-by-the-Fire: or The Luck of Lingborough] Reference

Apart from sectarian issues, a sexton is the most mettlesome man that grows, and not at all to be subdued to the ignoble uses of a hoe.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Joys of Being a Woman and Other Papers] Reference

"T 'sexton's got a craigthraw like he gav' the lass over the clints of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton] Reference

A fee should also be paid to the sexton and the organist.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference

"It is a crazy man," thought the sexton; and he was frightened.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference

Scarlett, the sexton, who buried both queens, lies in the nave.    From Wordnik.com.  [Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference

He has officiated in almost every capacity but that of a sexton.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith] Reference

"Good!" answered the sexton; "that may be, but just come in here.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Italian Popular Tales] Reference

The German sexton was not so very dull of comprehension after all.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain] Reference

From extracts from the diary of Mr. John Burgess, tailor, sexton and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference

There are, besides, fees for the sexton, the organist, and the singers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference

Then the sexton would suddenly tack up the aisle and clutch the unhappy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference

He pays for the license fee, the organist's fee, and a fee to the sexton.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference

Evidently this was the very first that he knew about the presence of the sexton.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain] Reference

I give him in charge to the sexton and his wife to cleanse, to arrange, to clothe the dead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cornwall Coast] Reference

This letter is highly prized by the sexton and has been shown to visitors, among others to Senator.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference

Boutonnieres, provided by the bride's family, should be given to the sexton by the florist on the wedding-day.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference

There wa'n't hardly anybody there, only some men to let the coffin down, and the sexton, and Mrs. Whitmarsh and.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference

After consultation with the bride he calls upon the clergyman, the organist, the sexton, and invites the ushers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference

All the expenses are borne by the bride's family, except the fees for the license, clergyman, organist, and sexton.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference

By great good luck my sexton had about him his own short black dudheen, which accordingly the Minstrel filled and fired.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cornwall Coast] Reference

The sexton, however, when he heard it, made a great fuss, and declared that she must give him back his pig or her daughter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Italian Popular Tales] Reference

This they did, and the sexton, not having any place to keep it, took it to a miller's wife, who promised to keep it for him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Italian Popular Tales] Reference

The sexton did not know that he had ever seen him before, but he looked long after him, wondering at his wildness and his haste.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference

The woman was mean and sly, and killed the pig for her daughter's wedding, meaning to tell the sexton that the pig had run away.    From Wordnik.com.  [Italian Popular Tales] Reference

You can't remember but agree it would be a nice spot for a painting or something, or else you should get the sexton to take the nail down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Do You Say I Am] Reference

The sexton was poor, but out of the feeble strength left to his old age, he had given something to alleviate distress greater than his own.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Old Homestead] Reference