Then the Party would be in a position to be bought up with offers of government coalition .... (power would be absent, position and title temptingly apparent!). From Wordnik.com. [Another Green World] Reference
De Vessey held up a coin temptingly before the grating. From Wordnik.com. [Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)] Reference
And temptingly say, 'Here's a place for the boys.'. From Wordnik.com. [Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves] Reference
And temptingly say, 'Here's a place for the boys!'. From Wordnik.com. [The Unfolding Life A Study of Development with Reference to Religious Training] Reference
He said temptingly, "It's the very choicest part of the loin.". From Wordnik.com. [Certain Success] Reference
Winterton left it about so temptingly that I really couldn't help it. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
But Cranbourne detached a fiver from its fellows and extended it temptingly. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
XIV. chandelier and the antique brass sconces were temptingly filled with fresh candles. From Wordnik.com. [In and out of Three Normady Inns] Reference
And she lifted her face, into which the saucy gaiety had returned, up to him temptingly. From Wordnik.com. [Mae Madden] Reference
He picked up the gleaming blunted crescent and jogged it temptingly under Gusterson's chin. From Wordnik.com. [The Creature from Cleveland Depths] Reference
Should her hand still grasp the piercing thorn, when the rose bloomed temptingly before her?. From Wordnik.com. [Hubert's Wife A Story for You] Reference
Fife, and the walls of which were so temptingly covered with books, his real life work had begun. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Louis Stevenson] Reference
He wished very much that he had not waited at the door, when he had seen it stand so temptingly open. From Wordnik.com. [Left at Home or, The Heart's Resting Place] Reference
Dew on the heavy, dark foliage glistened in the firelight, and the golden fruit peeped forth temptingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old] Reference
When the fish were well cooked, Mrs. Puddington laid one temptingly on a hot pewter plate and covered it. From Wordnik.com. [Some Three Hundred Years Ago] Reference
She came and stood temptingly near to the stern, suffering man wild with the tumult that raged within him. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
The sparkling surface of the lake was ruffled temptingly by the light breezes and drew the girls of Lakeview Hall boatward. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch] Reference
One vacant cot temptingly clean and white was moved into a secluded corner and assigned to me for the use of my "sick boy.". From Wordnik.com. [Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War] Reference
Whether the land beyond Hadrian's wall became temptingly peaceful or remained in vexing disorder, our authorities do not say. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
"You are a man of honour, are you not?" asked she; showing her even white teeth, and dimpling her rose-leaf cheeks temptingly. From Wordnik.com. [Drolls From Shadowland] Reference
The Turkish line of communications ran down the Hejaz Railway through eastern Palestine, temptingly near our forces at Jericho. From Wordnik.com. [With the British Army in The Holy Land] Reference
Talk about your colorful and fun targets dangling temptingly in front of eager children bloggers, with promises of sweets to come!. From Wordnik.com. [(Agent) Dan's To-Do] Reference
In another group of hickories with temptingly thin shells and plump kernels, we have a bitter or astringent pellicle of the kernel. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911] Reference
The opening in the rear looked temptingly inviting in comparison to the wooded grounds in front, from whence came the volley of bullets. From Wordnik.com. [History of Kershaw's Brigade] Reference
She has almost reached the summer-house, vine-clad, and temptingly cool in all this heat, when a quick step behind her causes her to turn. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Rebel A Novel] Reference
She took no notice of her husband at all, but, in her silent, stealthy way, crept back to her lair and put the dainty temptingly in front of her little ones. From Wordnik.com. [Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories] Reference
The tragic paradox of this history is that ethnic hatred is antithetical to Bosnia's survival, yet also a temptingly available rallying cry for ambitious nationalist politicians. From Wordnik.com. [Last Rites For Bosnia] Reference
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