| 单词 | sleeping partner |
| 例句 | He tried to call my sleeping partner, who didn't answer, so he then called the Ossining police. Depression is an illness — and it's time we got real about that 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Still, snoring itself is not a disorder, no matter what your sleeping partner might say. How Can I Stop Snoring? 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Every night around 2 a.m., my sleeping partner wakes me up because she’s thirsty and needs a bathroom break. Does ‘Dogsomnia’ Keep You Up at Night? 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z It's almost always the sleeping partner who nudges a snorer to see Tagge in the first place. What Works for Snoring? 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z He's trained hard enough, and also don't forget he's got a sleeping partner anyway – it's called the taxman, the government. Is Ray Winstone's rant about tax justified? 2013-03-11T13:39:40Z His father's a sleeping partner or something of jolly old John Richards at the Vanity, and I thought he might be useful. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z He and the third partner are little more than sleeping partners, while his mistress and her son manage every affair of importance. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z He went to his sleeping partner, with a view to discover if possible by any marks on his body the place where the treasure had been hidden. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Frizell appears to have been little more than a sleeping partner; but Witherings soon established a high character for ability and powers of organisation. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z She was shielded because it was understood that she was a sort of sleeping partner—not an active member of the firm. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Armour would resist Stayner's claim to be a sleeping partner in his business, who, contributing neither capital nor talent, dictated what his share of the revenue should be. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Potch and Michael, however, seemed satisfied enough to regard Paul more or less as a sleeping partner; to do the work of the mine and share with him for keeping out of the way. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Looking over at his sleeping partner, he saw that he was becoming uneasy, and soon he sat up on the edge of the bed, and looked around in bewilderment as he rubbed his eyes. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z "Don't expect me to be doing all the work because I'm not looking for a sleeping partner," he says in the first episode. Sugar set for Apprentice shake-up 2011-05-03T16:42:43Z “We might consider a sleeping partner who’d be content with his profit on the money he supplied,” he said. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z "He showed very little discretion in selecting Hercules for a sleeping partner," said Toney. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Ye understand; 'tis what they call a sleeping partner he's after. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z We were no more troubled with them, as “sleeping partners” in the claim. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z He persuaded Mrs. Deringhame to invest most of her capital in certain concerns of which he was a sort of sleeping partner. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z "Miss Clifford, for a merchant's daughter, and the sleeping partner in a great mercantile house, you appear to nourish very disrespectful ideas of accounts and the office desk," said he, with revolting indifference. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z Often, irate sleeping partners are the first to discover the activity. Krrr-skritch 2010-03-02T12:37:00Z He sprang back at once behind the side-lamp, perfectly satisfied that the recipient of the blow was going to be a sleeping partner for some minutes at least. H.M.S. —— I intrusted the entire business to the prudence and experience of Thomas Galloway, and became merely a sleeping partner in the firm. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 We have tried to keep ourselves as sleeping partners in the domestic concern; we have derived profit from our money invested in service, and we find that this is no longer a profitable investment. Household Organization If another claims more, he may secure it, without plundering a fellow-worker, at the expense of a sleeping partner who is believed to plunder both. The Acquisitive Society A facetious relative had dubbed her "the sleeping partner." Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle They are sleeping partners, briefless barristers, professors of professions which do not exist. American World Policies Poor old Zavula is for all practical purposes only a sleeping partner, I’m afraid.” The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising A sleeping partner in swindling, he received his share of the profits, although his name did not appear in the firm. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands It is the sleeping partner who draws the dividends which the firm produces, the residuary legatee who always claims his share in the estate. The Acquisitive Society Then the large shop, with sleeping partners, that buys of the convent, and destroys by degrees the smaller shops which employed the workwomen. Priests, Women, and Families "An' why not?" kept up, that made every hearer a sleeping partner in the eloquence. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas It was only when Katherine promised to be her sleeping partner and keep tight hold of her hand all night that she ceased her fussing. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Most sincerely we offer him our condolence as the sleeping partner in the business of religion. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) As for the Don's lady, Do�a Mercedes, she may be described broadly as a sleeping partner, her department in the firm being literally the sleeping department. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Upon the death of his father, Irving had become a sleeping partner in his brother's commercial house, a branch of which was established at Liverpool. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History He might visit the girls whenever he went to London; but, after all, he was now more or less a sleeping partner in his great firm. The School Queens We'll be sleeping partners, Mater," said the Crown Prince, "and I don't fancy Master Xuriel will be such a fool as to give us away. In Brief Authority But you must understand that you will have a good deal more than a sleeping partner in me. Fantômas You wouldn’t like a kind o’ sleeping partner on a fifty-fifty basis, eh?” Colorado Jim Jack's sleeping partner, Tom Binns, was not there, so he slept alone, on the edge of the camp, and some distance from the campfire. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed The secret of the whole matter being, that he is a sleeping partner in the Monté bank—the moneyed one too; most of its capital having been supplied by him. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea I don’t buy things like these without Bender’s opinion; he’s a sleeping partner of mine, and only just round the corner.” The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly As for “Co,” he was a sleeping partner, and an absolute nonentity. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication The Moral: When affairs go ill The sleeping partner foots the bill. Grimm Tales Made Gay I write impartially on this subject, as, beyond being a sleeping partner in a large firm of Wooden Road-Paving Contractors, I have no sort of interest to serve, one way or the other. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, January 18, 1890 He is only as the sleeping partner; De Lara, with less reputation at stake, being the active and ostensible one. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea On March the 29th the sleeping partner wrote from Woodbridge:— “Dear Poshy, “I have your Letter of this Morning:—I suppose that you have got mine also. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" Poor Crassus found, however, that to be a sleeping partner in a concern was quite a dangerous position. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I thought it best to let sleeping partners lie. Set in Silver Take a lie into your business, as sleeping partner, try to live and prosper in that connection, and, some time, you and your business will go to the dogs together. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 Sometimes his sleeping partners were the merchants of Spain; sometimes it was the King himself who joined in the venture; at others it was both King and merchants who jointly assisted the pioneer. South America Possibly he had some reason to complain that his sleeping partner interfered in matters of which he was ignorant. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" He went into the inner room, wakened the sleeping partner, Logan, on the sofa, and unfolded the case with every detail. The Disentanglers I send out an "I love you" to be my celestial commercial traveler for me while I fold myself up and become its sleeping partner. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters Honoria was to have an interest still as a sleeping partner in the concern and some voice in its management and policy. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement That done each of the sleeping partners to the unsigned compact would get the share of the spoils, guarded by armed German manhood, he coveted. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 According to him his partner was to be a sleeping partner and no more, and the entire conduct and control of the business were to be vested in Posh. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" Then he asked for succour from Tunis; but the Sultan, much offended at the idea of the brothers setting up in a piratical business in which he was no longer a sleeping partner, angrily refused. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean He did not, however, prosecute law, but joined his brothers in business as a sleeping partner, while he devoted himself to literature. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature He had determined in case he succeeded to put his father aside as a sleeping partner and to take the reins of management entirely into his own hands. The Firm of Girdlestone The matter may turn out well, because all that Mr. Dean really wants is a sleeping partner with money. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) The sleeping partner throughout seems to have had more anxiety on account of Posh’s sea hazards than on account of business losses. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" At the St. Pancras Tribunal last week an applicant said his only remaining partner had been ill in bed for some weeks, and the Chairman of the Tribunal promptly remarked, "Obviously a sleeping partner." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917 It is the sleeping partner in the great social firm; it is thought and force laid up and become fixed capital. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator The clerks soon found that the sunburnt, athletic-looking young man intended to be anything but a sleeping partner, and both they and old Gilray respected him accordingly. The Firm of Girdlestone But I was already beyond the "sleeping partner" state of affairs. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography But whether the year had been bad or good, it was necessary for the sleeping partner to look into the accounts of the firm. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" My intention is ultimately to retire from the management altogether, and until you can take all the expenditure upon your shoulders, I'll be a sleeping partner in the stock. Far from the Madding Crowd He is rich; he is a sleeping partner in some Newcastle iron works, he is part owner of a small colliery in Yorkshire. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story Sir, it was my partner made that bargain, not myself; and I don't hold myself bound by it, for he is the sleeping partner only, and not empowered to act in the way of business. Tales and Novels — Volume 06 He concurred with my views, and advised me to fight shy of sleeping partners. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography I'm only a sleeping partner in the firm of Jernam Brothers. Run to Earth A Novel It was profitable to the sellers, and no doubt to the priests, who were probably sleeping partners in the concern, or drew rent for the ground on which the stalls stood. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV They make time the sleeping partner of their lives to accomplish what ought to be achieved by their own will. Endymion I take it that you consider her to be the junior partner in the household, you, of course, being the senior, and your husband the sleeping partner in it. The Belgian Cookbook They did me the compliment of thinking me a good investment, by offering to place their capital in my concern as sleeping partners. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography One would suppose you were a sleeping partner in the firm. Phantom Fortune, a Novel "Will you be my sleeping partner for the first overnight trip that we take?" she asked cordially. The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down You, at least, were only a sleeping partner.’ Yeast: a Problem Observe, therefore, Captain Clutterbuck, that, wise by these great examples, I receive you as a partner, but a sleeping partner only. The Monastery The sleeping partner of the head of the firm is out of sorts, too. Nature and Human Nature You remember how he became sleeping partner in a printing house, and so involved himself in its failure. Through the Magic Door When bedtime came Katherine had found herself without a sleeping partner, for she had forgotten to ask someone herself, and it just happened that no one had asked her. The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down The governor granted monopolies to the secretary, who apportioned a due share to his sleeping partner. Sybil, or the Two Nations When Rand and his companion had disappeared, Mrs. Sol nudged her sleeping partner. The Twins of Table Mountain Again, Ahone, though primal and creative, is, by Strachey's account, a sleeping partner. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 The same day I was placed in a shop in Broadway, belonging to a firm of which I now understood the colonel was a sleeping partner. Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief I'm one, sure enough; but I'm but a sleeping partner in the concern. Mary Barton They laughed and smoked and made a great noise; the manager would come to greet his sleeping partner. The Nabob Rigou was all the more desirable as an investor, or sleeping partner, because he drew no interest but allowed his capital to accumulate. Sons of the Soil |
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