Miss Squeers knew this perfectly well, but had perhaps forgotten it, for when she caught sight of that young gentleman advancing towards them, she evinced many symptoms of surprise and consternation, and assured her friend that she 'felt
fit to drop into the earth.'
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
That result was something of an improved effort, but the handicapper has seen
fit to drop him 1lb ahead of this outing and Storm Over might just be finding his groove now.
Kitt's back on right track
"The effects on residents' health has been visible, some have looked
fit to drop, unbelievably stressed and the situation completely consumed them.
flooding disaster; victims tell dramatic stories
Nevertheless he was game enough in defeat, and the handicapper has seen
fit to drop him 1lb in the ratings following that defeat.
Tasman will be very Abel
Handicapper saw
fit to drop her 5lb for that, though, and she's not won for a year.
Favourites to focus on
FIT TO DROP Mourinho saw Eric Bailly and Luke Shaw (right) join the United injury list
BEATEN BY THE CISTERN; Jose: We can't walk from bed to toilet without breaking leg!
FIT TO DROP Z But Caitlin has now recovered from addiction to the gym
Gym ban rescued me from death by exercise; SCOTS STUDENT TELLS OF HER BATTLE BACK TO HEALTH
In 1982 he and his wife came to live in Cyprus since where he wrote a novel Swindley And The Golden Fleece, published two collections of short stories The Paradise Collection and Good Night, Bad Dreams along with 20 one-act plays, the last of which,
Fit To Drop was published in 2012.
Actor playwright John Waterhouse dies
Reappearing over 10 furlongs at Salisbury in May, it looked a case of her stamina giving way rather than a lack of fitness that saw her finish fourth and Stoute saw
fit to drop her to a mile for her next race.
Keene on Stoute chance
Yet neither Jerry Bruckheimer nor Brian Grazer saw
fit to drop by the June 4-6 Produced By conference, which drew more than 800 producers and wannabes commiserating about the dire state of their craft.
Does mega-success bring mega-fatigue?
And the early weeks of pre-season training under him last year left most of the squad
fit to drop with exhaustion.
Swans' Gill fits Kenny's bill
It took 46 minutes to cover the 10k and as I crossed the finish line I was
fit to drop."
Fate dealt me such a cruel hand ... but I'm dealing with it
Last year I was
fit to drop; I was absolutely exhausted.
A life on the ocean wave: Ellen MacArthur became an overnight celebrity when she came second in the 2000/2001 Vendee Globe round-the-world race at the age of 24. She spoke to Editor Carolyn Fry before embarking on her final race on board the 60-foot yacht, Kingfisher. (Interview)
He arrived home on Sunday, June 13, a stone lighter, gaunt-faced and
fit to drop - so much a shadow of his usual self that even his wife had to look twice to recognise him at the airport - but filled with an unquestionable sense of achievement and renewed perspective on life.
Stuart's great cycle through China; IT IS THE HARDEST THING STUART GEALY HAS EVER DONE - HE PEDALLED ACROSS CHINA FOR CHARITY
In this dimmed room where god has seen
fit to drop me, I make observations, which I note down in a small clothbound book.
An invalid