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Usage examples of occupy.

I felt it advisable to keep my mind wholesomely occupied, for it would not do to brood over the abnormalities of this ancient, blight-shadowed town while I was still within its borders.

Their theory is confirmed by the cases in which two mixed substances occupy a greater space than either singly, especially a space equal to the conjoined extent of each: for, as they point out, in an absolute interpenetration the infusion of the one into the other would leave the occupied space exactly what it was before and, where the space occupied is not increased by the juxtaposition, they explain that some expulsion of air has made room for the incoming substance.

Africa had been abysmal, though in truth his aim had been more to occupy himself and to avoid his father, than to add to his income.

Belial, Magariz, if I cannot find her then we may as well turn our backs and let Gorgrael occupy the whole of Tencendoror Achar, as you still call it.

Parachute troops had invaded the Netherlands Indies, Thailand was occupied and Indochina was opened up by the acquiescent Vichy regime, bringing the Japanese forward to the eastern frontier of Burma.

The flower under observation at first diverged a little from its upright position, so as to occupy the open space caused by the removal of the adjoining flowers.

On the 28th Clements was still advancing, and contracting still further the space which was occupied by our stubborn foe.

In contact with these, but occupying a separate layer, are the ends of small afferent nerve cells.

I will add with reference to myself, that these transactions show that, so far from being actuated by those motives of personal aggrandizement, with which I have been charged by persons of high station in another place, my object was, that others should occupy a post of honour, and that for myself I was willing to serve in any capacity, or without any official capacity, so as to enable the crown to carry on the government.

These delightful labours occupied the remainder of the night until the alarum warned us that it was time to part.

An English force would occupy Afghanistan, and compel the Ameer, as an ally of the Indian Government, to fulfil his obligations.

Pleasant talk and a thousand amorous kisses occupied the half hour just before supper, and our combat did not begin till we had eaten a delicious repast, washed down with plenty of champagne.

He considered that the streams of lubricious thought which occupied the minds of men and women at court - and his own mind, despite applications of god and rod - were absent from ancipital harneys.

No cultists occupied this small antechamber, but she could hear hundreds of voices chanting nearby.

A sacristy of Early English date stands to the east of the apsidal chapel, and occupies the space between the apse and the south choir wall.