He zzzed for a long time, bobbing back and forth, and then he let us go, pointing to two empty seats across the aisle and motioning for us to sit down.

These old valve radios take a few minutes to warm up.

This is the true Monsieur [Gaston, Duke of Orléans], who ever stands stradling, and when he converses even with the civillest Ladies, faces them in the same posture, ordering and tossing his Pike, with his hands in his Cod-piece.

Here he vvas interrupted vvith, Splutter and oons! you louſy tog, vvho do you call my maſter?[…].