Experts with saws and ladders came and lopped off the lower branches. This sent the tree's growth rushing violently to her head in a lush overhanging which umbrellaed the House of All Sorts.

His uniform was undirtied by the dust of the roads, his boots sparkling; even his spurs glinted.

The feat was accomplished using the gene-splicing techniques known as recombinant DNA technology.

Our temper changed […] which must needs remove the sensible of pain.