This section is from the book "The Science And Art Of Phrase-Making", by David Wolfe Brown. Also available from Amazon: The science and art of phrase-making.
Christian principles
Christian religion
Christian system
circuit court
civil law
civil power
civil service reform
commanding officer
commercial freedom
common law
common pleas
common sense
conditions of men
could be
could have seen
could it be
could make
could never
could nevertheless
could no doubt
could not
could not be
could not do
could not have
could not have seen
could not say
could not see (vocalize see)
could not take
could not understand
could not undertake
could now
could there be
could they
could these (vocalize these)
could this
could those
*See note to Paragraphs 74,164, 481; see also Paragraph 535.
could we
could you
could you have seen
court-martial
dead-letter office
dear friend
dear madam
dear sir
depend upon
did he
did he have
did he know
did that
did they
did we
did we call
did we claim
did we do
did you
did you have
did you furnish
did you get
did you give
did you go (vocalize go)
did you go there
did you have anything
did you know
did you look
did you make
did you mean
did you mention
did you proceed
did you receive
did you refer
did you regard
did you remember
did you render
did you request
Divine Providence
do perhaps
do so
do sometimes
do such
do that
do their
do them
do themselves
do their
do these (vocalize these)
do those
do they
do this
do we
do we claim
do we have
do you
do you go there
do you have
do you know
do you never
do you make
do you mean to
do you recollect
do you remember
do you require
do you respect
do you think
do your
does he
does it
does it seem
does not
does not intend
does not know
does not know that
does not say
does not see (vocalize see)
does not think so
does not this
does nothing
does one
does that which
does their
does this
does your
does your Honor
during my
during that
during this
during your
each has been
each moment
each other
each was
East Indies
engineer-in-chief
et cetera
eternal damnation
eternal death
eternal glory
eternal happiness
ever has been
ever more
ever since that
ever since then
everybody else
every direction
every man
every moment
everything
ex officio
ex parte
fee simple
fellow men
few persons
for another
for certain
forever
for every man
for every reason
for his
for his advantage
for his interest
for his name('s) sake
for his own
for his own interest
for his own part
for his own purpose
for his own sake
for his own use
for it is
for its own
for many
for many years
for my own sake
for my part
for my sake
for one
for several
for several years
for some reason
for something
for such
for such as
for such as were
for such as would
for such is not
for such was
for that
for that is not
for them
for themselves
for these (vocalize these)
for this
for this reason
for those
for those who ca(n)
for which
for which there is for which there seems for you
for you are aware for you ca (n) for you may think for you will for your for your honor for your sake for as much as free trade free trader from among from as many as from him from many such from many things from that from that day from them from themselves from this
from those who are (are downward)
from this place
from you
from your
give me
give it
give some
give that
give them
give themselves
give this
give you
give your
gives me
gives them
God is faithful
God is love
God is my refuge
God is not
good-bye
good day
good deal
good many
good night
great advantage
great applause
great danger
great deal
great deal more
great majority
great many
great many instances
great measure
great nation
great number
great people
great pleasure
great principles
had seen
had therefore had they had we had you had you known half dozen has been has been done has done has had has just has known has made has many has many more has not has not been has not taken has that has them has this have become have done have endeavored have found have greatly have just have known have many have no doubt have only have said have seen have sent them
have several
have shown
have spoken
have suggested
have such
have supposed
have taken
have that
have them
have themselves
have these (vocalize these)
have this
have those
have thought
have understood
have we
have you
hear me
hear you
Holy Scriptures
Holy Spirit
hope that
hope this
hope you
(The following phrases, beginning with how, are intended for Benn Pitman writers. For phrases written with the Graham sign for how, see Paragraphs 227-8.)
how are (are upward)
how are they
how are we
how ca(n)
how ca(n) it be
how ca(n) they
how ca(n) we
how ca(n) you how could how could you how is that how is this how many how many cases how many days how many more how many occasions how many places how many such how many years how may how may you how much (m, ch) how much money how must how will they human being human government human happiness human kind human nature human race human rights human understanding (For phrases beginning with I, see Paragraphs 212-9.) if he
 
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