fail to recollect
Example Sentences
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It is impossible that the people can fail to recollect in a little while that the reticence of which they complain is under the circumstances inevitable.
From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)
Mather could not fail to recollect the affectionate manner in which she had received his previous gifts, and he therefore decided to try the same policy again.
From Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan
When he rose to go away she wished that it were possible to keep him out of Bridget's reach, because she could not fail to recollect Lawrence's plainly expressed opinion.
From Enter Bridget by Cobb, Thomas
Dear Sir—On the first Sunday forthcoming after the receiving hereof, you will not fail to recollect in the remembering prayer, that we return thanks for our safe arrival in London, after a dangerous voyage.
From The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family by Galt, John
No one who has ever visited that ancient city can fail to recollect the splendid gateway which terminates the vista of St. Paul's street, and stands there yet in all its pristine beauty.
From Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers by Various
