make a party to
Example Sentences
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In order to divert the young gentry, Mr Merton contrived that they should make a party to see a play.
From The History of Sandford and Merton by Day, Thomas
The next day, Rollo’s father told him that they had concluded to make a party to go to the sea-shore.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
He instinctively sought to make a party to protect him when the awful secret of his cellar should be found out.
From Stephen Archer and Other Tales by MacDonald, George
It's a great point our knowing whereabouts the boy is," observed Malachi; "for if it is necessary to make a party to go for him, we know what direction to go in.
From The Settlers in Canada by Marryat, Frederick
The professor arrived in the early morning by the Brindisi boat, and Hermione proposed that Chrysophrasia, Paul, Cutter, and herself should make a party to go over to Stamboul on the same afternoon.
From Paul Patoff by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)