Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried torecover her ward by the hair of the head.
1979 December 16,Ching-kuo Chiang, “Chairman Chiang Ching-kuo's Opening Address to the KMT Plenum”, in自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly][1], volume XX, number49,Taipei,→ISSN,→OCLC,page 3, column 1:
All the comrades of the Party must strive with maximum courage and unswerving determination, together with our compatriots of the whole country, to carry out our historic task ofrecovering the mainland and reshaping the Chinese nation.
Theyrecovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.
2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, inRail, page10:
Network Rail doesn't expect the line through Carmont to open for around a month, as it faces the mammoth task ofrecovering the two power cars and four coaches from ScotRail's wrecked train, repairing bridge 325, stabilising earthworks around the landslip, and replacing the track.
But with much ado the Christiansrecovered to Antioch, having ſcarce a third part of them left, their horſes all dead, and themſelves ſcarce mounted on their legs, miſerably weak; as what the mercy of ſword, plague, and famine had pleaſed to ſpare.
1646,John Hales,Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales:
Except he couldrecover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.
Meanwhile Nanny Broome wasrecovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.
(intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) Toget better, to regain health or prosperity.
I was hurt, but I knew I’drecover, given time.
Without calling in Business Recovery experts, the company saw trade and investor confidencerecover sharply in the wake of the crisis.
I lost out in the deal, but I quicklyrecovered financially
It takes time and good health torecover from injury, surgery, a bereavement and emotional turmoil
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, inRail, page67:
My trip along the rest of the line is delightful. It's yet another route that hasrecovered from previous rationalisation by having tracks and platforms reinstated in recent years.
It was neuer in my thoughte saide laūcelot to withholde the quene from my lord Arthur / but in soo moche she shold haue ben dede for my sake / me semeth it was my parte to saue her lyf and putte her from that daunger tyl betterrecouer myghte come / & now I thanke god sayd sir Launcelot that the pope hath made her pees
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