| Michael is a briefless solicitor afraid of commitment to his girlfriend. |
| There were those controlled by instructions, for example, the briefless barrister recruited for the work. |
| Afraid of too much work, when but for that dog he was briefless still! |
| Many a briefless man of the law sends his card around to the occupants of the various prisons. |
| But now he is simply a briefless barrister, without a friend in the world. |
| She half closed her eyes, and indulged herself in a fascinating picture of a briefless barrister lodged in a garret, writing immortal novels by the light of a farthing dip. |
