| My good behaviour had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty. |
| The thieves gained entrance to our house by breaking a window. |
| Agrocin 84, having gained access to the A. tumefaciens C58 cytoplasm, is maturated into a toxic moiety that inhibits agrobacterial growth. |
| Then they had bouts of wrestling and of cudgel play, so that every day they gained in skill and strength. |
| The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself. |
| John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight. |
