| When these ceremonies were done, the marshals of the field bade them do their devoir. |
| I will do my devoir to our young queen, and must then proceed on my journey to find the admiral. |
| But he answered that he was all ready thereto, and should do his devoir to the uttermost of his power. |
| The hedge was laid by a veteran Yorkshireman, and the lord of the manor's bailiff was present to see the devoir properly carried out. |
| If we are honourable people, we will do our devoir in this matter. |
| They are people who recognise what the Belgians call devoir de mémoire – the need to keep the memory of the war alive. |
