"Tape measure" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... for had not Lowson saved the situation by producing a tape measure three minutes after the accident, measuring the space the Frenchman swore was wide enough for his car to pass, and proving thereby it ...
— Fanny Goes to War • Pat Beauchamp
... he said, flourishing a tape measure; and the Dandy was kept busy for half a day, "wrestling ...
— We of the Never-Never • Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn
... value and which are sold to customers or to the students for about the cost of the materials. The school furnishes the materials for all elementary work, but the students must provide their own tools and keep them in good condition. These include a thimble, needles, scissors, a tape measure, an emery, and ...
— The Making of a Trade School • Mary Schenck Woolman
... your booty without rising. Silence! Do you remember when I helped you on with your overcoat the other night? I was particular about fitting your arm in. While doing so I measured your arm with a spring tape measure, from the shoulder to the cuff. A later visit to your tailor confirmed that measurement. It proved to be THE EXACT DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR CHAIR AND ...
— New Burlesques • Bret Harte |
