be surety for
Example Sentences
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Moreover, he promised to be surety for his brother, that no harm should come to him.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets by Lord, John
Say, young man, wilt thou accept this charge, and be surety for these haughty youths?
From The Lord of Dynevor by Everett-Green, Evelyn
But she had already introduced Lord Sudleigh to these family treasures, and she could not endure to go to Sudleigh Castle and take with her no heirlooms to be surety for her respectability.
From A Singer from the Sea by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
Yet I insist, without mercy; I make Emile blush for his lack of delicacy; I undertake to be surety for Sophy that she will undertake her share of the treaty.
From Emile by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
"But let him off just this once," pleaded Turkey, "and I'll be surety for him that he'll never do it again."
From Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood by MacDonald, George