foot pavement
Example Sentences
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On the Quai de Bourbon, in front of his door, he looked up, full of surprise on seeing a cab waiting at the edge of the foot pavement, and barring his way.
From His Masterpiece by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
Umbrellas were being shut up, and wayfarers, who had taken shelter beneath the trees, ventured from one foot pavement to another through muddy streams which were rushing into the gutters.
From A Love Episode by Zola, Émile
The policeman, in the most positive manner, said he saw the Marquis pull his horse upon the foot pavement, and whip the animal to make him go the faster.
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John
When Mathieu and Marianne alighted from their cab on the Quai d'Orsay, in front of the Beauchenes' residence, they recognized the Seguins' brougham drawn up beside the foot pavement.
From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
By talking and writing on the subject I was at length instrumental in getting the street paved with stone between the market and the bricked foot pavement that was on each side next the houses.
From Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) by Franklin, Benjamin
