be surety for
Example Sentences
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Judah had promised his father to be surety for him.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
Thy wife's goods are at my charge and I will be surety for the old woman.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
He answered, "Yes, O Commander of the Faithful, I will be surety for him for three days."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
And a brave and considerate young man he is, major; I'll be surety for his making of an honorable and a real gentleman.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton
Oh, as to him, I'm not afraid of him," returned the keeper; "but will you be surety for the fifty boys that'll only make game of me if I don't make an example of him?
From Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood by MacDonald, George