Robinson has been stationed here four years.
Siddle is not old, but he has been in business in Steynholme more years than that.

But--you'll pardon me, I'm sure, Mr.Winter--may I take it that you are really interested in the chemist's history ?" The superintendent was perplexed, or he would not have adopted his professional method of semi-apologetic questions with a man from the C.I.D.
"I hardly know what I'm interested in," laughed Winter.

"Grant didn't kill the lady.

I shall be slow to credit Elkin with being the scoundrel he looks.

Siddle, and Tomlin, if you please, are regarded as starters in the Doris Martin Matrimonial Stakes, and I don't think Tomlin could ever murder anything but the King's English.