(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) The Longbourn party were the last of all the company to depart, and, bya manoeuvre of Mrs.
The manoeuvres of half a dozen regiments were to be inspected bythe eagle eye of the commander-in-chief; temporary fortifications hadbeen erected, the citadel was to be attacked and taken, and a mine wasto be sprung.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Mr. Pickwick was right--the firing ceased; but he had scarcely timeto congratulate himself on the accuracy of his opinion, when a quickmovement was visible in the line; the hoarse shout of the word ofcommand ran along it, and before either of the party could form aguess at the meaning of this new manoeuvre, the whole of the half-dozenregiments, with fixed bayonets, charged at double-quick time down uponthe very spot on which Mr. Pickwick and his friends were stationed.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'What CAN he mean by this?' said Mr. Snodgrass, when the horse hadexecuted this manoeuvre for the twentieth time.
To this manoeuvre he accordingly resorted.
This manoeuvring was so exceedingly ingenious and, withal, performedwith such immovable composure and coolness, that Mr. Pickwick would havehad no wish to disturb it, even if he had had the power.