"I was so carried away by joy and sorrow at sight of my little cousin, I forgot our old Ancestress. I deserve to be caned."
To forget honor at sight of money
At the last moment the horse shied at sight of a passing train and thrrew its rider.
"How comes it that all do not retreat in aversion at sight of that flat, receding, serpent-like forehead, round, vulture-shaped head, and sharp-hooked nose, like the beak of buzzard?
I was struck all of a heap at sight of her and didn't know what I was saying.
His stomach heaved at sight of the mess.
He fell into rank at sight of the company commander.
Durberville's bad temper cleared up at sight of hers; and he laughed heartily.
As for his suspicions, once on terra firma, once that he had seen the indifferent, if not friendly, appearance of his hosts, his anxiety had quite disappeared, or rather, at sight of the goat, had turned to appetite.
The little party recovered its equanimity at sight of the fragrant feast. They were hungry after their ride, easily consoled, since no real harm had befallen them.
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