Now as he laboured away at her, in and out, in and out, regular, equal, conscientious, the excitement was gone.

Poor Mr Morgan, labouring away.

'And are these miscreants now labouring away at the Tram-pello mine to pay for their crime?'

He could not even remember the man's name, but he was shocked to find him still labouring away after all these years.

Outside the Swan a builder's lorry was parked and two swarthy individuals of tropical extraction laboured away at the damaged brickwork with mortar and trowel.

Joshua leant forwards in the saddle, studying the people labouring away.

For many hours she sat still, slightly conscious of him labouring away, whilst she worked or read her book.

Pooley laboured away beneath the Irishman's assault.

The following season (1975-76) he made 37 league appearances, scoring 7 goals, as Southampton laboured away in the Second Division.

While I was still labouring away, my mother screamed in a rich contralto.