President Buchanan had promised the people of Kansas that they would have a fair chance to vote on their constitution.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

If then You slay this people to a man, the nations who have heard Your fame will say, 'It must be because the Lord was powerless to bring that people into the land He had promised them on oath that He slaughtered them in the wilderness.

如今你若把这些人杀了，那听到你名声的国家会说,耶和华因为不能把这些人领进,向他们起誓的应许之地,所以在旷野中把他们杀了。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

They were coming home from high school but I had no time now for thoughts like that and promised myself a ball in Denver.

她们正从高中放学回家，但我没工夫想那些,想着到丹佛再去一场舞会便是。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

During the campaign, Harrison had promised to enforce the civil service law that protected the job rights of government workers.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

We traveled slowly to save fuel and because we had promised our worried parents that we would not drive fast.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

And he had promised not to give up any federal property in the states that seceded.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

He had promised to do this, and they needed the money.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

Garfield denied he had promised anything to Conkling.

VOA: special.2010.04.22