Miss Howard's evidence, unimportant as it was, had been given in such a downright straightforward manner that it had never occurred to me to doubt her sincerity. 
I never once doubted Miss Howard's testimony for an instant. She just seemed to honest and sincere.
I had suspicions about Miss Howard from the start. I never did like her.
The dead of the enemy lay beyond them.
The expression is more common the past few years.
A young man is flying a plane
The United States has the oldest constitution in the modern world.
A lady with large earrings is putting on her makeup.
A person holds a punctured ball in front of a dog.