You might give me a fictitious address, and I would have no way of verifying it until too late.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon
She had learnt most of what can be learnt by such teaching, and for her, as for others, there remained the verifying and realization of these lessons, according to her capacity and experience.
"My Little Lady"
Eleanor Frances Poynter
He never passed a quotation without verifying it, and could give you chapter and verse for everything.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann