| CE III.ii.190 | [Antipholus of Syracuse alone] I see a man here needs not live by shifts |
| E3 I.i.76 | [King Edward to Lorraine, of the King of France] His lame unpolished shifts are come to light |
| Luc.920 | [Lucrece as if to opportunity] Guilty of treason, forgery, and shift |
| Mac II.iii.38 | [Porter to Macduff, of drink] I requited him for his lie and ... I made a shift to cast him |
| Tit IV.ii.175 | [Aaron to the baby] it is you that puts us to our shifts |
| TS induction.1.124 | [Lord to Servingman, of the Page having to weep] An onion will do well for such a shift |