A loud squawk startled her, and she looked up to find the gull hanging over the drop-off and glaring at her in what looked like exasperation. |
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Ryan growled with exasperation and pulled the covers back over him, even though he was stifling hot. |
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Despite the exclamation mark, he talks in the flat, imperturbable vowels of Sussex, his voice rising not so much in volume as in exasperation. |
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The dejected Farmworkers' union chief induna tried in exasperation to explain exactly what he threatened to do and what not. |
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After her initial exasperation, she'd seemed to settle into a mood of placidness. |
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The doctor tried to reason with me but finally gave up with a look of exasperation. |
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In exasperation, Anne marched over and grabbed him in her firmest governessy hold. |
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Terel stopped in his tracks and turned to her, agitated exasperation on his face. |
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Who do you know in your life who is a source of pain, annoyance or exasperation? |
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No opportunity for zaniness is knowingly passed up, to the exasperation of the long-suffering staff. |
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I give a short yell of exasperation, which is muffled as Jessie claps a hand over my mouth. |
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This didn't bode well for his sister who threw up in her hands in exasperation and stomped her feet. |
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In fact he smiled on quite a few occasions, though probably more out of exasperation than anything else. |
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Such exasperation may have led to posters being stolen and vandalised but there could be another reason. |
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Now instead of the anger and exasperation, an emotion more like dread clouded his mind. |
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I sighed in exasperation as I realised Evaline hadn't even started on dinner yet. |
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His mood ranged from nervousness and exasperation to contempt and defiance even anger. |
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Considering he and Stimac put 16 hours a day into the place, his exasperation is justified. |
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Finally, the detective sighed in exasperation, and ordered his partner to take the teacher away, cuffing his hands from behind. |
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My own daily dose of exasperation and humiliation comes courtesy of Bandit, a three-year-old Dalmatian. |
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I wanted to ask how she had endured the frustration, the exasperation, the stifling air, the imprisonment. |
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He seems to feel duty-bound to provoke a reaction whether it is outrage, exasperation, outright hostility or unreserved admiration. |
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In exasperation, Hoxsey attempted an end run by approaching the National Cancer Institute. |
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My search was met with an understanding exasperation, as though he'd hoped that I would not ask. |
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My feeling was more of exasperation at this point because I knew what we had gotten ourselves into. |
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And there is no doubting the cabinet minister's exasperation with the chardonnay socialist classes. |
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Passengers waiting on the platform breathe a collective sigh of exasperation. |
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Visitors have noted, with exasperation and frustration, that their gateways can be shut off by illegal street parking. |
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Her owner, one of the 400 aspiring actors on our block, sort of throws up her hands in dramatic exasperation when this happens. |
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Her arms were thrown up in the air in exasperation, she turning away momentarily. |
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The barman gave us a look of exasperation that I could remember giving a thousand technophobes before when they asked what the Internet was for. |
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You cannot quite escape the war anywhere, resulting in reams of exasperation that cannot be dealt with by any amount of ranting. |
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But there was a tangible atmosphere of exasperation towards the week's end. |
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Spear's face was full of exasperation and worry, as he shoved his way through the crowd. |
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There was also a half hour of exasperation when I temporarily mislaid my handheld somewhere in the hospital. |
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The brown-haired boy mussed his hair in exasperation, growling in his frustration. |
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The repressed laughter, the panic, the forced coughing and the exasperation of listening to Sava's story for the second time must have unbalanced his delicate liver functions. |
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Here a note of exasperation and irritation sometimes slips in. |
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The only sign of exasperation was the slight flush to her cheeks. |
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I sigh in exasperation when they putter around and block the aisles. |
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The sound coming from the other end of the line was such a gargle of noise that she wasn't sure if Dominic was growling or groaning in exasperation. |
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She said in exasperation, pushing her way in front of them once again. |
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Public exasperation with academic introversion may lead to a loss of some independence, the most precious right of academics in a free society. |
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However, the exasperation over repeat offenders is completely reasonable. |
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There was a muttered exclamation indicative of exasperation and the rejoinder with some asperity. |
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Others inhabit their suburban milieu with occasional exasperation, recognising the imaginative energy it incites. |
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The next move landed us only at Jammu without bag and baggage and reeling under the tremendous agony, desperation and exasperation, thinking what is in our fate. |
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Intolerant people like to think of themselves as long-suffering individuals who have been pushed to the point of total exasperation. |
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But his digs could be gratuitous and his exasperation overly theatrical.... Ryan parried this well. |
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No one condones that, but exasperation and disgust sometimes make us realize that something just has to be done. |
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It sometimes happens that people who undergo great sufferings are tempted to exasperation and despair. |
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Lincoln fired McClellan, his top Civil War general, after months of exasperation over how McClellan was fighting the war. |
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The exasperation disappears from their voices as they deal with customers. |
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He smiled patiently, betraying only a small hint of exasperation. |
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The exasperation, while he seeks to put a lid on it, spills forth. |
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My response to these complaints is a slight feeling of exasperation. |
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Still, her exasperation over being a role model for the gay community seemed to be headed towards a breaking point. |
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Galen sighed heavily with exasperation and shoved his chair back. |
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Even though both candidates periodically recalled the instructions of their handlers to smile, each frequently expressed his exasperation with the other. |
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Now, the exasperation on both sides is reaching a fever pitch. |
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He was counting on his awareness of the Afghan people's exasperation with the Taliban when he predicted that it would rebel, including in the largely Pashtun southern territories. |
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With sensitivity and humour, Céline Malépart's vivid, caricature-like illustrations capture the sudden shift from affection to exasperation sometimes experienced by parents in difficult situations. |
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So, when the primary schools turn out large numbers who are expected to accommodate themselves to a three-acres-and-a-hoe civilization, what can be expected but frustration and exasperation? |
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I think that we have heard here what we in my delegation consider to be the expression of exasperation, a degree of frustration and prudent optimism. |
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Mr. Co-ordinator, I ask in exasperation, if this excellent arrangement is possible for the issue co-operation, why not for the issue of equitable geographical representation and gender balance? |
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The malingerer, Stefan Kollmuss is perfectly suited for center stage attention. He suffers, moans and shouts his way through the evening, and with his tricks successfully leads the couple from one exasperation to the next. |
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I do not get from you any sense of exasperation or discouragement. |
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The citizens are gradually growing wise to this lack of progress and their exasperation is steadily increasing, which could have serious consequences. |
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There is exasperation in the road freight transport sector because each country has different rules on whether or not freight can be transported when driving back from abroad. |
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The camera cuts to Germany manager Jogi Low, who looks a lot more pleased with what he's seeing than he did during the first half, when he was often a study in irritation and exasperation. |
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She cradled the child, the scritch of its cries grating her ears, and as she drew a deep breath of exasperation her nose filled with the scent of Mama's expensive shampoo and conditioner, answering her question. |
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Whereas the Tsipras government thought it could find allies by painting Germany as the problem, it has found itself up against an EU-wide front of exasperation. |
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Ministers and officials were shockingly open in venting their exasperation and their contempt for the Greek finance minister, who stayed away from the group dinner. |
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More than that, since the context of practice at the source of the distress described persists, I am more sensitive to the manifestations of exasperation of my colleagues. |
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Her oldest son, Abdullah, exploded with exasperation as his mother talked. |
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When I find out that a new thingamajig exists, I get really excited and go off to a shop and bombard the salesman with questions, while my son rolls his eyes in exasperation. |
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They had all experienced the exasperation and frustration of holiday shopping. |
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