Eksempler på plaintively

• Furthermore, the way in which lyrics are sung - sarcastically, plaintively, etc. - may belie the words on the page.

• He asks plaintively what can be done to avoid faulty males.

• It then notes rather plaintively that so far there seems inadequate support for the unitary solution.

• I go through this boring compendium plaintively in the hope that these references to the had old days can be scotched once and for all.

• I give her one assurance which she asked for, rather plaintively.

• I have seen some advertising plaintively asking us to use the postcodes.

• I ask somewhat plaintively why they may not also accumulate their investment income to build up their reserve fund.

• They did so largely because they wished to introduce commercial radio, which they now plaintively ask us not merely to keep and sustain but to expand.

• Here we are back again in the midst of preparations for another conflict and statesmen are plaintively telling us that only in a multitude of armaments shall we find peace.

• Why have we always to be in this position of plaintively appealing to the governing classes of this country for higher standards of life for the people?

• I am bound plaintively to ask why.

• In the second part, the fellow wants to sleep, and in his dreamy state can not find his tune: finally, he plaintively turns back.

• The kazoo (very unusual in rock music) that plaintively sings throughout the song even has a scat quality.

• Then she plaintively asks if she can open the package.

• Then we entered the car, he looked at me plaintively, without lowering his eyes...