Example sentences of "[pers pn] politely but " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned to my nearest fellow browser , intending to ask her politely but firmly to lead me to the nearest padded cell , but it came out wrong . |
| 2 | Blue eyes had flickered over her politely but with a definite lack of interest . |
| 3 | Zoser served her politely but with an air of detachment , as if his mind was on higher things . |
| 4 | She could just see the raised eyebrows , the exchange of bemused glances , and the shrugs which said , So what ? before they politely but firmly showed her the door . |
| 5 | When the Soviet plan reached Mr Bush , he welcomed it politely but with undisguised dismay . |