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1 “What’s your real name, sister?” the constable demanded loudly, officiously, stamping up the steps that led to the little platform.

2 “This, you must understand, was four or five years ago, Max,” interposed Mr Carlyle officiously.

3 Suddenly the deaf mute rushed back to officiously claim the officer's attention.

4 They looked askance at Harley, who sat proudly by the visitor, supplying him with Bibles, hymn-books, lesson leaves, and finding the place for him officiously.

5 When at sunset Miss Leslie withdrew into the baobab, Winthrope somewhat officiously insisted upon helping her set up her screen in the entrance.

6 It is the parrot officiously replying, 'Yes,'m,' in the cook's voice.

7 But this agreement - officiously named Oregon Good Neighbor Authority Master Agreement - could make a bit of difference.

8 The king was about to enter the cab without a word, when a ragged boy officiously stood by the wheel.

9 "Thank you," she whispered as she rose up again, holding the book he had officiously handed her.

10 I had seen Bunny in the post office, in the first week of school, talking rather officiously to a girl of this description.

11 The movers arrived at eleven that morning, powerfully muscled, red-faced men who grunted officiously over the dead weight of refrigerators and air conditioners.

12 On a cold winter evening, when she had walked to the railway station with Enid and was finding her a seat in the local train, a porter officiously pointed out Bence.

13 Lance Corporal Williams officiously ordered them out.

一等兵威廉斯越俎代庖地命令他们出去。

14 Before him the road, white and dusty, continued officiously on its way to the village and duty.

15 "Who are these men, and to what purpose are they here?" said the Chief Baron, as Bicknell officiously exerted himself to make way for some persons behind.

16 Leander fetched a tub full of snow, and officiously tried to help in pulling off the girl's garments.

17 She was now officiously and anxiously attending on Miss Roxy, who was in the midst of the responsible operation which should conduce greatly to this end.

18 Dancers in scrubs skip around and gesture officiously, doing a stylized version of the inscrutable activity that any patient might recognize.

19 At his side is the officious Bev Keane (a chilling Samantha Sloyan, from Hill House), the prototypical timeless, ageless, practically bloodless church lady, dressed like an overgrown Girl Scout and always judging, scolding, guilting.

20 Her mother, who was officiously courteous to me, didn't approve of that subject, but the daughter listened eagerly.

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