importunities

The child delivered the message in the best way he knew how, but some how or other it offended the ear of Mrs. --, who had begun to be tired of what she was pleased to call the importunities of Mrs. Warburton; though, in fact, she had never before even hinted that she was in want of anything.

The Lights and Shadows of Real Life 1847

But he was not a particularly strong emperor, and did rather poorly at running the empire on his own; and after a while he gave in to her importunities, recalled her, and restored to her nearly all the powers she had held as regent.

superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

The number and importunities of office seekers was quite as great as they have been any day for months passed.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

The number and importunities of office seekers was quite as great as they have been any day for months passed.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

           I have had it with Mikhail and his importunities.

Diary of a Bolshoi Potato Dancer 2010

She used her over-seeing as an excuse not to answer the importunities of Portegin and Aulia for more joy juice.

Cattle Town 2010

I have seen her put up with the most troublesome importunities from people whose minds were deranged rather than have them arrested.

Archive 2009-01-01 elena maria vidal 2009

He probably counted the fifteen golden beadcoins and the seventeen of silver a small price to be rid of my importunities, my presumption that he owed me something.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

And I would sit in the darkness unable to keep my mind off him by reason of his importunities.

The War of The Worlds H. G. Wells 2009

He probably counted the fifteen golden beadcoins and the seventeen of silver a small price to be rid of my importunities, my presumption that he owed me something.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009