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Examples
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“Attention, please!” a conductor cajoled, on the rickety loudspeaker.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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“Get Mr. Winston on the phone now, please!” she barked.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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The seemingly benign Henny Youngman one-liner, “Take my wife… please!” relies in its heart on an understanding that love can become a straitjacket.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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The seemingly benign Henny Youngman one-liner, “Take my wife… please!” relies in its heart on an understanding that love can become a straitjacket.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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“Get Mr. Winston on the phone now, please!” she barked.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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Stand back, please! in a jocular tone, but no one could move.
Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009
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“Right there, Jack, blow up that corner, please!” he exclaimed.
Malice Robert K. Tanenbaum 2007
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More swerving please! he yelled, but it was too late.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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"Cleante, please!" she whispered hoarsely, she who never asked anything of anyone.
Dwellers in the Crucible Margaret Wander Bonanno 1990
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I am not going to apologise for being envious, I would love not to have to worry about my family's future, but please! a hooligan or a yob? hmm I'm pretty sure I am not one of them!
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