Sentence examples for insisted on attending from inspiring English sources

When a friend insisted on attending one of his lectures, Nabokov conceded, "Well alright, if you want to be a masochist about it".

On 6 February Naji insisted on attending his trial personally.

They were the tiresome sticklers who insisted on attending early Mass, going to confession, and giving up something they actually liked for Lent.

She said she was outraged and ultimately insisted on attending the meeting, along with Jerry Meyer, the president of the board, and Mr. Ross.

Mr. Kavaler told the jury that Tara had insisted on attending "to make a stand and represent her mother in this proceeding".

You liked it last week, so what you're not liking about it now is that you couldn't spot the difference.' " When "Cat" opened in New York, starring Kathleen Turner as Maggie, Maria insisted on attending rehearsals.

After so much disruption he would actually like a day at the office, but I'm insisting on attending, and I'm the one with cancer.

Here, she doesn't strain to be one of the boys or insist on attending their raucous all-night parties, at which she describes her fellow trainees as behaving like "eight animals".

Arrogantly sure, he insists on attending a village wedding uninvited, despite the warnings of the priest.

But Walter's brother, Peter, was an army officer before being invalided out of service; and for some reason, the eldest brother, Edwin, insists on attending Florence Teller's funeral.

It is particularly embarrassing when Amin insists on attending state events dressed in the kilt, beaming indulgently while listening to African arrangements of Scottish folk songs and, in one droll moment, actually playing a melancholy tune himself on the accordion.