O'Brien's novel, however well reviewed, was merely "1979's homage to an American mistake," the books editor of The Los Angeles Times sniffed in an article titled "Book Award: Pick of the Letters?" Irving's editor was no less annoyed, calling it "ironic" that a book that had "almost universal consensus as the outstanding novel of the year should fail to receive any of the prizes".
Mobilised through available democratic freedoms, it's a public protest by millions of people (the demos) who feel annoyed, powerless, no longer "held" in the arms of society.
Tappings and shakings made no alteration, so he wrote an annoyed letter, repacked and readdressed the package, and marched it off to the post office.
The following morning, an annoyed Comic Book Guy tells Bart that he no longer has the piece of paper but refuses to reveal to whom he sold it.
No matter how annoyed he became, F.D.R. never asked Eleanor to fire the housekeeper.
And no matter how annoyed Washington may be, the Americans do not want Mr. Sharon's government to fall and his Gaza plan to fail.
The corollary to that is no matter how annoyed they may get with you, do not tell VCs which other VCs you are in discussions with.
Before my Internet connection decides to be a bitch again you have no idea how annoyed I am right now let me quickly mention this AT&T rebate.
He will keep making money for our family and I just cannot find a problem with that in this new world in which we live, no matter how annoyed I get by his love of the chase.
"No," J. Jill says, with an annoyed glance at Lane, "not like a maniac".
