Sentence examples for polite protestations from inspiring English sources
EMA, St Vincent and Calvi continually cite male inspirations when interviewed, from Jimi Hendrix and Scott Walker to Lou Reed and Bo Diddley, direct, explicit statements that they're creating in the tradition of rock gods, yet each of these artists have been cast, at one point or another, as indebted to Harvey, sometimes in the face of polite protestations.
But now Mr Gove, despite polite protestations he never coveted the top job, has ruthlessly dispatched his friend.
Leica again, as is the even more celebrated smooch caught in Times Square on V-J Day, 1945 — a sailor craned over a nurse, bending her backward, her hand raised against his chest in polite half-protestation.
— and a young couple on the other side of his table insisted, against his polite but firm protestations, on buying him a chocolate mousse.
Being polite in such circumstances only made it worse, and protestations of busyness had no effect.
The museum, as is only polite, is honouring Conran's 80th birthday with an exhibition about him, despite his protestations: "I don't want to be seen… I've always kept my name out of the Design Museum".
It shows that you find them or what they are doing important enough to record for posterity and, for all their initial protestations that: "Oh I'll break your camera," after a while if you are polite - and persistent - enough, most folks will acquiesce.
And I have to say that, in my experience, protestations that Britain can be a stronger country by pulling up the drawbridge and going it alone are met by polite bewilderment.
No protestations of love.
Despite her public protestations.
