Sentence examples for provoke groans from inspiring English sources

Yet Lloyds MBNAA purchase should also provoke groans.

It comes from a sketch in the comedy series Little Britain, and will provoke groans of recognition from anyone ever flummoxed by a system that doesn't recognise their wishes as an option.

30 min: Samaras's loose touch provokes groans from the Celtic fans, who are starting to get frustrated.

His flamboyant "dad" dancing, which left audiences whooping in horror and delight after a particularly enthusiastic rendition of Gangnam Style, provoked groans from the judges, but joy among audiences in the studio and at home.

Balls gropes around for an old joke Accepting an award as Parliamentarian of the Year from the Political Studies Association yesterday Ed Balls provoked groans when he retold a joke that he has told so many times before, that it was tough being called Ed Balls when he was at school, but even worse for his sister, Ophelia.

Dirty Girl barely elicits a chuckle and, indeed, provokes groans with its obvious use of '80s artifacts.

WASHINGTON -- There was so much talk of anal cavities at the Supreme Court Wednesday morning that Justice Antonin Scalia asked, "You want us to write an opinion that only applies to squatting and coughing?" The comment provoked groans in the courtroom.

There's also some crap about Anakin being a virgin birth which provoked a groan even from the bloke in the Yoda mask.

"I fight on the front lines every day," Manigault-Newman said, provoking laughter and groans from the audience.

Mr Ford's character trustingly enlists the agent's help and hands him a weapon, provoking a wonderful, audible groan across the threatrical audience.It is the rare Hollywood script imbued with as much dramatic irony as the most recent batch of Federal Reserve transcripts, covering the 2008 meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee.

They provoke a curdled eye-boggle of recognition, a yelp of laughter, a groan (some of the jokes are of that kind) or – the best of them – a sense of restrained but accepting melancholy.