We grumbled about the increased work load She has a lot to kick about My mother complains all day He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
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Susan complained to Rachel. Susan complained that the party would be tonight. The prime minister complained to the former president about U.S. interference in his country's affairs. Ellen complained about the situation. Earl complained about the situation to Helen. Ellen complained, 'The mail didn't come today.' Susan complained to Rachel that the party would be tonight. Earl complained to Helen, 'The mail didn't come today.' Susan complained.
Examples from SemCor
Who complains? This means an added burden to innumerable postmen, who already are complaining of heavy loads and low pay, and it presumably means an increased postal deficit, but, our correspondent writes, think_of the additional junk mail each citizen will now be privileged to receive on_a_regular_basis. They were disturbed by his idiotic bravado- as, when his bodyguard, Yankee_Schwartz, complained that he had been snubbed by Dave_Miller, a prize-fight referee, chieftain of a Jewish gang and one of four brothers of tough reputation, who were Hirschey, a gambler politician in loose beer running league with Torrio and O_'_Banion, Frank, a policeman, and Max, the youngest. `` Argiento, this is senseless'', he complained, not liking to work on the wet floors, particularly in cold_weather. Pitchers grumble about lively balls and lively bats, the shrinking strike zone, and the fact that the knock-down pitch is now illegal. No one complained of the white_wine either: at this altitude of two thousand feet, grapes acquire a dryness and the tang of gunflint. But the internationalists have taken_over the governing body of the bar, and when the lads met in St._Louis, it was not to grumble about the humidity but to vote unanimously that the United_Nations was scarcely less_than wonderful, despite an imperfection here_and_there. You should complain''. Not that she complained, or had any cause to. the patient felt stronger, and the hemoglobin rose to 13.8 gm., but on Oct. 20, 1958, he complained of`` caving_in'' in his knees. The night we saw it, a rather unpleasant situation arose when the soloist refused to approach the armadillo, complaining- in ad-lib- that`` it smelled''. And when he complained of the lack of time for all he wanted to do, Henrietta advised him to rise at five in the morning as she and Papa did. Hurt by his lack of interest and attention, Mary complained often that he did n't help around the house, and that he did n't really care about the family. John_Pezza, 69, of 734 Hartford_Avenue, Providence, complained of shoulder pains after an accident in_which a car he was driving collided_with a car driven by Antonio_Giorgio, 25, of 12 DeSoto_St., Providence, on Greenville_Avenue and Cherry_Hill_Road in Johnston yesterday. That 60- day period is over and letters are still coming_in from shareholders of these four funds, complaining about mistakes in their accounts. `` What 's he complaining about''? , though, Wilson had little cause to complain. They did not complain at the inhuman hour of starting( seven in the morning), nor of the tariff, which was reasonable since it covered everything but the tobacco. This woman repeatedly complained she was`` too tired'' for marital relations. The vice_president of the City_Council complained yesterday that there are`` deficiencies'' in the city 's snow clearing program which should be corrected as soon as possible. While the Daily_Post continued to accuse Republicans and the Daily_Journal continued to accuse Democrats, the Woonsocket_Patriot complained that the Virginia authorities showed indecent and cowardly haste to condemn Brown and his men. `` I 've been bursting my lungs for you'', Mr._Jack complained. But no one complained when they wound_up, regardless_of season, in venison pies. He complained to me once that I must talk to her. But let us not complain of the evils of capitalism by referring to a form that is not truly capitalistic. Many_of them, moreover, are beginning to complain about the scarcity of Western amusements and to ridicule the old life of the bazaar merchant, the mullah, and the peasant. Pels complained: The mate, Robert_Juet, who had kept the journal on the half_Moon, was experienced- but he was a bitter old_man, ready to complain or desert at any opportunity. grumbled Michelangelo; yet he knew that he had nothing to grumble about, for Argiento made few demands on him. He also complained that not enough notice was given on the hearing, since the bill was introduced only last Monday.