be displeased by
Example Sentences
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He had affected to be displeased by the doctor's air of treating his case as though it was deprived of all importance.
From The Price of Love by Arnold Bennett
On sending to Mr. Hallam a copy of the Review in which it appeared, I expressed my hope that he would not be displeased by what I had done.
From Spare Hours by John Brown
I hope, my dear aunt, that you will not be displeased by my leaving town without seeing Sir Philip Baddely again.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Maria Edgeworth
If any be displeased by the result, I can but submit that my verses are my own, and that this is how I would have them read.
From Poems by William Ernest Henley
In order that you may not be displeased by any further unavoidable correspondence between me and Colonel Osborne, I have written to him a note, which I now send to you.
From He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
