be displeased by
Example Sentences
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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 Brown, John
Your Majesty, therefore, need have no further anxiety about my journey, and must not be displeased by it.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand
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 Edgeworth, Maria
"Will you promise me, then," said Amadour, "that you will not be displeased by what I wish to tell you, nor yet alarmed at it, until you have heard me to the end?"
From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. II. (of V.) by Saintsbury, George
I have already had reason to say that Isabel knew her husband to be displeased by the continuance of Ralph's visit to Rome.
From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 by James, Henry
