| 单词 | pestering |
| 例句 | It wasn’t the kind of wood for making an observation post in a tree, which Abby has been pestering me about. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z "So the nice lady offers me the sneakers because she knows how much that Carla has been pestering me that she wants some. And you know what?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Marshall wanted Security back, and Melanie wanted Marshall to quit, pestering her and be himself again. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Along around third grade they finally stopped pestering me, so I could stop pestering my dad. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Nathan listened closely, and that voice was no longer pestering his uncle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I became so used to her noise—chattering, whining, pestering, laughing, crying—that my ear went on hearing it even when it stopped. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She’s been pestering Joey to teach her to feint and jab. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “No sense in pestering a man with a gun.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z On my first day of school I was dressed and ready to go half an hour before we had to leave and pestering Mom to get me there as soon as possible. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z At the beginning of her second week she began pestering Mark Fossie to take her down to the village at the foot of the hill. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I enjoy pestering the girls in this minor, trivial way: it shows I am not like them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of the people in my group got it at some time or other, because mosquitoes carry it and they were always pestering us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When he wasn’t pestering her, he was pestering me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked the new anbaric drill very much, and when Mr. Taphouse, after much pestering, let him try it, he liked it even more. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I do not want to be home with my parents and their pestering questions. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z About that time, too, the varmints got to pestering us so much that a lot of times Old Yeller and I were kept busy nearly all night long. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I've got to get a better picture but I don't want to look like I'm pestering him either. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ferris, himself fed up with construction delays and Burnham’s pestering, had told Gronau to turn the wheel or tear it off the tower. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z No amount of barking and pestering by Old Yeller could get them out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept pestering Aunt Margaret to tell me if there was anything about eighth grade that I should know and didn’t. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s so special I should bring back out of all the hundreds of people pestering me every day for my miracles this particular fella? And, believe me, it better be worth while.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At last they had had enough of his pestering and told him that he would be allowed to try. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z After a few weeks of what she called "endless pestering" and what I called "repeated badgering," my mother bought me a pocket thesaurus, which provided me with s-free alternatives to just about everything. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Newsies flock around, shoving voice-trumpets in my face and pestering me with questions about Amber and my opinion about the queen's selection of the favorite. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But it still took many, many months of persuasive pestering before Dasch received a new German passport and a ticket back to Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I ignored him, fairly certain that there were no hordes of boys across town pestering their sister about whether Callie Vee liked them or not. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "He's always asking me for money. I wish he'd get a job and stop pestering me. Will he get a job, can you tell?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I figured he was making the observation post Abby had been pestering me about. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She's been pestering me to tell our parents the truth, but I don't have her courage. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She knew this would make them start pestering their mamas as to when Miss Love would be back and when would the wholesale house ship the orders. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The creditors now hired an attorney named George B. Chamberlin, counsel for Chicago’s Lafayette Collection Agency, who had been pestering Holmes ever since he failed to pay the furnace company for improving his kiln. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As we passed houses, she kept pestering, “Let’s go in there...there!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But finally, after much pestering from me, she did tell me how she knew what was going on in people’s lives. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Blanching at the thought of the indefatigable Lawrence pestering Fosdick in person, Weaver responded sharply, “I don’t see it.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Dori, his beautiful new girlfriend and the movie’s occasional narrator, personifies a neediness so desperate that she can’t stop herself from pestering Norman for proof of his affection. Movie Review: ‘Love Sick Love,’ Directed by Christian Charles 2013-04-18T22:57:11Z The kids keep pestering Tony Stark about his last adventure, in , but he doesn’t want to talk about it: he’s preoccupied with his brand-new world-saving mission. Stark Love: Iron Man Three Grabs the Global Gold 2013-05-05T19:09:45Z I hate friends talking about their husbands pestering them for sex when they’re not interested, though one of them has always been really crazy about sex and gets up to all sorts of things. ‘I don’t think we’ll ever have sex again’: our happy, cuddly, celibate marriage 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Keep pestering for long enough and eventually a no might turn into a yes. Carnality and consent: how to navigate sex in the modern world 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “It took Chris three years of persistent pestering of one captain to allow us to shoot on a World War II submarine.” They Remade ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark.’ Here’s Why. 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z In the same way that Tina Turner spent years dealing with reporters pestering her to relive her physical abuse to give them fresh quotes, Wood and Manson were treated like a dirty titillation. In HBO's enraging "Phoenix Rising," Evan Rachel Wood shows how her abuse was painted as rock romance 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Children pestering parents is fairly age-old, but it is made doubly worse when you are following all of the parenting advice. When kids want parents to play all the time 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z You can’t sell a social destination where conservatives are free from liberal pestering and expect the pitch to resonate across the spectrum. The Far Right Has a New Digital Safe Space 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Note for mums and dads: please buy all three books at the same time, or your child will be pestering you for hours on end for next one! The Hetty Feather trilogy by Jacqueline Wilson - review 2013-03-19T09:00:00Z The incendiary results — consistently funny but ultimately discomfiting — probably won’t have you pestering your actor friends to repeat the experience. Theater Review: ‘We Are Proud to Present a Presentation,’ at Soho Rep 2012-11-16T23:47:40Z As Evy, Davis plays the heavy, preaching and pestering her nearest and dearest, but every drama needs an antagonist, and she's the one trying to keep the family together. Amusing, sensitive 'Immediate Family' tackles sexual orientation, race 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z What is an appropriate amount of time for me to play with my kids, and how do I nip the pestering in the bud? When kids want parents to play all the time 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Adam says that he’s not a fan of Elijah, who spent the entire night pestering him to try to get Broadway connections. Girls Recap: Show Biz 2014-02-24T15:46:21Z But the star, who’s returning to the role for a fourth time in this summer’s Jason Bourne, says in a new featurette for the film that the incessant pestering doesn’t bother him. Matt Damon on How He Feels About His Jason Bourne Legacy 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The angel raises Mr. Yeung’s spirits by singing bits of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Are the Champions” while flitting around his small room, pestering him to return to practicing his art. Theater Review: ‘Hand Stories,’ by the Puppeteer Yeung Fai at Lincoln Center 2012-07-19T21:26:04Z Even after they land and travel by limousine through a ghostly police state where the leader’s portrait looms on billboards and buildings, Molly keeps pestering Barry to embrace his roots. Adam Rayner Stars in ‘Tyrant,’ a Thriller on FX 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z But even my mother—until recently one of the most apolitical people I’ve ever known—now spends her retirement pestering congresspeople. My year of living ignorantly: I entered a news blackout the day Trump was elected 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z He quickly noticed a particularly obnoxious visitor: Charles Guiteau, whose pestering was so extreme that Garfield cited him as an “illustration of unparalleled audacity and impudence.” Books of The Times : ?Destiny of the Republic,? on Garfield, by Candice Millard - Review 2011-09-11T22:00:13Z As Markle’s star rose as her romance with the prince progressed, Mathis said that the pestering about their resemblance became increasingly incessant. Woman who looks like Meghan Markle signs with agency as double 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Then, there, in the pestering wind and angry rain, a spiny ridge, and beyond it, a very steep chute. On the ‘Wild’ Movie Trail in Oregon 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Cross-dressed women, star-crossed lovers and someone pestering a pipe and tabor is most of what I want out of a midsummer night at the theater. In the Hudson Valley, Shakespeare as Man, Myth and Drinking Buddy 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Instead of pestering your children with questions such as, “How was school?” and, “What did you do today?” Six ways to raise a resilient child 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z But his ex keeps pestering him about getting back together. Social Q?s: Social Q?s: What?s in a Baby?s Name? Lots, if You Talk About It Ahead of Time 2010-06-03T21:43:00Z That this game is constantly pestering for payment is all the more welcome. Video Game Review: The FarmVille 2 Video Game Is Released 2012-09-21T17:11:48Z The friend is kind of freaked out and has been pestering me about “what this means” and if it is some weird fetish I have. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: He wears a bra, bro. Get over it. 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z “I would call it pestering,” said one editor. NPR’s top editor placed on leave after accusations of sexual harassment 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Allie, who skips a job interview with the Peace Corps, resents pestering calls from her point of contact; Harper — well, she’s just annoyed by anything smacking of personal accountability. Review: ‘Fort Tilden,’ a Comic Odyssey to the Beach 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z She and her husband, Chris, would visit their Boston-area Home Depot every few days or so, pestering employees about when they expected new inventory. Huge skeletons are just part of how we live now 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z She lives several hours away, but she is always pestering me about when she will see me next. Perspective | A husband didn’t call back. His wife’s frustration may be about something else. 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Last night he kept pestering me playfully when I was trying to sleep and I just decided I was done. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A husband’s cruelty when he’s drinking spells a marriage’s end 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z A This question reminds me of the mom who wrote to me recently about how her children would not stop pestering her to play. An introverted mom struggles to deal with her kids’ nonstop chatter 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z I’ve been following his work, and pestering him for an interview, ever since he first hit America, masquerading as Ali G, a wannabe British rapper, and scamming unsuspecting dignitaries into interviews. Sacha Baron Cohen: This Time He’s Serious 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z But now that I’m rewatching it and reliving all the memories of what it was like to work together, I’m the one pestering everybody for a reboot. The ‘Office Ladies’ Return to Dunder Mifflin 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z She keeps pestering me about my pregnancy and expects every detail. Perspective | How can I get my mother-in-law to back off about my pregnancy? 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z But when McConaughey became famous, his mother took a shine to the idea of a Hollywood life and started pestering him to let her hang out on set. Matthew McConaughey: ‘My agent said no to romcoms. And then there was nothing’ 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Fate provided the perfect way to find him, in the shape of an ex-cop she had met while on a cruise who was now pestering her for a date. Tiffany Haddish: on Girls Trip, saving the Hollywood comedy and the Dickensian horror of her life story 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z My assistant is pestering me to include her. Perspective | Miss Manners: Everyone’s spouses are welcome! Well, not yours, Larry. 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z I began my recovery campaign, pestering friends and respected professionals. Porgy is the trash fish of the summer 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z When her husband and in-laws start pestering her about having another child, despite the family’s insufficient means, she’s unable to voice her refusal. Stream These Five International Films Now 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z He skulks around her apartment building, leaves her flustered, pestering voice-mail messages and, seized by ardor or panic, slashes her car tires. 'Wild Grass': Resnais' Delightful Con Game 2010-06-25T18:25:00Z It’s not just women, she adds, but gay men who are vulnerable; it’s difficult for young male aides who are not “out” at work to report pestering from older men. How Harvey Weinstein’s accusers gave women worldwide a voice 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z "Eunice was pestering Jack to death to make Sargent head of HEW because she wanted to be a cabinet wife," she tells Schlesinger. New book shows another side to Jackie Kennedy 2011-09-12T03:51:08Z Perhaps all of that pestering over the years has put her off sex completely. A letter to... my potential affair 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z In case you were wondering, Matthew Goode still doesn’t want to race, but he needs to find some activity to keep him from pestering his wife all day. Downton Abbey: why did America fall so hard for the show? 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z This is the third restraining order issued for star stalkers in California this past week, beginning with Leonardo DiCaprio's alleged bottle attacker, followed by the man accused of pestering Sandra Bullock for nearly a decade. Accused Jennifer Aniston stalker gets stay away order 2010-08-09T20:48:00Z They had ordered hamburgers and kept pestering her as to their whereabouts. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z For days, he has been pestering me to meet him in the bathroom between the fifteen-minute room checks. Seventeen Days on a Locked Ward 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Feinstein never stopped pestering her successors at City Hall about municipal issues big and small, to their amusement and consternation. With grand San Francisco memorial, Dianne Feinstein's political life comes full circle 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “He’d been pestering me for a while, he wanted me to start up an electric blues band. That was his trip.” The Grateful Dead were in a state of flux. 'Wake of the Flood' gave them new life 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z He began pestering the Florida governor to agree to debate him a year ago. Feud between Newsom and DeSantis headed for the Fox News debate stage 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Just about everyone has been trying to get the dirt on Swift and Kelce, even pestering his brother and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce for details. Taylor Swift turns out to see Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs play Chicago Bears 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z For seven months Eddie Sotelo trudged from office to office, filling out stacks of forms, pestering officials — all while he was living in a filthy VA shelter with 49 other homeless veterans. Vets must fight bureaucratic war to get promised VA housing in L.A. 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Morgan took the teenager to task for his pranks, which have included pestering rail passengers and entering a man's car claiming it was his Uber. TikToker Mizzy arrested two days after being fined 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z After returning from the White House late Wednesday afternoon from another negotiating session, Graves and McHenry hurried away from reporters pestering them for details — a notable contrast to the past several days. Debt limit talking: Biden mostly quiet in public, while McCarthy keeps making his case 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Other videos allegedly show him pestering train passengers and entering a man's car claiming it is his Uber. TikTok: Mizzy in court over 'prank' videos 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z "He sent me a friend request on social media. When I didn't accept it, he kept pestering me, asking why couldn't I accept him as a friend," she said. Kalakshetra: Indian dance academy shaken by sexual harassment allegations 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Not: You don’t mention the content of the contact this person is pestering you with. Advice | Ask Amy: My daughter’s former teacher leans on me for emotional support 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z They put the 16-year-old on a second-tier team for one year, primarily so he could refine his skills and learn to cope with the frustration of smaller players pestering him. Purdue’s Zach Edey makes strong case to be player of year 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Another captures them at night in the same enclosure, playfully pestering each other like two siblings sent to bed early. Mountain lion cubs Holly and Hazel becoming friends and building their fan base 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Becoming a clinical psychologist in Washington requires at least nine years of postsecondary schooling, years of supervised training and, these days, months or years of pestering state officials to approve career-changing credentials. Red tape keeps WA psychologists waiting for months to enter workforce 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Not taking “no” for an answer is rude; repeating “I’m sorry, but we just can’t” in the face of such pestering is, emphatically, not. Advice | Miss Manners: Husband keeps ruining events and then apologizing 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Charlotte’s pestering defense made even dribbling an adventure at times. Healthy Clippers put it together in blowout win over Hornets 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “He kept pestering me about why we hadn’t gotten married,” Souza told The Associated Press. ‘Here comes the bride’: White House to host its 19th wedding 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Verstappen had to hold off the pestering Hamilton through the final laps, and both drivers were warned not to exceed track limits that would draw a penalty. Verstappen gets record-tying 13th win at U.S. Grand Prix 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Verstappen then had to hold off the pestering Hamilton through the final laps as his team warned him not to exceed track limits that would draw a penalty. Verstappen gets record-tying 13th win at US Grand Prix 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The second time through, the Guardians started pestering him, putting the bat on the ball, trying to slap it through holes. Gerrit Cole empties the tank again to keep the Yankees’ hopes alive 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Under repeated pestering, the reception staff conceded that we could leave, if we found somewhere willing to take us despite our travel history to a lockdown area. In China, Living Not ‘With Covid,’ but With ‘Zero Covid’ 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z But the iPhone messaging app still lacks an easy way to avoid pestering people at unreasonable hours: the ability to schedule a message to send later. Text Messaging Is Cool. But Where Are Its Boundaries? 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z She said getting straight answers, quick appointments and understanding "felt like pestering". Long Covid: Girl, 10, struggles to walk and talk 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Attracted by garbage bins and people feeding them, the wild boars wander or lie about in parks and suburban streets, often causing scooter and bicycle accidents or pestering people carrying shopping bags. 'They roam about like cats': Spanish cities try to halt wild boar invasions 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Shame on you #Norway In the scheme of things the walrus was in her right environment…. the pestering people were the ones you needed to chase . Freya the walrus, who charmed crowds in Norway, is killed by authorities 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z She says she earned a wild card into Wimbledon this year by pestering the tournament over email. Daria Saville, with a game and a platform, rolls into Citi Open semis 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z But she says he started messaging and calling her regularly, "pestering" her to come over to his house. DJ Tim Westwood accused of sex with a 14-year-old 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z He build a workout gym in his home and got rid of his red no-contact jersey as soon as the trainers let him, after endless pestering. Giants offensive line faces challenge going into next season 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z You need others, preferably long-armed men, pestering him with their hands from the periphery. Bucks’ Physical Play Makes Celtics Suddenly Look Average 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z They have been pestering her for weeks outside her home, calling her “Hitler” and shouting at her children that she was going to prison, she said on Twitter in January. Mandates are ending in U.S., but protests outside officials’ homes continue 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z High winds have been pestering and persistent over the last few weeks. Analysis | The D.C. area’s strongest wind gusts are increasing — it’s not your imagination 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Asim juxtaposes violent savagery with familiar nuisances — pestering insects, smothering heat, the putrid smell of death — emphasizing how the Stolen cope. Review | ‘Yonder’ is a vital addition to our literature about slavery 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z His dad, now 56, had done the same, pestering his uncles as a kid in Juneau to teach him even the basics of the craft. This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500? The Democratic leader of the Senate’s antitrust panel wants Congress to stop pestering tech executives and start advancing legislation taking aim at the industry’s dominant players. Klobuchar wants Senate to start work on antitrust tech crackdown in January 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z With a shrug and an eye roll, Ms. Mdunge suggested that she restarted treatment to end the pestering as much as anything else. The Variant Hunters: Inside South Africa’s Effort to Stanch Dangerous Mutations 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z He noticed a young boy pestering a uniformed girl. A day in the Valley with Paul Thomas Anderson 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z For months, I'd been pestering the main archivist at Columbia to let us into the archives to see what there was on Dorothy Andersen. Lost Women of Science, Episode 2: The Matilda Effect 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z "Did she lie that you were badgering her or pestering her?" Emily Maitlis stalker says late night visit was 'clumsy' 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The controller’s speaker, in particular, is put to good use, with Julianna constantly pestering you with messages over a walkie talkie. Deathloop is an intricate mystery that also happens to be an amazing action game 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Finding a way to get into 84 had become a point of obsession for Mr. Ozeki, who kept pestering an acquaintance who he thought may know its location. To Survive the Pandemic, a Secret Nintendo Cafe Is Secret No Longer 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z “I was pestering him,” Parkinson said with a smile. Extra offseason work with Russell Wilson already paying off for Seahawks tight end Colby Parkinson 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z She said she was content being retired but her former U.S. softball teammates Kelly Kretschman and Abbott kept pestering her to reconsider. In Softball, a Comeback 13 Years in the Making 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z I had spent months pestering an assigning editor, Robin Romano, who graciously put up with my badgering. After Bonding Over Basketball and Biking, a Big Loss 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z He’s played a ton of big games on the international level and his pestering, high-energy style is a big plus for Denver. A year after Finals, Lakers and Heat set to play before fans 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Since she was born 20 years ago with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, a seizure disorder, and hydrocephalus, he has been pestering government agencies and state senators. Should Nurses Take a 30% Pay Cut When Their Patient Turns 23? 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z In the middle of it, Mr. Courtney’s cellphone buzzed: It was Bill Clinton, pestering him to endorse the former president’s wife. Why Iowa Has Become Such a Heartbreaker for Democrats 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Asked how he would celebrate the House vote on Thursday, he said, “By emailing and pestering a bunch of Senate offices.” House Democrats pass D.C. statehood, launching bill into uncharted territory 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z “I’m not pestering,” protested Ramona, who never meant to pester. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z It’s the same on the offside line: having a scrum-half who is a ferret and pestering adds value. Major League Rugby: Covid, Giltinis, Giteau – and why it'll be San Diego-New York in the final 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Reporters began pestering the mayor and council members to attend the executive sessions, realizing that that was where the news was actually being made. Editorial Roundup: New York 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z A pestering Milwaukee defense caused shooting problems for Memphis in the first quarter as the Grizzlies stayed below 25% from the floor. Holiday’ hits baseline jumper to lift Bucks past Grizzlies 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Cellphone records indicated he was pestering her with frequent phone calls, and he left vague apologies for her in voicemails that pointed to his guilt without explicitly admitting to touching her, documents show. Women said they faced harassment, bullying in California water district's apprentice program 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Free agency was a stressful time, and he eventually offered me a deal if I would stop pestering him and his agent. Perspective | New Washington GM Martin Mayhew was a Joe Gibbs archetype, starting with relentless decency 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Nicknamed “Tank,” Derek towered over the pestering kids, yet lacked the confidence to stick up for himself and was too kindhearted to intentionally hurt anyone. One Good Thing: Special Olympian spreads message of love 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z He has toured Asia, South America and Europe, won dozens of championship belts and can’t walk down the street here without fans pestering him for autographs. In the ring, they were gods. Now the coronavirus is forcing lucha libre stars to sell street food 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Multiple sources alleged that the CNN anchor has been pestering Parnell to issue a joint statement with him in an attempt to downplay his involvement in the Pennsylvania race. CNN's Jake Tapper blasted for 'gaslighting' over tweet accusing Trump of approving Chinese concentration camps 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z She went with one of her two teenage daughters, who had been pestering her for days to let her attend a protest. A Governor on Her Own, With Everything at Stake 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Taking the situation in stride, Boyega joked that the online community has become just like his parents, pestering him to get engaged. 'Star Wars' actor John Boyega jokes about fake Twitter account accepting fan's proposal: 'I'm outta here!' 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z After decades of patient pestering, District rapper Raw Poetic finally convinced his uncle to record an album with him. Perspective | Here are the best new recordings from the DMV’s quarantined music scene 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z All was going as planned until a few days ago, when some house sparrows and a woodpecker began pestering the wrens — perching on their house, blocking their entrance. Perspective | A birdhouse provides an opportunity to see nature up close. It’s not always pretty. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z In the days before the program began, he started pestering the regional SBA office for extra users. How a family-owned Nebraska bank became a leader on coronavirus loans 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Only after staffers kept pestering supervisors for gear did the prison order 10,000 N95 masks that are supposed to be delivered this week, he said. Federal inmates to be locked in cells for 14 days amid virus 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Only after staffers kept pestering supervisors for gear did the prison order 10,000 N95 masks that are supposed to be delivered this week, he said. Federal Bureau of Prisons to lock all inmates in cells for next two weeks 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z From his basement on Monday night, the CNN anchor kept pestering his governor brother about whether he’d ever consider running for president. CNN’s Chris Cuomo has coronavirus but will continue to work 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Instead of pestering him, Iger waited seven months for Lucas to make the next overture. How Disney's Bob Iger went from underrated CEO to Hollywood royalty 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Stories in local media warn of the monkeys that inhabit the landmark pestering tourists for food and, on occasion, menacing both visitors and slingshot-carrying security guards. Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z He wasn’t just pestering women for sex, you see, he was using them as a sounding board for his book ideas. Nineteen Eighty-Phwoar: the truth about George Orwell's romantic 'arrangements' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Jodi Miller, 21, was stabbed 15 times by a man who was pestering her for sex. Homicide level down for first time in five years 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z However, pushing the issue often results in folks abandoning their no-gift policy just to stop your pestering. Perspective | The joy of a no-gift Christmas. Believe people when they say not to give a present. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z When I went back to the same doctor with no symptoms other than my cat pestering me I had to plead with her to believe me. Animal magic: how my pet saved me 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z “In fact, at the time, Ms. Zervos, who initiated most of those calls, was pestering Mr. Trump for a job.” Trump Called Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault, Records Show 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z One bars people from insulting or pestering police officers or their family members. Hong Kong police stop and search people, fire tear gas on protesters as fears of ‘police state’ intensify 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Mark Lerner thinks he was probably 8 when he began pestering his father, one of the most successful real estate developers in the country, about owning a team. For owner Ted Lerner, Nationals’ World Series berth is a family celebration 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z The St. Louis Cardinals, pestering at the plate all Monday night, kept fouling off pitches. Nationals drop series opener to Cardinals, and the NL wild-card race gets even tighter 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z About a decade ago, back when smartphones were a new thing, my cellular carrier kept pestering me to upgrade. Perspective | Video killed the radio star, and WiFi killed the free tabloid newspaper 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z “There are people who are angry enough that they’re pestering their legislators to do something about it.” Can a New Lyme Disease Vaccine Overcome a History of Distrust and Failure? 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z “In the spring, my brother and I would start pestering our parents: ‘Can I go barefoot? Perspective | Exploring America from the rumble seat of a 1937 Packard 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Young, of Lowestoft, also intimidated her by turning up at her house and pestering her with phone calls, including 20 in one day. Mum 'lived in fear' of abusive partner 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z In terms of the investigation, Beech was keen to keep across details of the case, pestering officers about whether arrests were imminent, and insisting that he wanted the case to go to court. The story of a liar, fraudster and paedophile 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z At the time, Carolyn was stressed by her husband’s non-stop schedule with George magazine, along with the growing attention from pestering paparazzi, compelling her not to attend a Kennedy family wedding. John F. Kennedy Jr. should not have flown the night he died, says pal: ‘That is not easy for me to say’ 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z For all the talk of Spain being a technical team, their gameplan on Monday seemed to be more about pestering the US, and the favorites never looked settled. USA relish 'a total shitshow circus' as they set up France World Cup showdown 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Beyond the pestering nature, these calls are predatory. Tennessee editorial roundup 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Be wary of any organization that hasn’t been around very long, or that asks you to wire money, or keeps pestering you for more cash. Donors thought they were feeding hungry kids. State says they were being hoodwinked 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z He also accused her of pestering him to pay back money he owed and said she repeatedly used a racial epithet against him, according to the filing. Man charged in O.C. double homicide planned another violent crime, police say 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “It was a joke response to me pestering him,” he tweeted Monday. Inside the Beltway: Joe Biden’s Irish ‘cat fight’ 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Last Easter, after some pestering, she shared the recipe with me, and I’ve been making it ever since. Meera Sodha’s recipe for Ethiopian Easter bread | The new vegan 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The lazy-morning-sex mood is swept away, though, in a breezy denouement that sees Shura return the favour and visit Brooklyn, pestering her partner for a trip to the beach. 50 great tracks for April by Holly Herndon, Amon Amarth, Shura and others 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Three years younger, Sabrina talked her way into starting lessons at 6 — “She was more pestering,” her father said — and began making the women’s national team on a regular basis by 2014. Greg Massialas is patriarch of America's first family of fencing. His target: gold 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, this cracked system causes campaigns to target people in swing states for round-the-clock pestering, and gives bad actors, like the Russians, clear targets for dirty tricks. Who gets hurt worst by the Electoral College? It's not Democrats — it's democracy 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z After years of being examined by psychiatrists who made multiple diagnoses and prescribed a variety of ineffective remedies, he began pestering the doctors of Tilburg to end his life. Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far? 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z I had grown up in the backwater of Edmonton, Canada, craving sophistication, the sort of 12-year-old who wrote pestering letters to Manhattan ad agencies for tips on “breaking into the business.” The Hottest Hair Color of the Moment is...Gray 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Bradley’s and Beverley’s shared reputation as pestering perimeter defenders was at the heart of what the Clippers imagined their defensive identity would be this season. Clippers' inconsistent defense will be tested again by red-hot Warriors 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z And what York laments as pestering and obstruction, city officials term enforcement of basic rules. Abrupt exit of dog museum founder raises questions 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The label kept pestering us for our next move. 'Someone called me the antichrist': behind the battles for Christmas No 1 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z After pestering him for months with messages urging him to return to the kingdom, two Saudi emissaries met him in Montreal last May to pressure him in person. Israeli Software Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi, Lawsuit Says 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Many abusers, for instance, don't harass colleagues in the office environment, but in an informal social situation or by pestering them at home. Betsy DeVos moves to demolish Title IX, silence sexual abuse victims 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z President Trump’s happy place: duking it out with a roomful of pestering reporters. Trump turns his post-election reckoning into a operatic performance of grievances and pugilism - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z He also bemoaned that the defense and prosecution seemed to be in state of high anxiety, peppering him with last-minute requests and pestering him with “panicked” phone calls, sometimes on weekends. Prosecutors’ Plan for El Chapo: Tie Him to 33 Killings 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Then there are the homeless that are practically all downtown living on the sidewalks and pestering passers by for a dollar. Life on the Dirtiest Block in San Francisco 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z She had inevitable dealings with the Embassy, she said, and then the men who worked there began pestering her, and she tried to ignore them. Was the Philosopher Julia Kristeva a Cold War Collaborator? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The decision was then made to place him back on the disabled list and fix the pestering nerve problem. Stephen Strasburg could throw off the mound ‘in the next week or so’ 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Their relationship ended the same day, but she says he kept texting her, pestering her to see him again. ‘He has the traits of a psychopath’: the inside story of the parachute murder plot 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z And he politely asked the man to stop pestering his neighbors. Nextdoor Is Betting a Social Network Can Still Be a Platform for Politics 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z As always, never call a telephone number listed on the alert or supply information to the pestering site. Reclaim Your Screen From Scammers 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Amanda Palmer, 37, was diagnosed with early-stage melanoma seven years ago after her husband noticed a suspicious mole on her right leg and kept pestering her about it. Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patients 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Corporate raiders have expanded their own fortunes by pestering companies to spend their cash piles buying back shares and increasing the stock price rather than sitting on that money. America’s biggest companies are announcing buybacks. But whose cash is it, anyway? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The Global Times, a party-run tabloid, also challenged western critics who it likened to “backseat drivers” pestering China with unsolicited advice. 'Shameless naysayers': Chinese media hits back at questions over Xi Jinping's power grab 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Mr Culley also demonstrated remorse and admitted the messages could be seen as "pestering". No ban for teacher who gave girl gifts 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z That starts with his size, the first thing fans and opponents notice when he walks into a gym, but is buoyed by his downhill attacks of the rim, deep three-pointers and pestering defense. Miami is already in love with 5-foot-7 Chris Lykes. Next up: All of college basketball. 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Greg Bennick recalls being about 6 years old and pestering his father to let him see his photographs and mementos of the war. WWII photographer leaves legacy through historic images 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z He was pestering Furyk about it at Riviera and said the captain told him: “No. You’re too good. You need to be on the team playing.” Bubba Watson trending in right direction after Riviera win 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Many VRChat players took on the form of a 3D Ugandan Knuckles avatar and ran around, pestering other players. Understanding Ugandan Knuckles in a post-Pepe the Frog world 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The case against Mr Allan was dropped when it emerged evidence on a computer disc - which police had looked through - showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for "casual sex". Hundreds of cases dropped after failings 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The pestering goes on until you leave or someone intervenes. How you can escape unwanted male attention 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Nine other women came forward to accuse him of a variety of inappropriate behaviour, starting from pestering them for dates as teens. Roy Moore: a sex scandal judge with God by his side | Observer profile 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z When the Broncos practiced this week’s red zone plays on Thursday, Sanders took a break from pestering the coaching staff to target him. Broncos star receiver hasn’t scored in nearly a year 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z She said tourists crowd her street 24 hours a day, blocking driveways and pestering neighbors to use their bathrooms. National parks and other tourist hot spots look for crowd solutions – LA Times 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z After pestering Arlington officials, the gold leaf was added. Like ‘Car Talk,’ but With Dead People 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z One night, a waiter channeled that macho vibe to an extreme, pestering two diners he had mistaken for mother and daughter with a lot of personal questions. 2120: Exciting Latin-influenced dining in Amazonia 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z I kept pestering my daughter to look at the camera. Does constantly photographing my life ruin it, or help me remember it? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Hanson has made himself a thorn in the side of state and federal agencies, pestering and sometimes suing them. Let forest fires burn? A black-backed woodpecker would applaud 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Dr. Hanson has made himself a thorn in the side of state and federal agencies, pestering and sometimes suing them. Let Forest Fires Burn? What the Black-Backed Woodpecker Knows 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z But over time, our emails, phone calls and in-person chats became less about me pestering him for little-known tidbits. Getting to know Marty Sklar, a man who shaped Disney theme parks 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z This pretence involves loitering near traffic lights with a broom and a high-vis tabard, and pestering drivers when they stop at a red light. Saudis grapple with fake street sweepers - BBC News 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z After games, Cody clung to his dad like a shadow, pestering him to throw batting practice. From scrawny kid to Dodgers slugger, Cody Bellinger is still figuring it out 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Wesley Bryan remembers pestering players with a lot of crazy questions at Harbour Town Golf Links as he followed father George III's only appearance at the RBC Heritage in 2004. Golf roundup: Wesley Bryan shoots final-round 67 to win RBC Heritage 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z They bring offerings to the centenarians, pestering them for photographs and asking for the secrets to a long life. China’s Aged and Sick Flock to a Hamlet Known for Longevity 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Jones played sparingly last season as a freshman, but by the spring he was pestering quarterback Sam Darnold like a mosquito at a picnic. USC's Jack Jones is never boring. Bored? He's working on that 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The Nationals didn’t capitalize on every scoring opportunity, but steady pestering from a deep lineup refusing to concede at-bats eventually produced a seven-run eighth inning and the breathing room Baker sought. Nationals break out the bats, hammer Cardinals, 14-6 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z However, after weeks of pestering, the AP editor reluctantly hired the 15-year-old Ut. By age 17, Ut was a combat photographer and throughout the war he was wounded four times and lost close friends. WATCH: Iconic “Napalm Girl” photographer Nick Ut to retire from AP 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z After weeks of Ut’s pestering, Faas finally relented, hiring him on Jan. 1, 1966, but giving the 15-year-old strict orders: Under no circumstances was he to carry his camera into a war zone. AP’s legendary ‘Napalm Girl’ photographer Nick Ut to retire 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z She lives several hours away but she is always pestering me about when she will see me next. The one time wife calls at work, husband drops the call 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Democratic Party activists who tried unsuccessfully to sink Hillary Clinton’s nomination at last year’s convention are at it again, pestering national party members ahead of next week’s vote on a new chairman. DNC leaders unhappy with party activists’ aggressive tactics to pick new chairman 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Like the fly, he may be annoying, but – Socrates argued – Athenian citizens needed such pestering in order to be stirred into action and improve their lives. What Martin Luther King Jr. Drew From the Ancient Greeks 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z The most popular vehicles today are getting bigger in size, generating reams of data and, more and more often, pestering you to drive better. Seven automotive trends to watch in 2017 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Kathy Griffin has made a career out of pestering and making fun of celebrities, and now she’s put those stories in a new book. Kathy Griffin recounts run-ins with Donald Trump, Woody Allen and other celebs in new book 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Scott keeps pestering lawmakers to fund his economic development incentive program - dubbed corporate welfare in some circles - and his pleas are largely ignored. Florida editorial roundup 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Fees discourage tenants from pestering agencies or making unnecessary changes to their contracts. The end of the £75 pet-licence 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z They showed their adventurous intent by getting lots of players forward and pestering England, whose only touches were hoofed attempted clearances. England v Scotland: World Cup 2018 qualifier – live! 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Fabrichnaya, a former Communist Party functionary, recently channeled her energy into pestering political parties and Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, for funds. They survived WWII. Now they live on $4.50 a day. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Binkowski jokes that he spent five years pestering Paul Wright to sell him the Wright Athletic Club, before he finally got his wish in 2007. EXCHANGE: Small businesses look for ways to get advantage 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z He pondered the traditional solutions – traffic lights, speed bumps, additional signs pestering drivers to slow down. Crash: how computers are setting us up for disaster | Tim Harford 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Question Woman — pestering him with her own query. Why is there a memorial to Marconi, the father of radio, on 16th Street NW? 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z So this week, I spent three full days pestering my pediatrician in Chicago for immunization records and wandering New York in search of the travel medicine specialist I saw in 2005. A Quest to Gather All My Medical Records in 72 Hours 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Martin Brundle of Sky Sports is on the grid, wondering around pestering as he does best. F1: Singapore Grand Prix – live! 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z After a bit of good-natured pestering, she agrees to sell all of us one drink so we can discuss the heady topic of race in America while slightly intoxicated. As Kaepernick's racial injustice protest hits the road, a country begins to talk 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z With the blister on Rich Hill’s left hand still pestering him, the Dodgers called upon Stripling for the second time this week. Dodgers get the hits, but not the runs in loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z She said it was only after months of her group’s pestering bank staff in Uganda and the head office in Washington the bank’s project officials to start taking the allegations seriously. World Bank Forms Task Force to Tackle Rape, Other Abuses at Its Projects 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z By Tuesday, it was hard to tell who was more impatient, the patient pacing the hallways or his doctors pestering the lab. In a Hospital, Health Care Until the Clock Runs Out 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z He grew up in the Baltimore area, sometimes pestering Michael Phelps by repeatedly spinning the decorative rims on his Cadillac Escalade before North Baltimore Aquatic Club practices. Chase Kalisz surprises Ryan Lochte in 400 IM at Olympic trials 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z My father kept pestering the stewardess for more and more whisky. I was a refugee boy from Baghdad – don't play immigration 'fear card' 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z And with Shane Long capable of pestering any defence into a mistake, especially one as fragile as Belgium’s, a famous Irish triumph is possible. Belgium v Republic of Ireland: Euro 2016 – live! 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z “But he doesn’t mind me pestering him about hockey a little bit.” William Wegman’s Hockey Haven on the Roof 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z You can only be a pestering pill so many times before accepting your lowly station in the entertainment journalism food chain. I visited the set of Ghostbusters 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Some women fear that it could even backfire and lead to further pestering from strangers. Iranians vent anger at new police morality unit - BBC News 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z This is helpful if you only want to receive frequent notifications for a specific thread, but don’t want to deal with pestering alerts from other chats. How to Clean Up Your Cluttered Facebook Messages 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z And with Shane Long capable of pestering any defence into a mistake, especially one as fragile as Belgium’s, a famous Irish triumph is possible. Belgium v Republic of Ireland: Euro 2016 – live! 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z When they returned, her daughter kept pestering her, saying they should get one. Central Texas woman has big love for capybara 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z These are just some basics, but if you're tired of your parents calling you at odd times or pestering you to visit and fix their PC then it's time to get ready for the future. Holiday tech support: 7 tips for Windows computers 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z And when tickling ceased, the rats would “play bite” and chirp even more, a pattern of behaviour similar to young children pestering their parents for attention. Tickling rats and giggling dolphins: do animals have a sense of humour? 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z It took weeks of pestering SWEngines, he said, before it would send a shipping company to pick up that second engine from his mechanic’s shop. Once, Twice, Three Times a Lemon 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z He answered tersely, bothered that someone was pestering him so early in the morning. Inside the 50-year-quest to build a mechanical heart 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z "For now, our best advice to parents is to switch their child to commercial-free TV programming to help avoid pestering for foods seen in commercials," Emond said in a journal news release. Kids Meals, Toys and TV Ads Add Up to Frequent Fast Food: Study 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Sebastián wanted to play up her persistence, so some scenes he would say, "I want you to be kind of annoying, like pestering." With 'Nasty Baby,' Kristen Wiig is officially crazy-busy 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z "And if feminism can be put through by pestering, regardless of the will of the people, so can pacifism, socialism and other isms." White House is searching for the origins of women’s rights 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z For a while, the Bears hung around and were pestering the heavily favored Seahawks. Chicago gets little going, falls 26-0 to Seattle 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Since then, she has thrown herself into the world of old-time baseball, traveling to numerous conferences and vintage baseball festivals and pestering Hall of Fame officials, who smile when they hear her name. Late Rally for Doc Adams, a Jeter Before There Were Mitts 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Keeping Chuck in the boma will prevent him from pestering Nola while she is still recovering from the medical treatment to lance and drain the abscess on her hip, zookeepers said. Safari Park veterinarians puzzled as to what ails endangered northern white rhino 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z And also pestering him with questions via email about what style of wine he thinks he's going to make. What to do with grapes from 150-year-old vines at Olvera Street? Make wine, of course 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Three years later, after much pestering from Alice, the story was published as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland under Dodgson's alias Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland: Where inspired Lewis Carroll's classic? - BBC News 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z "It’s like the little brother pestering the big brother in the sky," he says. Rare Picture: Blackbird "Rides" Hawk 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z This was their dynamic: Carlos bristling, and Jorge, pestering, joking and darting around him, never letting up. The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z He won't skip ahead in the list of video thumbnails, despite pestering from the scientists. Watch: Sleeper Shark Pops Up in Unexpected Place 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Initially, his dad Anthony was not so sure it was a good idea, but after a bit of pestering he finally relented. 'I always beat Lewis racing online' 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z In Rockville, I found only one person — in an entire afternoon of pestering people — who knew what that statue represents. We must renounce the Confederate battle flag, but not the rest of our history 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Instead, here he was, back in the city that was once his home, pestering the organization that drafted him in 2007 and shipped him to the Tampa Bay Rays in December. Rays’ Steven Souza Jr. impressive in return to Nationals Park 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z “She needs to get rid of everybody who’s pestering her on her left, and one of the best ways to get rid of them is to invoke Franklin Roosevelt.” Hillary Clinton gets personal 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z He told BBC Radio Bristol that while he would not blame her death entirely on charities "pestering" her - she had been "under pressure". Olive Cooke death: PM tribute to 'incredible woman' - BBC News 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Charles concluded the letter with "apologies for pestering you about so many things". 10 things that Prince Charles wrote letters about - BBC News 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Instead of pestering him, offer sincerely to support him. Produce More By Removing More 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z The task in Game 2 was easier without worrying about Wall pushing on offense and pestering on defense, but Budenholzer got his team to play the beautiful style that has become a San Antonio trademark. SNYDER: John Wall’s absence may also force Wizards to win without marquee talent 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Then the Rangers began their most dominant shift of the night, hemming the Capitals inside their zone, cycling pucks and pestering Holtby until the puck flopped to forward Kevin Hayes at the point. Capitals stun Rangers at buzzer 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z It used to be that Broadkill residents marked the season by the insects pestering them, and the store had an enormous fly swatter on display. Broadkill beach fill begins: Pushing back time and tide 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z An easy way to do this without pestering your customers is to add a customer satisfaction survey to your email receipts. How to Revamp Your Email Receipts To Boost Conversions 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z David Carlin King said he had been pestering the Mattress Discounters’s ad agency for two years to let him write jingles. Meet the man who created the famous Mattress Discounters jingle 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Former President George W. Bush, motivated by the situation in Myanmar, made a rare foray into foreign affairs; and don’t try pestering Supreme Court justices about coming decisions – they don’t budge. Today in Politics: Republicans Set Sights on First Primary State 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Her brothers both swam in a summer recreational league, and Simone started pestering her mother to join them by the time she was 4. Siblings looking forward to NCAAs _ in different sports 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Activists excel at enlisting pension funds and other institutions to follow their lead in pestering management to do what they want. The Activist Imperative: How CEOs Can Preempt Shareholder Activists 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z There was a young guy who arrived from Korea, saying he just wanted to get away from his parents, who were pestering him to get married. Meet the Unlikely Airbnb Hosts of Japan 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z In other words, they are pestering the customers, perhaps because it’s seen as the means to build a relationship or more immediately in the hope of catching a client at just the right time. January Sales Drive? - Think Twice Before You Pick Up The Phone 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z There's a woman pestering me to catch the thief who stole her purse, but I keep ignoring her. 'Assassin's Creed: Unity' review: bigger doesn't mean better 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z After annexing Washington’s defensive zone for several long stretches and pestering Holtby, Chicago finally struck first, with 2 minutes 48 seconds left in the opening period. Capitals beat Blackhawks, 3-2, to end five-game skid But it was Pierce who headed the pestering of Anthony with physicality and savvy defending most of the night. Wizards frustrate Carmelo Anthony, Knicks to extend winning streak to three games I remember saying, back then, that listening to him express hopes about achieving real political power felt like travelling up the motorway with a seven-year-old tugging at your sleeve, pestering you to let them drive. Nigel Farage Interview: 'I Want to Be Minister for Europe' A director of the Ordnance Survey complained of the "swarms of idle holiday visitors" who were pestering surveyors for the locations of the most picturesque parts to visit. Why do people love Ordnance Survey maps? 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z “I remember, as a kid, pestering my mother because I wanted that toy,” said City Councilman Ben Kallos, CBS New York reported. New York City Council presses to ban McDonald’s meal toys 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z She told jurors: "He kept pestering and asking me 'please, just one picture, just one picture, even if it's just a pair of knickers'." School worker sent sex photos to boy 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z As the job interview and vetting process goes on, Stamboulie says that many candidates make the mistake of becoming impatient and pestering recruiters and hiring managers too frequently, especially by phone. Stop Screwing Up Your Job Search In These 10 Ways 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z All it took was a little digging in the rulebooks and a bit of pestering at the procurement office. The 3 Biggest Roadblocks To Getting Things Done (And How To Get Around Them) 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z “They’re willing to risk not being very successful on their nests just so they don’t have people pestering them. Or other mammals. Or predators.” Harsh island a breeding ground for Utah pelicans 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The process of hyping up your work, demanding crediting, and pestering people to notice your actions all contribute to an unproductive day. 10 Excuses Unproductive People Basically Always Use 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z I want to say: this country is somehow manages to function without pestering me and spoiling my mood. Why American Values Are More Important Than Ever 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z But it's not a young student that's pestering lawmakers to pose for a quick photo; it's actually one of their own. Cory Booker is on a mission to take a selfie with every US senator 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z An annual report presented last week by Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière sounded a special alarm about a rise in right-wing activity, especially the pestering of foreigners and asylum seekers. A Neo-Nazi’s Political Rise Exposes a German City’s Ethnic Tensions 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Finally, after much pestering from the family I agreed to put together a series of videos that look at the best paths and shortcuts through the different Mario Kart courses. 'Mario Kart 8' Triggers Shortcut Hunting Craze 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z It has turned him from someone who led choreographed cheers from the bench to a key reserve that creates chaos on the floor with his long-range shooting and pestering defense. Mills transforms body, game for Spurs 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z He praised Kurtz’s pestering approach for making him a better player this said. From Student Manager to Walk-On to Master Mimic for Florida 2014-03-31T01:52:43Z Its lead story reports TV presenter Ant McPartlin and his mother were "roughed up" by yobs outside a pub in west London after he asked them to stop pestering him. Russia invasion fears and NHS fraud - front pages 2014-03-23T23:47:28Z New #sochi2014 security concern: a mime has made his way into figure skating, pestering fans…silently. Sports: Women’s Figure Skating Live Updates 2014-02-20T16:31:25Z The packs first targeted to be caught are those which are pestering schools and built up areas. No more monkey business in Gibraltar 2014-02-11T15:34:36Z His pestering presence from the moment the ball is inbounded resulted in 79 steals this season, including 11 in 12 postseason games. Mills transforms body, game for Spurs 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z As a kid, Marcus remembers pestering his father for a chance to play with his older brothers and the older neighborhood kids in west Oakland. The Huskies’ Marcus Peters takes the Seattle route 2013-12-26T03:20:15Z And we need you to lead the way in creating demand for healthy foods so that kids actually start pestering us for those foods in the grocery store.” Michelle Obama urges marketing of healthy foods to kids 2013-09-18T23:19:13Z For us, pestering your parents may be a good thing. Beetle Busts Brood's Begging By Biting 2013-09-04T22:15:00.590Z It encourages the larvae to plead more honestly according to how hungry they are and not try to outdo their siblings by pestering their mother for food. Burying beetles eat greedy offspring 2013-08-19T12:46:51Z The line also led Boston's pestering forecheck that forced Chicago into repeated giveaways and penalties as the Bruins controlled play from the start. Paille, 3rd line push Bruins into series lead 2013-06-18T03:06:08Z The charity also claimed that lenders were pestering those in debt and were failing to offer reasonable repayment plans. Payday lenders 'out of control' 2013-05-28T09:00:55Z Under Koch’s vigilant, pestering watch, the holding cells filled with political protesters would be emptied as soon as possible. New York activist faces jail for his silence 2013-05-15T18:29:00Z We’d all be better off if the SEC welcomed transparency, stopped pestering companies that like to communicate with the public, and turned its regulatory attention to graver matters. Dear SEC: Your Netflix Lesson Is Simple - Help Transparency 2013-05-09T18:02:45Z They found when mother beetles were able to control which larvae to feed, even if younger and older larvae were pestering for food, they chose to feed older offspring. Burying beetles eat greedy offspring 2013-08-19T12:46:51Z Mr Newsom’s emphasis on citizens fixing their own problems rather than pestering the government is admirable. Schumpeter: Fixing the Republic 2013-04-18T15:03:04Z As a diminutive 12-year-old, a young Zou Shiming began studying martial arts, but after much pestering he convinced his parents and a local coach to let him take up boxing instead. Boxing Match Fires Up China 2013-04-04T19:14:00Z Walker dyed his hair last month, and the playful pestering hasn't stopped. Of hair and humility: The development of top Mariners' pitching prospect Taijuan Walker 2013-03-11T04:05:04Z With the lack of a bipartisan breakthrough on the sequester, reporters are once again pestering the president and his spokesman about why, for the sake of compromise, he doesn't reach out more to his opponents. Analysis: Obama's shift to schmooze offensive reflects political reality 2013-03-08T01:19:30Z He kept pestering her, phoning and phoning and phoning her.” Oscar Pistorius' Brother Also Facing Murder Charges -- over 2008 Crash 2013-02-24T14:20:23Z But those who don't switch by the deadline apparently won't face any serious consequences, aside from continued pestering from the government. Bucks Blog: Worrying About Electronic Benefits Deadline? Don't 2013-01-10T15:55:42Z The Bearcats dominated the second half of a 70-61 victory on Monday in the conference opener for both teams, pestering Pitt into uncharacteristic mistakes at both ends of the floor. No. 24 Pittsburgh falls to No. 14 Cincinnati 70-61 2012-12-31T22:21:21Z You're pestering me – and I know the story of you and the goat! The days when Gazza was the ringleader in Channel 4's Italian job 2012-11-17T21:59:00Z The outcome rides largely on which campaign succeeds in getting its supporters to the polls by pestering, begging, calling, offering early-voting instructions or Election Day buses and then pestering some more. In Ohio, 2 Campaigns Offer a Study in Contrasts 2012-11-04T20:47:20Z My constant pestering to be taken to the match finally paid off as a 10th birthday present. Forget John Terry. Football has striven to fight racism 2012-09-29T23:04:39Z "Of course, he's been pestering Cat about what he can do," Johnson added. In Strasburg's slot, Lannan leads Nats over Mets 2012-09-13T02:38:12Z He got to enjoy his meal in relative peace, with a mere handful of fans pestering him for a picture. Golfer Rory McIlroy gets away from hype machine | British Open 2012-07-18T03:41:03Z Friday’s in Douglas County was pestering him to sell him some pot. Alex White, Professional Snitch 2012-06-30T03:17:16Z It was as if the Giants were pestering Hernandez with annoying jabs. Felix Hernandez returns to vintage form on Father's Day 2012-06-18T04:16:03Z The pestering does not stop until the advertiser turns in the signs and, in some cases, pays a fine. In Florida, Fighting Sign Pollution With Robocalls 2012-06-02T19:55:30Z The young nuns are the worst of all; they are forever pestering their abbesses for leave to go out; they will have all their elders at their will, cellaress, treasuress, subprioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The Boston Bruins often walk the line between pestering a goalie with physical contact and drawing penalties. Capitals not worried about Braden Holtby handling playoff havoc 2012-04-11T14:03:00Z He has been here already once this morning pestering me to go with him to get her a necklace, or a plaything, or something! The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z A great fellow like you pestering and teasing a child like that. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z From there, south, we struck the beaten tourist track with pestering guides and higher prices in the hotels. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z When Florida wasn’t penetrating into the lane and collecting either short-range shots or putback attempts off offensive rebounds, the Gators were pestering Virginia with their full-court press. NCAA basketball tournament: Virginia stumbles in season-ending loss to Florida 2012-03-16T20:18:00Z Has he been pestering you too?" he demanded, as if aggrieved himself, "the bankrupt crook! The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The Cavaliers would not have been able to climb out of an 11-point second half hole without their pestering defense. No. 22 Florida State 63, No. 24 Virginia 60: Three up, three down 2012-03-03T05:58:35Z He was warding off the approach of Slump, who seemed bent on pestering him from malice or robbing him for profit. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Often during that week came Mohawk sachems and chiefs of the Senecas and Onondagas to the Hall, pestering Sir William with petty disputes to judge between them. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Mr. Gingrich then offered one reason he would not force Mr. Paul to vote for it: “I don’t want his people pestering me,” Mr. Paul recalled Mr. Gingrich as saying. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul Friendly Amid the Rivalry 2012-02-17T03:18:53Z In his lonely rooms he would pace the floor feverishly, savagely, pestering himself with what might have been; kicking the furniture from his path and--and hating her! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z So he can't understand why the authorities are pestering him now, and why he has to pay so many bribes to keep his business afloat. Insight: Soapy milk, toxic apples: India's sour food safety 2012-02-13T02:59:22Z “You pestering loafer, out of here,” he shouted, “or I’ll break every bone in your body,” and Slump ran down the track precipitately. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Playing man-to-man defense, the Rams were constantly pestering San Diego's outside shooters, hardly ever giving them a clear look. No. 13 San Diego St falls to Colorado St, 77-60 2012-01-29T01:22:08Z But I wonder if I couldn't stop eating something or other, steader pestering myself about her? The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z That is right, excellency--drive them off--the scum, the goats--pestering every noble gentleman. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z While Leonard struggled with the Bonnies inside, the rest of the Illini lacked an answer for a pestering, high-pressure perimeter defense that forced bad shots and turnovers. St. Bonaventure falls to late Illini run, 48-43 2011-12-08T05:39:11Z Mr. Ortega, he acknowledged, is accused of going much further than pestering a guard or climbing a wall. Oscar Ortega, White House Shooting Suspect, Struggled With Mental Illness 2011-11-21T02:31:51Z “Now, please don’t start pestering me with that sort of thing,” protested the girl. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z We owe a lot of credit to our fans on Facebook and Twitter for pestering their legislators with phone calls and e-mails. Inc. 5000 Update: Surly Brewing 2011-11-01T04:00:00Z Obscuring Oneself.—We must understand how to obscure ourselves in order to get rid of the gnat-swarms of pestering admirers. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z “Sorry for taking up your time,” says the ad, and promptly desists from further pestering. Facial monitoring: The all-telling eye 2011-10-19T18:18:21Z They’re not so desperate as the hoboes, and, besides, you remember that Mr. Dodd warned them he meant to run the lot in if they kept pestering us,” ventured Will. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z "I can't stand much more of their pestering," said Mr. Pottle darkly. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z After about nine months of pestering, they succeeded. Your Money: BrightScope Ranks 401(k) Plans, and Attracts Critics 2011-09-16T18:16:09Z All these “ordinances” with which the heretical teachers were pestering the Colossians, have no power, Paul thinks, to keep that self down, and therefore they seem to him so much rubbish. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z After the case was over he threw up his position as a Secret Service detective and remained in New York, pestering Alice beyond endurance. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z “You’ll never leave off pestering until you get what you want,” he said. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z Doctors use it when calling patients from cellphones to keep patients from getting the number and pestering them later. Your Money: Your Phone May Be Less Secure Than You Thought 2011-08-19T15:27:58Z There, there, I fetched you both over to enjoy yourselves, and I’m pestering you with questions. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Here’s our last butcher pestering for his account for the seventh time. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z “Have those fellows been pestering you?” queries the lawyer, with a laugh. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Hands up the adults here whose young children have been pestering them for an Apple ID of their own? Will Apple's iCloud Be 'the New iTunes'? 2011-06-07T01:17:06Z He complained very often of the worry many women gave him by pestering him with demands for the provision of their children. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Well, I did not feel that way exactly, but I did feel that any nose would do to be happy with in this world if Wink would just stop "pestering" me. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z He could not bear it either when some one who knew his little ways would begin from pure sport pestering him with questions, such as what he had in his little trunk.... White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z "Here are these little things that we've been pestering Mary about, and when we kids squabble it's almost always about some trifle." Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z When he's not catching touchdowns or pestering opposing goaltenders, Bernal spends time snowboarding and playing tennis. US Lacrosse Washington Players of the Week 2011-04-15T01:12:04Z Toward sundown the mosquitoes which had been pestering them all day, seemed to take on a new lease of life. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z The other day at Tottenham's training ground broke into a story about a young chap who had been pestering him for a trial. Harry Redknapp can turn into one of the masters of the European stage 2011-04-02T23:17:16Z Fox's coaching career began unofficially with him pestering North Carolina coach Roy Williams, who was still at Kansas. Georgia coach Mark Fox has fond memories of a forgettable Washington era 2011-03-18T03:07:47Z The unspoken sentiment from the fishers seemed to be, “Here’s your silly number, now stop pestering me about that.” Scientist at Work: Men With Nets Meet Scientists With Clipboards 2011-03-07T22:49:18Z I could n't explain this, nor even give it a coloring; but I grew angry, Tom, vexed and irritated by the pestering impertinence of this pumping scoundrel. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z After shrugging off his globe-trotting, none-of-your-business disappearances for nine years, lawmakers are suddenly pestering City Hall aides about the mayor’s weekend whereabouts. A Signout Sheet for Bloomberg Trips 2011-02-06T23:51:57Z But he said it did him good; and it was only the pestering of his guardian and relations that after six months forced him to take a commission. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z He would borrow, of course, for these—he was not going to have any dirty little tradesmen pestering him with bills all the time! The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z It may have been those strangers who were pestering me last night. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z Always before Lola had turned him down and he knew that the frequent pestering of the butler and the two footmen had been unable to move her to adventure. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z “No, it hasn’t, and I wish you’d quit pestering me!” she snapped. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z So after much pestering, I sat down on the sofa with my daughter and her younger brother and sister and started to watch it. Are the kids all right? 2011-01-10T10:31:02Z But I've never had emails and calls from three different members of staff, chivvying for the "briefing" or pestering me about the interview, as if Mary Portas weren't just their boss but mine too. Mary Portas: 'Sometimes I come across as horrible ? I don't like that at all' 2011-01-10T07:59:01Z "Twelve weeks on I'm still waiting to speak to the national chairman and keep constantly pestering to speak to somebody." Shot Pc criticises 'lack of help' 2011-01-04T12:23:26Z “I’ll have to report you if you keep pestering me,” the keeper scolded. Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z The job pays $7.50 an hour, and Artis got it only after pestering the manager with phone calls "for the better part of a week." Veterans of recent wars confront grim employment landscape 2010-12-30T05:25:00Z Now it's closing time, the other euro members come pestering Berlin for lifts home. 20 things we learned in 2010 2010-12-26T00:07:13Z Now the Bwbach had a weakness in favour of people who sat around the hearth with their mugs of cwrw da and their pipes, and it took to pestering the preacher. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z I've been pestering Alaska Airlines about more flights or a charter. High rates, scarce tickets make air travel to San Diego no Holiday for Washington fans 2010-12-08T01:18:00Z The Metropolitan Transportation Authority denies any connection between the construction of the new subway line and reports of flies pestering local shops. City Room: For Cuomo, a Dull Debate Would Be Best 2010-10-18T13:45:00Z He works as a technology consultant, but spends several hours a week on his avocation: pestering some of the world’s most powerful consumer electronics and technology companies. Ping: The Defenders of Free Software 2010-09-25T23:21:00Z I think my colleagues are happy when we pull up to our hut and they are released from my pestering curiosity. Office With a View of Monkeys 2010-09-24T18:16:00Z Such surrogacy allows Melancon to keep the money flowing in without actually having to do the fundraising legwork, which he is infamously not fond of -- actually to the point of requiring pestering by aides. Will Charlie Melancon's oil spill tears beat David Vitter? 2010-06-14T14:01:00Z Now maybe people will stop pestering them with the fact that they are supposed to be nonprofit, academic institutions. Leading Off: The Toast of Chicago 2010-06-10T16:54:00Z Which? say they are concerned "that these techniques could lead to children pestering their parents to take them to these restaurants regularly so they can collect the full range of toys". Is the end of the Happy Meal in sight? 2010-04-28T17:00:00Z By pestering Wall Street to create and sell them credit default swaps for the purpose of "shorting" — betting against — the market, they helped drive speculative frenzy ever higher. Explained: The mysteries of the financial meltdown 2010-04-22T01:01:00Z He kept pestering the Saint Mary's coaches, but they didn't have a scholarship available. Saint Mary's Omar Samhan stands tall in NCAA tournament 2010-03-26T04:00:00Z Soon after he arrived in camp, Barajas told Thole not to worry about pestering him with questions. Mets College of Catchers Convenes 2010-03-08T17:26:00Z He did not fill the space well, pestering her for permission to see the other woman. 2010-02-04T22:50:00Z She had been pestering me all the time, and I ran away. The Girl From Tim's Place Hither we bring Our insect miseries to the rocks, And the whole flight with pestering wing Vanish and end their murmuring, Vanish beside these dedicated blocks. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. But now 'tis age and a troubled mind that irks me, besides this pestering sort of knaves that live by the law. Idonia: A Romance of Old London In June, only a month after this, Captain Kidd was asked by the Colony of Massachusetts to punish the pirates who were pestering the shipping of Boston and Salem. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He’s been pestering round here for many a day, and asking Eileen to become his wife. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War I kept pestering them and they got mad. The Impossible Voyage Home They're turning out reams of Sunday supplement type stuff and pestering the devil out of Sparks to let them wire it back, but our radio is now under navy control, too. Tabby She said, "There's a camp of our men out there, two hundred of them, and they will pay you'ns for pestering me!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 They proved to be pestering nuisances who accomplished nothing and were sent about their business after several futile attempts under water. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Checking reports from the factory, making sure there is plenty of ammunition all the time, pestering the body manufacturers so you'll always have something decent to wear. World Without War One of your people," he said crisply, "is continually pestering me. Command But these precautions did not for a moment interfere with our tunnelling, and while we were thus pestering Tabb, others were busy preparing other avenues of escape. In and Out of Rebel Prisons “Has he been pestering Miss Wynton this morning with some story of his present difficulties?” The Silent Barrier When, in the end, my insistent pestering and maturing years evoked from my uncle the hoarded lore I sought, there lay before me a strange enough chronicle. The Shunned House In its lee, to be safe from the swarms of pestering mosquitoes, sat the hostage braves. The Plow-Woman I see an Englishman with his little red book, the Paris guide, in one hand and map in the other, with a parcel of ragged boys at his heels pestering him for money. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) Do you remember how long ago you and I sat in the old Park at Burnmore, and how I kept pestering you and asking you what is all this for? The Passionate Friends To what purpose were certain members of Parliament created, pestering the House of Commons with their ignorance and folly, and impeding the business of the country? Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Two Tanks coming up provided me with several interesting scenes as Fritz was pestering them with his attentions but without injury. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. When asked what he would advise ardent suffragists to do he told them to "go on pestering." The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI Alarmed by the absence of their husbands, the musicians' wives hung around the building pestering the officials. Melomaniacs "I only started this in fun, anyway, to make you see why it is you look so good to me--different--so sound and sane and wholesome that I just naturally can't help pestering you." Nobody I said yes, just to stop his pestering; and after a couple of drinks off of the sideboard he went away. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas To settle that question, just listen to the men off the boats who were always pestering her! Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Nor it ain’t natural for him to be so all-fired polite to everybody, nor his pestering you to find work for him.” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation I want a home of my own; and lately I’ve been pestering him to let me go. Dorothy's House Party He was an abject creature now, and clung to his bunk, keeping out of the Prince's way and Barraclough's as much as possible, and pestering me with his consultations. Hurricane Island If I find any gold, it'll go into cattle and stay there; and there won't be any long-haired freaks pestering around here if I can help it, and I reckon maybe I can, all right. The Ranch at the Wolverine He was always pestering Agrafena Alexandrovna, and I was jealous; I thought then that she was hesitating between me and him. The Brothers Karamazov One night I had been pestering her worse than usual. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 Sooner or later, flurried by my pestering, the Scarites refuses to sham dead. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Herring and his crowd are always pestering them.” The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life Arrival in Batavia town created a good first impression, as there were no pestering crowds, as there are in Singapore, and there were many carriages waiting for hire, all two-horsed and good. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India “You used to be always pestering me to bring him, you'd some object, I suppose.” The Brothers Karamazov The reader will conclude that I was a kind of over‑affectionate pestering dull dog, who made this brilliant youth's life a burden to him. The Martian She snubbed, and evaded, and parried, and liked him all the better for his pestering her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 Jenkins always seemed to have an uncanny knowledge as to when the landlord or the grocer were pestering me, and he dunned me for a ghost. Humorous Ghost Stories The fools were always pestering him, but no one had ever offered so uncommon a bribe: five hundred francs. The Place of Honeymoons For the next hundred miles there were either Sioux or Rees pestering and begging and keeping the party uneasy all the time.” The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Levine who had been pestering his brother-in-law for the last eighteen months, was pressing him hard now. The Creators A Comedy It was plain that the valorous little fellow meant to attack the three city lads, who were pestering him not only with stones, but with taunts that were far more exasperating. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success So the young forester shook his head to all pestering salesmen, and kept his money in his pocket for that day. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Despite the open, shell-wrecked end and the broken roof, the cottage was stiflingly close and sultry, the heavy scent of blood hung sickeningly in the stagnant air, and the whole place swarmed with pestering flies. Between the Lines The newspapers are pestering me to declare a program. A Son of the Immortals He is pestering me about the money I owe him, or rather the syndicate owes him. The Green Rust "What if it is, sir," says she, tossing her head, "I made that rule simply for peace and quietness sake; you and Uncle Bentley were forever pestering me to death, you know you were." The Honourable Mr. Tawnish I have heard him take a text out of the Imitation and lecture Rose when she was quite a baby for pestering any stray person she could get hold of to give her music-lessons. Robert Elsmere "Some agent has been pestering Lucy Ellen, I suppose," she muttered vexedly. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 Now that Alec is firmly established, and filling empty heads with all this nonsense as to retrenchment and economical administration, every creditor I had in the world is pestering me. A Son of the Immortals Seated cross-legged beside him was a native boy, about fifteen years of age, who kept fanning his master's face, and driving away the pestering flies. Tessa 1901 Mrs. Clinton has a positive horror of the man; yet the brute is continually pestering her with offers of his services. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 What's the good of pestering me with questions at this awful time? Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I just don't want you pestering me any more with your complaints. The Snowshoe Trail The elderly Frenchwoman whom Joan employed as a compendium of all the domestic virtues was scandalized by the pestering she had already undergone at the hands of the hotel employees. A Son of the Immortals I don't think much of them gentlemen that want to go a pestering a poor lone woman like me. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk Another time, when a little boy came up behind him, when the flies were pestering him, Prince, instead of kicking him, just lifted up one of his hind-feet, and pushed him gently away. The Nursery, April 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People He followed me, pestering me so much, that I gave him a tap with the cane in my hand, saying to him, “Be off, you scoundrel.” Japhet in Search of a Father It might not kill the stingers, but it ought to discourage them enough so they wouldn't keep pestering him. Cat and Mouse Joe's eyes flicked to the other two who had been pestering the little fellow. Mercenary He was; and he has been here every night for a week, pestering me almost to death, when I'm sick. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk But we couldn't have talked with that fellow, Doyle, pestering us. General John Regan A swarm of children pressed about her, watching her paint, whom she would scold out of her light at intervals, calling them pestering gnats and giving them lollipops. The Gods are Athirst But I’m glad you’ve given me a chance to say how sorry I was for you last autumn when everybody was pestering you so about him. The Squirrel-Cage Who'd be pestering me to hunt up his cap and mittens? Walter and the Wireless And if I'm right, and he has begun pestering you, I can't blame you for resigning. Shining Ferry I wisht they was," says he, sighing; "but the agent keeps pestering me. The Man Next Door Yes, of course I'm glad not to have him sarsing the girls and pestering me. Carl and the Cotton Gin He added, uneasily, “He’s been pestering me again about taking a long rest—says I’m really out of condition.” The Squirrel-Cage They all are pestering the carpenter for boards. Ted and the Telephone Well, you're pretty long-headed, and until you do see reason to change 'em let 'em stand and quit pestering me. Peggy Stewart at School "That idiot has been pestering me for the last half-hour," said Captain Trimblett, after walking for some distance in wrathful silence. Salthaven Mother," said the rose, "these suitors are pestering me beyond all endurance. The Holy Cross and Other Tales "Well, will you promise to stop pestering me about Betsy Butterfly if I let you see this picture of her?" The Tale of Betsy Butterfly Tuck-Me-In Tales The old sea captain was surrounded at the tea party, to which his wife had dragged him, much against his will, by a group of women pestering him for a story from his adventures. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Why, they come pestering one of their own accord. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 To be sure, the carpenter has been pestering me this morning about the timbers; but I told him he’d probably only make things worse by patching. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 For all of them resemble thee, behaving like unreasonable bulls, the very moment that they see me, and pestering me like flies, to my torment, and yet would blame me for driving them away. The Substance of a Dream She was always pestering around trying to get something for herself, and one day she was cleaning the yard he seen her pick up something and put it inside her apron. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives As he did n't, and he saw nothing more entertaining ahead of him until morning, he took satisfaction in pestering him as much as possible in this somewhat childish way. The Seventh Noon This young man—a decent enough chap he had seemed to me—is pestering her with his attentions. The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm The one thing she could no longer do was wait, for people were pestering to know when she was to be married, and some girls had openly hinted that Percy Davies had changed his mind. Under Fire I only asked because I have had a man pestering me to speak to you about him. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS I don't want you 'round underfoot, pestering me at meal-time nohow. Little Maid Marian There's no sense in you wimen folks pestering the boy all the time. The Third Violet A subscription costs money, to be sure, but the cuisine is of the best, and the system has this advantage, that it, does away with the pestering race of the cordons-bleus. In the Year 2889 The flies were pestering him, and he was thirsty—not with that thirst of the mouth which may be quenched with a long draught, but with the thirst of the throat that sands and sears. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers There's a Johnny in this town that's pestering the life out of me. Blister Jones He says it ought to be hid some way because if the cheap trippers found it out they'd wear the life out of me with pestering me to give 'em six-penny teas. Robin "I venture to prophesy that you will be safe from my pestering you with a third offer." Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron You may imagine I did not forget Mr. Beckford’s invitation, nor cease pestering my friend till he at length fixed a day for accompanying me again to Lansdown. Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath Frankly, Chirpy, I don't think the prospect of pestering you, or even of punishing me, will induce him to take the field again after we are married. The Swindler and Other Stories When a troublesome fellow was pestering Demaratus with impertinent questions, and this in particular several times repeated, "Who is the best man in Sparta?" Ideal Commonwealths The savages hung about pestering the boatmen for gifts. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Yet he wanted something even better; but before pestering M. Béchereau he began with an inspiring narrative. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air She was wild to catch her up and caress her instead of pestering her with questions. The Portion of Labor Very quickly the enemy returned to the attack, pestering French on the right. Sir John French An Authentic Biography And although he professes to have become hardened to the pestering interference of the authorities, as a matter of fact it was a constant source of unhappiness to him. Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry The first was a Neapolitan, who had dogged me all the while I was at Tripoli, pestering me to make a contract with him as servant. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Fred, I have just about all of the Congressional delegation from our state pestering the Secretary of the Navy until we get our order. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep Alarmed at the progress which has been made everywhere, M——, the British Minister, who is still the nominal commander-in-chief, has for days been pestering the French commandant to send him men to reinforce other points. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation Ma was cross at me for pestering her, but I managed to get some sandwiches and doughnuts. Lydia of the Pines Sometimes fire, sometimes sickness, sometimes financial loss, sometimes accident, sometimes a combination of a number of pestering calamities, getting the victim down and making life very miserable in mind and uncomfortable in body. "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues If I were more energetic, I should be for ever pestering you to marry me. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories What is the use of pestering our brains about it? All Around the Moon There is a pestering fellow at the door," he said, "who will not be satisfied till he has spoken with you. Marietta A Maid of Venice He followed me, pestering me so much, that I gave him a tap with the cane in my hand, saying to him, "Be off, you scoundrel." Japhet, in Search of a Father I had the courage to wait for the real thing, nobody pestering me to be a "genius"! Read-Aloud Plays When they got to Mishongnovi the dance was going on and everybody laughing and having a good time, for the clown kachinas were going round pestering the dancing kachinas. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi Very soon they were pestering me again to marry at once. The Day of Days An Extravaganza The provincial theatres and the second-class theatres are pestering me daily for it. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 It's my opinion that things are snarled up a whole lot too much in real life without pestering over the anguish of print folks. Judith of the Plains "I won't have people chasing here after me or pestering me with letters," she said passionately. Success A Novel "Sometimes you just have to keep pestering him" was the way one social worker put it. Broken Homes A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment Goaded and goaded, finally Iistral assailed his pestering relatives with a shovel with which he was working among the gentle flowers in the garden ... at his customary task of tending them with Lisel.... Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative They continue their pestering tactics, now falling behind, then ranging again alongside, hindering conversation, interrupting constantly with their jargon. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees But since it has become the custom to throw open the meetings for remark and exhortation, there has been a jubilee among the religious bores who wander around pestering the churches. Around The Tea-Table Was there a young girl among them, dark and good-looking, whose name began—" "The one my addle-brained young nephew has been pestering me about? Success A Novel So that the thing to do is to keep them from going to the church next Thursday fortnight, and from pestering you with presents in the mean while. The Street Called Straight It hurt his feelings when I quit pestering him about it, but he'd been outraging mine right along; so we split even. Somewhere in Red Gap And then pestering round me to have a fist altercation till I had to give in to keep him quiet, though I'm not a fighting character. Ma Pettengill He's been pestering me this half-hour to let him in. Helmet of Navarre |
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