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Meanings of mock sternness in English

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Usage of mock sternness in English
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No more, mind! She shook a finger with mock sternness.
The distant hours
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No, sir," she continued with mock sternness, "I want to hear all about it."
Glenloch Girls
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When Federico dumped his third spoonful of sugar into his coffee cup, she remonstrated with mock sternness.
Wait until spring, bandini
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The man's expression changed into mock sternness.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
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I managed to get myself over the threshold as Jackie stood in the doorway, berating her pack with mock sternness.
Moonburn
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G. (With mock sternness.)
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
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"I am accustomed to being obeyed," she said with mock sternness.
Secret of the Dragon
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"Rose-Marie," she said with a mock sternness, "you're evading my questions.
The Island of Faith
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"Don't dare talk like that," Elle said with soft mock sternness.
Winter door
10
"Come, sir," she said, with mock sternness, "answer the charge.
The Celebrity, Volume 02
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"David Lawson!" Laurel gasped with mock sternness.
Spells
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The clown, with a sort of mocking sternness, was asking Punch what he intended to do about the murder of his poor wife and child.
The Anubis Gates
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"But"-withmock sternness-"inmoderation!
The Price She Paid
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