At eight o'clock some of the boys had already gone to bed, but Mike and Rodney were among those who remained up. Rodney noticed with what kindness yet fairness the superintendent managed his unruly flock. Unruly they might have been with a different man, but he had no trouble in keeping them within bounds.英文原著 · 《Cast Upon the Breakers》
"Yea, sir, but Brock is gentle and mild, And softly she will fare; Thy horse is unruly and wild, i-wis; Aye skipping here and there."--英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
"I am afraid you have found the dear old soul rather an unruly sitter," she said, noticing the look of dissatisfaction with which I was regarding my drawing. "But she will improve as you go on. She has done better already for the last half-hour, has she not?"英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
July 14th. Victory! By persistent hammering I have succeeded in beating the idea of the painted herbarium into this naughty, unruly head. But he has imposed his conditions. He consents to paint only the flowers that I will gather myself, and bring to him. After some discussion I yielded the point. "Ah!" said I, "take care to gather some yourself, for otherwise Ivan .英文原著 · 《Andre Cornelis》
We have sometimes been obliged to threaten the most idle and profligate with the house of correction; but these threats, added to the fear of being banished from the House of Industry, which has always been held up and considered as the greatest punishment, have commonly been sufficient for keeping the unruly in order.英文原著 · 《ESSAYS-1》
"Like our unruly spirits at college, you break the windows, and roll cannon-balls, I suppose."英文原著 · 《Elinor Wyllys-1》
Now, you have to understand that as a port city, Liverpool had unique access to all aspects of American culture, especially Blues music and its unruly nephew, Rock and Roll.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
As a teacher, she had found that the best way to control unruly students, was to instill a strong sense of shame... in their parents.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
Of course, mrs. Pate also knew when it came to unruly children, some parents had more reason to be ashamed... than others.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》