And now this concession, by which you will make two hundred thousand pounds at a very moderate estimate.There will be very little temper when you take home that news.…Cited from Best British Short Stories, Ed. O'Brien & Cournos
He found that he could not go on Change without being followed round the piazza by goldsmiths, who, with low bows, begged to have the honour of serving him.He lost his temper when his friends asked where he kept his cash.…Cited from History of England, James II V. 4, Macaulay
You seem so silent and out of temper when she is in the room.To-day when she was laughing about the pointed foil you answered her sarcastically.…Cited from Taquisara, by F. Marion Crawford
I often lost my temper when I felt unhappy with some small thing.But now I knew that rather to have a sudden rise in life, I prefer to work hard step-by-step.…
The old gentleman was in a very bad temper when I arrived.He had a large glass of porter in his hand -- a pint, in fact -- and he was gazing on this liquid with no great favour.…Cited from Here are Ladies, by James Stephens
He always lost his temper when the foreign mail came in.Sitting in his private room, which overlooked a space of gardens where bright red and yellow flowers were planted in rhomboids, triangles, parallelograms, and other stiff and ugly figures, he would glance hastily through the papers and magazines.…Cited from Shandygaff, by Christopher Morley
She was out of temper when she flew in the store, I tell you.I had not only to give her the sugar, but enough butter and eggs to make good her loss, and throw in a neck-tie to compensate her for waste of time.…Cited from The Blunders of a Bashful Man, by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
Are you quite sure you are not in low spirits this evening?He was bantering you about being out of temper when you came in.…Cited from The Irrational Knot, by George Bernard Shaw
I mighter took an' cracked 'im in the street, When she was wiv 'im there lars' Fridee night.But don't I keep me temper when we met?An' don't I raise me lid an' act perlite?…Cited from The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, C.J. Dennis
She knows how to dress, and she hasn't so many freckles.Brown eyes -- that means temper when associated with red hair.Must be quite a little trick to tame a girl like that.…Cited from The Spinster Book, by Myrtle Reed
But I am for peace and happy temper when I can.I may not help it if your people, tired of the governance of Louis of France, come into the good ruling of King Charles.…Cited from The PG Works Of Gilbert Parker, Complete
Ally works as a manager of a bar frequented by demons.She has been shown to have a temper when it comes to people insulting her family.Rebecca is Brad and Ally's 5-year-old daughter.…
I -- I lost my temper when you said you wouldn't come.Cited from A Rogue by Compulsion, by Victor Bridges
I suppose I took a woman's view of the matter.I lost my temper when I looked at his beautiful complexion and thought of the future.…Cited from Poor Miss Finch, by Wilkie Collins
His name arose due to his hot headed temper when he was pushed to the limit.Red Tempa found success with the release of his first album, Both Sides, which was released under Starharbour Records and available worldwide in 2009.…
He had none of Lincoln's tact and humor in dealing with men.On the contrary, he always lost his temper when opposed.Although he was a Southerner, he hated slavery and slave owners.…Cited from A Short History of the United States, by Edward Channing
I lose my temper when I think of it.Cited from The New Magdalen, by Wilkie Collins
Now understand me well -- it is provided in the essence of things that from any fruition of success, no matter what, shall come forth something to make a greater struggle necessary.And yet, having achieved a motor-car, you lose your temper when it breaks down half-way up a hill!…Cited from Literary Taste: How to Form It, by Enoch Arnold Bennett
Haven't you said things often enough about your boy's temper when he lets it fly?You think they're going to let me cut up nonsense with that little Reddie of theirs?…Cited from Humoresque, by Fannie Hurst
"I remember him perfectly well because he kept his temper when I revoked."Cited from The Zeppelin's Passenger, by E. Phillips Oppenheim