Policemen, teachers, civil servants, owners of small family businesses—the baker, the butcher, the florist—who felt tyrannized by regulations and taxes and saw immigrants from Morocco and Turkey both as competitors (with small shops that could sell cheaper goods because they hired cheap, illegal workers) and as bad employees (unpunctual and disrespectful slackers who could not speak proper Dutch). ❋ Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2010)
These way, notorious unpunctual types (read: college students) won't be locked out if they are 10 minutes "late." ❋ Unknown (2009)
‘But you are so unpunctual, Mr. Tudor,’ and Jabesh twisted his head backwards and forwards within his cravat, rubbing his chin with the interior starch. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Casting his eye upon his own character, two things appeared to him: that he was very unpunctual, and that he disliked answering notes. ❋ Unknown (2004)
But of all men alive Dolly Longstaff was the most unpunctual. ❋ Unknown (2004)
The punctual, who keep none waiting for them, are doomed to wait perpetually for the unpunctual. ❋ Unknown (2004)
At length, as she united a final row of hooks and eyes, she found leisure to chide her, saying she was very naughty to be so unpunctual; that she looked even now the picture of incorrigible carelessness: and so Shirley did - but a very lovely picture of that tiresome quality. ❋ Unknown (2004)
‘But you are so unpunctual,’ he said, having at last made up his mind that he had made a very good thing of Charley, and that probably he might go a little further without much danger. ❋ Unknown (2004)
The great room was fuller even than at morning prayers; for then there was always an unpunctual minority. ❋ Unknown (2003)
It seems to me that the further east you go the more unpunctual are the trains. ❋ Unknown (2003)
After a little while Mr. Gatz opened the door and came out, his mouth ajar, his face flushed slightly, his eyes leaking isolated and unpunctual tears. ❋ Unknown (2003)
If things in the future went as well as things did today i would be a irresponsible, unpunctual wife-beater. i'm a tad disappointed in myself. a quote from cold mountain: ❋ Dudemanflab (2003)
Though it must be added the late King was never known be unpunctual in his life. ❋ Jamie O’Neill (2002)
First you call me unpunctual, then you call me flirtatious, and then you say that you could not resist giving me the part of Chastity. ❋ Philippa Gregory (1996)
She looked particularly lovely, for she had met Haso on her way-the aunts, as so often happened, were hopelessly unpunctual -- and he had eyed her with one of his mocking smiles. ❋ Neels, Betty (1989)
LILY, ON regaining the Gormer grounds, struck rapidly across the lawn toward the unfinished house, where she fancied that her hostess might be speculating, not too resignedly, on the cause of her delay; for, like many unpunctual persons, Mrs. Gormer disliked to be kept waiting. ❋ Edith Wharton (1987)
