1 The children smiled politely at the visitor's pleasantries.

2 Stephen and Mr Illing exchanged pleasantries .

3 exchanged pleasantries before getting down to business.

4 He exchanged pleasantries about his hotel and the weather.

5 After exchanging pleasantries, the delegation revealed the purpose of their visit.

6 After exchanging the usual pleasantries, they got down to serious discussion.

7 After an exchange of pleasantries, the leaders started their negotiations.

8 Oblivious, Mr Straw exchanged pleasantries with hand-picked prisoners.

9 This must be her idea of exchanging social pleasantries.

10 After a few pleasantries and the shaking of many hands, I accompanied the column for a short distance along the road.

11 Except for a few opening pleasantries with the President, El Comandante spent most of the lunch talking with her.

12 Word is she and McDermott exchanged pleasantries and greetings and watched the goings-on.

13 I stood on the truck, smiling pleasantries, talking about where we were in the war and what the pitch was.

14 She and Sting were still on good terms - they actually sat beside each other throughout the court case, exchanging pleasantries.

15 No one ever caught a glimpse of his furrowed face smiling over innocent pleasantries.

16 I leave them after exchanging pleasantries, taking the garbage downstairs with me.

17 Bedford knew them all by sight but had never exchanged more than pleasantries.

18 The mayor and civic dignitaries met us in a blaze of colour at Bow Bridge with the usual greetings and pleasantries.

19 Even if you are not religious, it is a welcome chance for social contact and the exchange of a few pleasantries with him.

20 Danglars smiled at the good-natured pleasantry of the count.

21 After an exchange of pleasantry, the leader start their negotiation.

22 And thy too-forced pleasantry!

23 Elizabeth tried to join in her father's pleasantry, but could only force one most reluctant smile.

24 If only he could unbend and relax, even give a genuine smile or make a pleasantry.

25 Courfeyrac and Bossuet, whose brave good humor increased with the peril, like Madame Scarron, replaced nourishment with pleasantry, and, as wine was lacking, they poured out gayety to all.

26 I said: "Any other time you would have laughed at my little pleasantry."

27 Nonplussed for a moment, Pug realized that the heavy pleasantry was intended as a kindness.

28 Mr. Obama bluntly accused China of undervaluing its currency and offered the customary pleasantry — "It is wonderful to see you again" — in his meeting with Mr. Hu.

29 For many years Jess had been employed about the cemetery as a man-of-all-work and it was his favorite pleasantry that he knew 'every soul in the place'.

30 A group of young men and girls were gathered about her, and there was much hand-clasping, laughing and pleasantry on which Mrs. Welland, standing slightly apart, shed the beam of a qualified approval.

31 We have learned, however, from experience, what sort of pleasantry is upon most occasions capable of making us laugh, and we observe that this is one of that kind.

32 In the historical coordinate of our national culture, we can locate the actual existence of humor as consciousness and form; this is what we call "ya xie, " or graceful pleasantry.

33 But he regretted the pleasantry; it was too near a satire.

34 Both curiosity and pleasantry come from his free and flexible painting style, and elapse with a life style marked by fantasy.

35 Marius was too melancholy to take even a chance pleasantry well, and to lend himself to a game which the pavement of the street seemed desirous of playing with him.

36 Doubtless Signor Pastrini found this pleasantry compromising, for he only answered half the question, and then he spoke to Franz, as the only one likely to listen with attention.

37 For many years Jess had been employed about the cemetery as a man-of-all-work and it was his favourite pleasantry that he knew 'every soul in the place.'

38 We know kissing as a social pleasantry, the appropriate ending to a date and a means of connecting with our main squeeze.

39 I was very curious to visit South Africa, and I have been pleasantry surprised by what I have seen.