Carl Miller, a small, dark, intense-looking man, asked matter-of-factly, "What's being done about the freight business?"

Their only reaction was to ask matter-of-factly "was it a boy or girl?"

The corners of his mouth rifted in amusement at the inappropriate question, asked so matter-of-factly.

He was neither brazen nor obsequious, but was matter-of-factly asking a simple question and expecting a simple reply.

A security guard matter-of-factly asked to see his identification and checked his name against a list of scheduled appointments.

Kane asked matter-of-factly, approaching him from behind.

But the fact about Conner doesn't matter much to Gully, who asks matter-of-factly, "Who's that?"

She looked at Sissy Wiznewski and asked matter-of-factly, "How soon?"

The question was asked matter-of-factly, but Janet's posture and expression suggested more than passing interest.

It wasn't; Mr van Diederijk's calm voice asked matter-of-factly if she was changing.