But these turned usually to more distinguished companies, those with a classical repertoire.

In receiving the award, he was as usual part of a distinguished company.

"I would have gone alone," he said, "but could not deny myself the pleasure of such distinguished company."

"To what do I owe the pleasure of such distinguished company?"

In so doing," he explained, "they had bankrupted a distinguished international company.

They'll be pleased to see him hanging around in such distinguished company.

"It is hard for me to believe that a poor country girl from the hills of Tennessee could be included in such distinguished company," she said.

"Since I have the pleasure of such distinguished company, it's the best table in the house for you."

Never, never before had his poor house been honoured by such distinguished company.

Perhaps in this distinguished company I should say 'only a novelist'.