"Hurry this trip up," he told the operator, in an impatient tone.

Cachat's next words were spoken in a very impatient tone of voice.

Khone said in a tone no less impatient than his own.

Potbottom asked again, and this time his demanding impatient tone caused Mary to open her one good eye.

"All right," she said, speaking in that same swift, impatient tone of voice, "then what happened?"

I don't want to talk about it," he said in a clipped impatient tone.

The high priest repeated the question again, in a slightly impatient tone of voice.

His impatient tone also appeared to reflect a sense that resistance and opposition to change remained strong.

She had heard that sharp, impatient tone before and felt a small tingle of sympathy for the caller.

He repeated the question in an impatient tone.