"I just don't have the same old drive anymore," she said in a resigned tone.

"That won't be necessary," he said in a resigned tone of voice.

"He means you, sir," the gentleman said in resigned tones.

"I don't smoke now," he said in a resigned tone.

Despite her resigned tone, it was clear that she had thawed.

"Tell me what it is," she said in a resigned tone.

But we must hope for the best," she concluded in a resigned tone.

"It's not what you think," she said, changing to a resigned tone.

Soteric said, but from his resigned tone he felt it would do no good.

I expect she was,' said Jamie in a resigned tone.