He spoke sternly to the two giggling girls behind them.

What she saw made her close them quickly and speak sternly to herself to recover from the shock.

Again, she spoke sternly to herself: Father did this lots of times.

He laid his hand on the mage's head and sternly spoke a few words.

But Phil spoke sternly, as if he'd forgotten all that.

The piglet slashed at his hand, and the boy spoke sternly to him.

She considered speaking sternly to him about it, but not for long.

He was about to turn, to inspect the room, when someone else spoke sternly behind him.

She moved the children on, speaking sternly, ignoring their tears.

Hal walked along the batteries, and spoke to them sternly.