Twice a day, the thermometer recorded my fever, which remained obstinately at 100 .

A hundred eyes stared out into the cloud-wrack astern: it remained obstinately, tantalisingly grey and featureless.

But the picture, the dog-headed man who capered awkwardly atop a wheel turned by a blindfolded woman, the second woman who crouched in a corner shielding a fretted lamp, remained obstinately only a drawing.

And to them were presently added a roguish-looking young man, with reddish hair, an orange tie, and a fluffy tweed suit, and others who, in Ann Veronica's memory, in spite of her efforts to recall details, remained obstinately just "others."

Often there were long sections of clear blocks and it was on those that I paused now and then to rest, to look down at the treetops, which appeared to remain obstinately well away from me.

She remained obstinately in her seat.

The wind, obstinately remaining in the northwest, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.

It continued fresh, but, unhappily, it remained obstinately in the southeast, rendering the sails useless.

He obstinately remained there even when his anger had subsided, and read morning and evening prayers from a little shilling book he had with him, thinking at the same time 'with inward & gloomy satisfaction' how miserable his mother must be.

Even inside the little church, the snowflakes obstinately remained, and took a long time to melt.