The landlady raised her eyes to the ceiling with the air of a person who had deserved martyrdom, and who submitted to it cheerfully.

Christina didn't quite catch what he said, but it had the effect of improving the old gentleman's temper, so that presently he submitted quite cheerfully to a lengthy examination.

Today, the hospital and the town were virtually transformed into press centers, with doctors, nurses and the dozens of family members cheerfully submitting to interviews by reporters from around the world.

Having previously approved, the new officer is expected to cheerfully submit.

Nor will such persons submit cheerfully to the saucy familiarity of servants, who, republicans at heart, think themselves quite as good as their employers.

Eager to test-drive the new sandals, flip-flops, wedges and espadrilles bought in advance of the season, they were cheerfully submitting to what many accept as a rite of spring: pain.

Vivienne Tam, the fashion designer, seated, chin uptilted, in her Seventh Avenue showroom, submitted cheerfully.

He was known for his effusive personality, and he cheerfully submitted to being called "the Fishcake King" and "the Big Fishcake."

She said that the secret of a happy prison life was to submit cheerfully to buggery from morning till night, but phooey to that.

For your pay, I would cheerfully submit to any number of nightmares.