nag

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

"The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land."

"to run away with a paramour"

"She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table."

"My complaint about the noisy neighbors was finally heard by the landlord. "

"The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll."

"Seeing the old photograph reminded me of my childhood home. "

"Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal."

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

"The constant ringing of the phone during my study session was a bothersome distraction. "