A Touch of Frost Sentences, Vol. 1
(Sentences from A Touch of Frost (1992-2010). Adjust phrasing where needed)
"Could you please pull yourself together and act like a mature human being!"
"Just so you know, I don't like to eat anything green."
"Everyone was right; you're not very nice to know."
"Swear to me that you had nothing to do with this!"
"I am concerned that the wrong officer may be in charge of this investigation."
"I'm trying to preserve the reputation of this force!"
"I find you incredibly offensive!"
"Who knows what goes through your mind when you blow someone's head off."
"What are we talking about now? Politics?"
"I'm sorry if I got a bit maudlin this morning. I sometimes get overwhelmed by self-knowledge and the sudden realisation that I'm useless. It's my only vice."
"I hope you'll accept my apology. Manners never were my strong point."
"I'm a little concerned about the way you dress."
"From the state of her face, there must have been blood everywhere - but as you can see, the place is immaculate. No blood, no mess. Everything in its place. He must have tidied up after himself."
"You're lonely, and sometimes loneliness turns to bitterness."
"You know how I hate computers. There's only one way to catch criminals, and that's good, old-fashioned police work!"
"You used to be with the Serious Crime Squad, didn't you?"
"Did you know that more people die at four o'clock in the morning than any other time?"
"I don't think I like your attitude."
"You know, it'd have been a lot easier if you'd come clean when we first spoke to you."
"I don't care about you. Not anymore."
"What are you doing here, apart from trying to avoid me?"
"Insensitive is my middle name."
"You can't put a tick in the 'no publicity' box, you know."
"Bravery's good news. It's got to be maximised."
"We all come out of this a lot less human than we went in."
"You have a very individual approach to detection, but we're all part of a team, and teamwork's what gets us results!"
"Eccentrics are only tolerated so long as they come up with the goods."
"What makes you think you're such a catch? A scruffy copper who only comes home when he feels like it?"
"The way to deal with dogs and horses is to show you're not afraid of them. Is it the same with policemen?"
"Out of order is no good to anyone. Out of step is much better. That way, you tread on the bits the other people miss."
"You live, and you die, and the difference doesn't affect a single person in the whole world. It's as if you hadn't been here in the first place."
"Just because we're loyal to each other doesn't mean we have to be faithful."
"I cannot for one moment believe that any breach of confidence on your part was deliberate, but your haphazard way of working was always bound to lead to this kind of cock-up!"
"You're selfishly coming between two people who care for each other!"
"You're a hard, callous bitch! You're just using me!"
"When have you ever had a lasting relationship?"
"We are in the middle of a murder enquiry! I think private lives can wait!"
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Questioning Sentences, Vol. 24
(Questioning sentences from various sources to ask all kinds of muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)
"Do you honestly think that now is the right time for this conversation?"
"Don't you think I know what I sounded like today? Do you think I enjoy being humiliated and laughed at like that?"
"Are you mocking me?"
"Are you watching my house?"
"Do I sense the cold silence of disapproval?"
"If we identify a UFO, does that just mean it's an FO?"
"Do you believe there's something out there?"
"Do you know the difference between order and chaos?"
"What happened to your resolution to be more accepting?"
"You hate anyone who can't do what you do, don't you?"
"Do you still believe humanity can do better?"
"Is there really ever such a thing as an accident?"
"Where have you been all my life?"
"Why are you trying so hard to get rid of me?"
"How does it feel to know that you have failed?"
"You like fighting, don't you?"
"Do you want revenge? Is that what you're thinking right now?"
"You're a smart man. You could be anywhere doing anything. Why do you do this?"
"Hey, are you experiencing an ominous sense of foreboding?"
"Are you really going to pull that trigger?"
"They all hate me. You don't hate me, do you?"
"What am I afraid of? I think the better question is what are you afraid of?"
"Have you any idea how much I've missed you?"
"How much longer are you going to drag your heels before you tell her how you feel?"
"How did they manage to get so many snobs in one place?"
"Have you thought about what you're going to do when you retire?"
"Do you think he'll be jealous?"
"Do you ever wish there was another way?"
"You're a pretty smart kid, you know that?"
"Do I strike you as someone who can't speak for herself?"
"Is there a Greek god of disappointment?"
"Aren't you a little young to be getting married?"
"Why would you say something like that?"
"When exactly was the last time you had a psych evaluation?"
"Can I ask you a personal question?"
"Do you remember the last time we danced?"
"If you can't trust your own mind, then what have you got?"
"I never knew so many books even existed. Have you read them all?"
"You'd use your gun on my mother?"
"So, how did you become a hostage?"
"We've never met before, right?"
"What are you doing here, apart from trying to avoid me?"
"What? You telling me you've never had a thing for bad boys?"
"They say you're a genius. Are you?"
"How come you always have to lead?"
"Do you enjoy threatening people?"
"Did you have a happy childhood?"
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