He listened dutifully as President Bush delivered his budget proposals to the nation's governors.

The boys settled down at once on any article of furniture that was nearest and listened dutifully.

It was all old news, but Althea listened dutifully.

She agreed, and listened dutifully, but it was easy to see that her thoughts were often elsewhere.

Harry listened dutifully, though it was like being part of an old conversation, whose words you already knew.

None of this was new to her, but she listened dutifully.

Under protest, she listened dutifully while he explained the inner workings of the gun.

Teachers would listen dutifully and then return to their classrooms to apply what they had learned.

She distracts him by playing the role of "daddy's girl," and he listens dutifully.

But he dutifully listened with a pained expression, wondering for the first time in his life if perhaps he could be a little off.