In the 1940s up to his death he usually played respectable folk such as vicars, professors or judges and other people of authority.

They weren't; it was a cold and showery Sunday and respectable folk were at their dinner.

The kind of house where well-off, respectable folk would want to raise their families and host dinner parties.

Why should respectable folk want to go elsewhere than to the public inn?

My boys leave the respectable folks alone, and your crowd keeps the reformers in line.

It was an embarrassing occasion, for they are respectable folk, but stopped thinking in 1973.

"If there's a few decent respectable folk on the roads, that won't do no harm," he said.

They are being most respectable folk, to guard, guide, and educate her.

His father did not approve of them, saying quite truthfully, that they were not respectable folk.

Today we'll use the bedroom like respectable married folks.