Nabokov's wife, Véra, had already warned that the novel was not one for children.

Reporters' wives warn Alice to expect this kind of thing.

His wife had warned him but he hadn't listened.

"They're going to get killed," his wife warned, less than subtle with her contention that the trip would be a waste.

Before he leaves, Andy's wife warns him to be careful.

As he wife warns, "Those sweet, dear, damaged guys are eating you up alive."

"Now, Robert, none of your ridiculousness," his wife warned him.

They were made welcome, but when time came to leave, his wife warned him to jump quickly over the threshold.

His wife, Constanze, warned him that he was working himself to death, and she was right.

His wife had warned him of this very event.