| 1. | Now at his feet submissive in distress. - from Paradise Lost by John Milton |
| 2. | Both of her Beauty and submissive Charm. - from Paradise Lost by John Milton |
| 3. | Harriet kissed her hand in silent and submissive gratitude. - from Emma by Jane Austen |
| 4. | And with a low submissive reverenc. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 5. | And with submissive loyalty of hear. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 6. | On what submissive message art thou sen. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 7. | "Pardon, Monsieur the Marquis" said a ragged and submissive man, "it is a child.. - from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
| 8. | He obeyed, in the old mechanically submissive manner, without pausing in his work. - from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
| 9. | Instead of speaking, I smiled and not a very complacent or submissive smile either. - from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |