That is, they do not trace any pensive motion of the soul or heart but are a volley of words discharged. From the Cambridge English Corpus

His only chance of restoration to health and activity is a prolonged and pensive system of medical treatment. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

The same argument would apply in that case, because the nearer the barracks were the more ex, pensive they would prove. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

It is an expensive business because staff is ex- pensive. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

The more ex- pensive that a school makes it for people to hire a room, the more people will be against that establishment. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

Those flats are going to be far more ext pensive than the houses, and the cubic space is going to be lower, and they are not what the people want. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

A£4,000 house would be fairly ex pensive. Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the

Pensive images were popular in the other two kingdoms. Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From

Its dissonances and complexities juxtapose the sustained with the pointillistic, mirroring the characters' pensive but restless wanderings. Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From

The girls have a pensive dignity as though they are pondering the burdens and joylessness of a future to be spent as caryatids. Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From

There were also several songs with a softer and more pensive theme. Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From

He however seems harmless enough, and looks rather pensive and pained. Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From