complain of something

Examples of complained

complained

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Delegates regularly complained of long days in meetings and many days away from work and family.
If litigation over the initial terms of hire was infrequent, mariners often complained when masters or merchants changed a ship's destination midvoyage.
He often complained about the 'moralistic attitude' which seemed to motivate many of his critics.
In their households and in the market, the women complained about the fact that certain issues were never addressed at the meetings.
But if reviewers complained about the opera's hybridity, they nonetheless cited these episodes of celebration as favourites.
Moreover, planters complained that larger estates were being forced to provide these services while smaller estates and smallholdings were exempted from these rules.
He complained that wet-nurses who were turned away from the bureau were hired privately.
Professors themselves complained bitterly of overwork,119 and several suffered severe breakdowns in health.
The union complained that so few cooks could hardly provide food and act as servants for the ten guards assigned to them.
During the focus group discussions, some complained that they were not allowed to answer incoming telephone calls, even when their children were not at home.
Reviewers complained that many fascinating images flashed by, but were not able to retain and access them during discussion.
The labour movement also complained about poor service to working-class communities and the dangerous overcrowding that occurred on many inner-city streetcars.
They complained in 1478, for example, that they were allocated stalls on the fringes of the cloth fairs.
Although farmers complained about the lack of fertilizer, most managed to procure substantial amounts for their maize plots.
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