“But, even though she was reputed to be somewhat headmasterly over the usage of English, she had a charming and engaging social presence.”

“David Warner is nicely sinister as Evil Incarnate, and Sir Ralph Richardson, that stately old figure, is a headmasterly Supreme Being.”

“Archbishop of York David Hope wagged a headmasterly finger at one of his bishops yesterday and declared that the Church of England has no intention of abandoning the poor.”