| Technicoloured, Jason Guriel's debut, had a single theme but belaboured it past its shelf life. |
| I read that some of my countrymen belaboured some others of my countrymen purely because they came to my city from other parts of my country, searching for jobs. |
| And these hapless people whose gaiety at first had been so peaceful, at length belaboured each other soundly. |
| Razumov belaboured Ziemianitch with an insatiable fury, in great volleys of sounding thwacks. |
| He sent out trusted assistants to make the local arrangements, chivvied them if they did not make fast enough progress, and belaboured officials who prevaricated or objected. |
