| 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. |
| Fair play to Annie Poole and Lucy Dye of the Greyhound Board, they were tireless as they cajoled and chivvied the evening to fruition. |
| Gathering supporters as he went, he chivvied the Neapolitan army out of Sicily and crossed the Straits of Messina on 22 August with the help of the Royal Navy. |
| Eliza resolutely pulled and chivvied her friends towards the taxi rank. |
| Tamora chivvied them into the passageway, and they began to run again, Cheyenne's ragged breathing echoing off the walls as she fell further and further behind. |
| Mr Monteiro has chivvied all parties into setting up an independent electoral commission as a first step on the way to fair elections. |
