"There were no survivors," the Doctor said in his matter-of-fact way, as if any of them needed to be told.

She spoke in a matter-of-fact way that always surprised him.

The police video continues on its grim and matter-of-fact way.

But he took his instrument out in a matter-of-fact way.

An hour later, the truth came out - delivered, if I may say so, in the most matter-of-fact way.

He couldn't believe the matter-of-fact way in which she'd spoken.

He was seeing to the needs of others in this same matter-of-fact way.

The creature set about bargaining for her services in a very matter-of-fact way, and I thought, well!

Inappropriate behavior should be discussed immediately and in a matter-of-fact way.

Looked at in a matter-of-fact way, that is also what our many common interests require.