His manner was unfortunate, I observed thoughtfully. 
He had a hapless manner, I noted thoughtfully.
I could not pick out what kind of manner he had.
Our education system has features that annoy me.
No humans
A man in blue rides atop a dirt bike.
The Chinese-led Malayan Communist Party doesn't have any radical solutions.
The methods described are not in the Heavy Duty Engine.
The Battle of Les Saintes involved fleets from Germany and Italy.