How To Use Irk In A Sentence

Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
As you can see in the photo they're kind of smirking a bit 'cause I snapped their picture with my phonecam. Archive 2008-04-01
The man played idly with a deck of cards, shuffling and re-shuffling with a bit of a smirk on his face.
De Forest had only one seat to his buggy, and it was rather irksome to be conveying two ladies around all the time. The Expressman and the Detective
The interesting element of the game was that it required one to evaluate not films but people; that is, to sift through the prejudices of one’s movie-freak friends and the peccadilloes and quirks of the major reviewers, and by graphing, as it were, what each could be expected to overpraise, underpraise, revile, not notice, or deliberately ignore, one could acquire a very nice sense of the film. Film flam

Police are again urging householders to secure their property after a theft from a house in Kirkwall.
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Deputy Agricultural and Land Affairs Minister Dirk du Toit called on farmers to invest in what he described as human resource capital.
Kirkwall lifeboat was called out to a boat aground in the Rousay Sound on Sunday afternoon.
Kirkland is a lovely city nestled on Lake Washington, with views of the water, the Seattle skyline, and of course Mount Rainier, which is by far the area's most impressive and hopefully most dormant volcano. Archive 2007-10-01
Comparison of voluntary food and water intake and digestion in Kirk's dik-dik and suni. Chapter 11
What about the gorgeous symmetry of a well executed hexadecagon, or the quirky lurch of the isotoxal decagram. Cheeseburger Gothic » The Ladies Blue Room. Or something.
It is likely to have benefited more from erecting the jawbone outside the island kirk and turning it into a tourist attraction, than the museum, which will simply be adding it to its existing collection.
He heard his name shouted and turned in time to see Kirk, twenty yards to his left. Home Is the Hunter
The king eyed Hagen sternly, for his word irked him. The Fall of the Niebelungs
This certitude explains to this bigot why he has such a self-satisfied smirk in his photo.
His greasy ingratiation irked the Watchkeeper and he clenched his hands to hide the claws that slipped from his fingertips.
Mike smirked, taking a seat in the recliner and immediately putting his feet up.
Years later, by a strange quirk of fate , she found herself sitting next to him on a plane.
As a producer and processor of organic products, Dirk is a successful and independent supplier of the current market demand.
They are a quirky and unusual way to display flowers. Times, Sunday Times
Yet had Jeffrey Curtain kept at scrivening for twoscore years he could not have put a quirk into one of his stories weirder than the quirk that came into his own life. Tales of the Jazz Age
Parkhurst tells Bullinger, among other novelties, that Riccio was a necromancer, who happened to be dirked; by whom he does not say. John Knox and the Reformation
But they are sorry, that they have just cause to regrate, that men of meer civill place and employment should usurp the calling and employment of the ministry, to the scandall of the reformed kirks, and particularly in The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
Whatever may be said henceforward of these "golden lads" of ours, "shirker" and "loafer" they can never he called again. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend
Another rematch is KY-3 (Louisville), in which Proud Liberal John Yarmuth is up double-digits over Smirky-fellator Anne Northup, whom he upset in 2006. Polls: Dems Could Sweep House Rematches
I see that a number of the Ministers opposite me are now smiling and smirking.
This has become a motif among net-critics, whose vanguard is Andrew Keen, who wrote a sloppy, intellectually dishonest book called The Cult of the Amateur that damns the Internet for much the same reasons (Clay Shirky wrote a great response to Keen). Boing Boing
As the Kirkwood tutor, young David seemed as anxious as his employer-friends that the estate should survive.
The glass pavilion, designed by Dirk van Pastel, is in the western corner of a triangular site, surrounded by the woods and fields of Burgundy.
She put her hands on her hips, a slight quirk in her lips.
The laws of gravity, optics, and acceleration represent averages, not the quirky behavior of each single nanoparticle.
Also, don't get me started on the stupid jokey sublot about getting Kirk onto the Enterpires or the idiotic way he takes command of the ship. How Now Brownpau
Why should ordinary Koreans pay taxes for those shirkers who educate their children abroad and avoid military service duties?
Sir Robert Smirke in 1807 put up work which consisted chiefly of panelling, which was affixed to the easternmost wall of the feretory. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See
As a producer and processor of organic products, Dirk is a successful and independent supplier of the current market demand.
This summer, I realized I was the servant and it the master and resolved this inversion of the natural order in Kirkian fashion, by taking a sledgehammer to it.
He is not a shirker, but he went into his shell when faced with some rough stuff. Times, Sunday Times
Romance is the key with quirky touches including circular beds and exotic chandeliers. The Sun
The quirky documentary strand returns with another typically offbeat film. Times, Sunday Times
There he turned to the right up a little burnside which led into a lirk in the hill, such as would on the border have been called a "hope. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895
In public, at least, Kirk, who lives close to the Wight memorial in Thirsk, is the soul of diplomacy, maintaining that the amateur route will eventually reap dividends.
John smirked knowingly as his compatriots gasped in unison.
How did you get a dirk and a broadsword on an airplane?
This quirky casserole pot has been ergonomically designed for ease of use. Times, Sunday Times
She quirked up her eyebrows when she ran into her parents at the station.
This country is blessed with hundreds of quirky events and celebrations throughout the year and they are all part of our rich and diverse culture and history.
'Twas when the wan leaf frae the birk-tree was fa'in ', vol. ii., The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
The use of markets is prohibited for pregnant stock, stirks under six months and lambs under 12 weeks.
A second ascender was in the air—Newkirk aboard, clutching an aerial bomb in his arms. LEVIATHAN
In between are 11 pages of useful information, including dry facts and quirky anecdotes, encompassing every area of life.
As a producer and processor of organic products, Dirk is a successful and independent supplier of the current market demand.
Here also there was an ambitious programme of church building in the twelfth century, as favoured churches and chapels were transformed into parish kirks.
Comity takes another pratfall at the Kirkland household with this compelling argument The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Recalls of U.S. Senators Are Unconstitutional
This one reminded me of Louise Bagshawe or one of the other British bonkbuster authors - quite European though it's set in LA and New York as well as France and revenge-oriented rather than Phillips' usual football-player types being thrust into situations with quirky heroines. Archive 2009-04-01
I believe what you are calling a smirk is where his teleprompter is telling him to "SMILE" -- that's so we, and he, know that he told us a joke, and also to dispel that nasty rumor going around about his bad temper. McCain Jokes About Obama's Overseas Trip And Press Coverage
Seventeen-year-old Jack Kirkby has just returned from a trip to New Zealand, where he has been skiing, taking helicopter rides and even abseiling.
Paul Hewitt's fivesome even seemed ready for Clemson's quirky out-of-bounds play at the end that quickly unraveled. Ranked foes? Bring 'em on, says Georgia Tech - sports
After seven years as a very part-time adjunct, I'm still amused by how irked my students are by all the things I don't know, examples of which have included medieval embroidery, Celtic languages, metallurgy, neopaganism, Scottish history, regional developments in medieval agriculture, and the 40 most recent fantasy novels about Arthur and Guenevere. Beowulf Hobbyists of the World, Unite!
Some of these tools: the ambition, the fixation on data, the subsequent doubt about what to do with that data taken on dexterously by Justin McGuirk, and the photographs. Todd Reisz: Making Sense of the City
There is an amused glimmer to his eyes and his lips quirk upwards, as if he is laughing at a private joke.
He imagined his mother's wrathful face and the smirk in the eyes of the maid. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
The play was set in Birkenhead, which meant that I had to do a Scouse accent for that, so I decided to stick with it for this too.
By a strange quirk of fate, she later married the first boyfriend she'd ever had.
Wrath and I are old friends, and I've come to accept his tendency toward tmesis as an endearing personality quirk. Archive 2006-02-01
The magazine's tony mix of intellect and bohemian chic was the perfect home for Gladwell's innate quirkiness. His obsessive theorizing was no longer weird.
The quirky, unconventional lawman is a plum role that at one point had seemingly passed Cardinal by.
The green birken shades, where the wild lintie dwells, The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
The familiar smirk was gone, replaced by a serious, solemn look that she had never seen before.
General Assembly of the Kirk, his acquaintance with the nobleman who held the office of Lord High Commissioner forced him more into public than suited either his views or inclinations. The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The timetable has some unusual quirks. Times, Sunday Times
Here you'll find larky, quirky things," said Ms. Daniel. Hot Zones for Antique Buyers
Henley Compact Offices are quirky sheds with curved roofs redolent of gypsy caravans.
Use the "filter" tool on our interactive chart to remove the two recent partisan polls, and the Kirk margin narrows to roughly 1 point (40.5% to 39.6%). Dueling Partisan Polls Confirm A Toss-Up In Illinois Senate Race
The puppets are slightly skew whiff, their movements endearingly jerky, but this only serves to add to the quirky appeal of the film. Times, Sunday Times
A silver lame number with impossible décolletage, my "Carmella Soprano" fur, diamond bunny necklace, a wiglet straight out of Valley of the Dolls, and matching Birkenstocks. Susie Bright: The Catties: Susie's Red Carpet Awards
Surely it was just a quirky reading from a misaligned instrument, right ?
Plus long run I think being on a route like this would be more beneficial to a business than a few parking spots. wes kirkman Ballard Businesses Propose Missing Link Alternative « PubliCola
Eighty pupils from Kirkby Malham Primary School have planted ash seedlings which they reared themselves in the school nursery.
The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.
Twenty-six of these letters contained comments of the kind we presume Makhanya identified as amounting to "attacks on people who irked the President in one way or another", whatever this means. ANC Today
By ignoring their epistemic and metaphysical brokenness, we are shirking our Christian duty to truly show love for our neighbor.
The latest Festival concours winner joined by Kirk MacDonald, hubby Kieran Overs and Barry Romberg.
But if restrictions off the field of play are irksome it's nothing compared to the turmoil he's going through on the pitch these days.
Fight for the bishops, says a priest, with his gown and rochet — Stand stout for the Kirk, cries a minister, in a A Legend of Montrose
Apparently the compendious works on Chicago history by John Kirkland had not been consulted.
This is a friend from Scotland, the dowager Countess of Kirkwell.
I will not offer any criticism of the sentiments or idiom of this stanza, for what irked me was the word ‘flippertigibbets,’ which seemed an unnecessary orthographical variation intended only to catch attention it did not deserve.
Given the stories last week, suggesting that the Kirk had better get its act together quick or it'll be deid within 50 years, it would appear she may have misread the pulse of those in the pews.
Adam smirked, a dark strand of hair falling into his eyes.
Threatened plant species currently being protected or monitored include the endemic saltpan cresses (Lepidium kirkii and L. sisymbrioides matau), the upland shrub Hebe cupressoides, the endangered Hector's tree daisy (Olearia hectorii), native Peraxilla mistletoes, and the epiphytic forest shrub Tupeia antarctica. Cantebury-Otago tussock grasslands
The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.
And I'm doing it with a smirk on my face. Times, Sunday Times
It must really irk you guys that Mccain and bush pretty much agree with the democrats on illegal immigration. and you are scared dems will destroy oil companies? wont unrenewable fossil fuels do the job anyways? Duck, It's Hillary!
One particular quirk of syntax occurs remarkably often in both poems: duplication of a monosyllabic word with asyndeton, within a line.
Dirk West was arrested in possession of galjoen, steenbras, blacktail and kabeljou at the coastal resort town of Swakopmund last week. ANC Daily News Briefing
And if the socialist shirkers riot, shoot them!
After all, Alex Salmond is both a MSP and an MP and so there is no reason why Lamont should he win the Westminster seat, it's a fair assumption that the seat will be Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirkshire due to the fact he's faught it twice, then he will be covering virtually the same constituency for both Parliaments, much like Alex Salmond, no? The Fickle Mind of a Tory
The case was brought before an Ohio judge who was irked by the "irrelevancy" of the case before him. Change
Kay Kirkham, the Liberal Democray candidate, believes the Government's economic record will undoubtedly cost them the seat.
In addition, putting Kirk Scrafford in as a starter at tackle will solidify the line.
Such quirky little blooms would be lost in the floral abundance of spring or summer, but in midwinter they are dazzling, standing out against snowy backdrops or the dark needles of evergreens.
Mark Kirk thinks schools are high security warehou... Woo Hoo! The big 25,000!
Within 20 seconds the smirk was wiped clean off my red, sweaty face. Times, Sunday Times
I would relish the opportunity, as I placed my cross on the ballot paper, to think of wiping the permanently smug, self-satisfied smirk from his arrogant, squirrel-cheeked, toffee-nosed features.
In their urge to smirk and wink, they make it impossible for the profundity of any work in the show to shine through. Times, Sunday Times
CAR boss Bob Quirk and his two-family party were bumped from their luxury hotel just a week before departure - and offered an alternative break at a hotel with a nudist balcony.
Bush found a way to piss me off even in a charitable moment by the smirky way he said “Just send your cash”. Think Progress » Bush repudiates criticisms that Obama is ‘politicizing’ Haiti: ‘I don’t know what they’re talking about.’
The people who loved them told me that the person in question appreciated edgy music with a quirky edge.
It is an irksome chore, which I would rather avoid.
As we left the restaurant the bearer looked at the man in pyjamas and at me and smirked.
A bulky parka smothered the individual's identity, but the flared black trousers marked him as a member of Starfleet; grinning, Kirk redirected his course to join his snowsuited comrade. The Kobayashi Maru
Ms. NERMEEN AL-MUFTI (Spokeswoman, Iraqi Turkmen Front): The first thing is Turkmen and Arabs, not only in Kirkuk - in Kirkuk, Diyala, Salahudeen, Mosul and Anbar - they are going to boycott it. In Iraq, Counting Heads Is A Political Headache
They were moored, stem and stern, in a grog-shop, making a great noise, with a crowd of Indians and hungry half-breeds about them, and with a fair prospect of being stripped and dirked, or left to pass the night in the calabozo. Chapter XXVII. The Sunday Wash-Up-On Shore-A Set-To-A Grandee-“Sail Ho!”-A Fandango
Tye caught Freyen's arm in a tight grip and smirked.
From there he made drawing excursions to some of his most inspiring subjects, including Duncombe Park and the environs of Kirkham.
More than 1,700 passengers were surveyed, returning the five habits cruisers find most irksome. The Sun
The same smirking, self-delighted narcissist will remain beamingly oblivious to how much we, Democrats everywhere, and informed men and women of good will around the globe loathe him and the ground he walks on. Election Central Morning Roundup
With a smirk, he ran away before I could chuck a flaming briquette at him.
Kirk, mayor from 1995 to 2002, got the owners of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League to bear most of the cost.
The session team included top photographers Misirkov & Bogdanov and a dozen stylists, hairdressers, and support personnel.
Zoe is a quirky lady who says she's more at home wearing bovver boots than elegant stilettos.
Rudy Wittshirk, an outdoorsman and occasional commentary writer in these pages, once told me that growing up in New York made him a better outdoorsman -- street smarts translates to trail smarts, because the common theme is awareness. Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News
Kirk Douglas, surrounded by the toast of young, snobby elite, was seen at hot Chelsea nightclub Aria.
The leader tries to seduce Kirk while Rosie stares daggers, Billie tries to make time with the lunkhead and all of the women avoid the lecherous behaviour of the crusty father.
Bernard's lips quirked, but he did not smile back.
I didn't shirk my duties. I visited the sick and I preached the gospel.
Irked by Viswa's criticisms of the way some ethnic groups are treated in Singapore, LKY interrupted a medical treatment to angrily refute the "highfalutin" speech in a rare appearance on the parliament floor. SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator
Will Marshal is buried in Kirkcudbright church, where his monument is still shown, decorated with a scutcheon suitably blazoned with two tups horns and two cutty spoons. Additional Note
Now I'm a newcomer, but isn't the mainstream media's sense of establishment one of the things that most irks outsiders?
I won't even make you get rid of the birk but only one? Fashion Victim
A quirky gift for a young gardener might be a carnivorous plant.
Just where Faceman was ice-cool, desperately shallow and slightly horny all the time, Dirk Benedict also appears to be ice-cool, desperately shallow and slightly horny all the time. Big Brother Celebrity Hijack Betting Odds: Can John Win?
(Kirkevaag) was made the seat of a diocese (diœcesis Orcadensis), in connexion with which a cathedra! chapter was later established, and the Shetland Islands were assigned it as an archidiaconate. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip
Any homilist who fails to address this is shirking his duty. The Burning Hell
Charlotte Gainsbourg, who carries so well the mannish shirt mantle passed down by her mother Jane Birkin, works the look perfectly.
The proposed site was spread across five townlands in the Mullaghereirk mountains which straddle the Limerick, Cork and Kerry borders.
No news is as good as a quirky statistic, and this one's a bottler: 1 in 20 British people will dump their partner before Christmas or Valentine's Day in order to avoid buying them a present.
This summer, there are vibrant paisley patterns and lush, tropical prints, as well as quirky sea-urchin pairs in turquoise, pink and lime, and a more subdued, blue-and-white turtle-print.
Ye 'ill better clear yersel at ony rate, Hillocks, for some o' the neeburs threep (insist) 'at it wes you, and some that it wes yir freend, an' there's ithers declare ye ran in compt (company) like twa dogs worrying sheep; it wes a bonnie like pliskie (escapade) onywy, and hardly fit for an Auld Kirk elder" -- a sally much enjoyed by the audience, who knew that, after Whinnie, Hillocks was the doucest man in Drumtochty. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush
Something resembling a smirk flits across her face and the air grows heavy with his discomfort. Times, Sunday Times
Then there is a third major issue that irks me as a ratepayer.
There are other quirky problems surrounding the phenomenon of incorrupt bodies of saints.
Some clutched the hilts of their swords, others dirks or bows.
Got a hotel and a bank and a restaurant, and a cafe, and a garage, a tourist office, four shops and three kirks.
A horrendous smirk of a smile polluted Jen's bruised face as her fingers sharpened into pointed razor claws.
Ricochet returns to his earlier “Please give me a punchinnaface” narration, smirkily saying that sometimes life is like a different kind of movie… The Loners #2 (of 6) | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
It calls for ‘responsibility,’ then shirks it with surreal cravenness.
Jerking about in his chair, Kirk endeavored to assume what he hoped was an expression of cultured confidence the Klingons might not be able to see him, but the monitoring officers certainly could. The Kobayashi Maru
There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax.
There are many rationales for Kirk having additional "promotability". TrekMovie.com
There was a man standing near the bar smirking at me in a suggestive way. The Sun
Nachdem wir die Fotografie sehen, verstehen wir definitiv, dass Lorbeer ein Name ist, der ihm wirklich gut in diesem Entwurf bleibt. Tree Bench
Sultry voice belying her 20 years and lyrics – quirky doesn’t half describe them — makes her one of the best young musicians I have heard in yonks! 2005 February « Mudpuddle
Turning to Dimitri, her once stoic expression was shattered as a brief smirk lightened her face.
Other entrances were used mainly for horse-drawn supplies of empty barrels from the Munkirk cooperage. NOBLE BEGINNNINGS
Victor's an everyday, common-or-garden macho hardman with two rather unusual quirks – he's obsessed with his job of enforcing the laws against DVD piracy, and he has an equally compulsive relationship with a certain probiotic milk drink. This week's new comedy
Not that anyone in particular expected "them poor Hayneses" to keep bright or "chirk up. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
Please, young women, smile or simper or smirk or grin, glower or glare, or just mope about if you like, but for the love of God, please put away the duck face.
Es werden gewisse Farben und Beleuchtung gebraucht, um die Schönheit hervorzuheben und keine Wirkung zu erreichen, die die Persönlichkeit wegnimmt, die von durch sich in seiner Seele diese schöne Bank Lorbeer bringt. Tree Bench
Lithological variations within the Delb Khairkhan melange suggest that the melange is derived from different tectonic environments.
As the Kirkwood tutor, young David seemed as anxious as his employer-friends that the estate should survive.
Moneyrunner: Comity takes another pratfall at the Kirkland household with this compelling argumentArthur then makes the case for partisan posturing rather than principle. The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Recalls of U.S. Senators Are Unconstitutional
DYNAMITE: The term applies to TNT's bittersweet Men of a Certain Age, continuing its terrific second season, but not so much to the instantly tiresome new legal dramedy Franklin & Bash, which implodes in the belief that aggressive quirkiness, smarmy frat-boy sexual innuendo and a "suits are douches" philosophy will endear its Peter Pan protagonists to a wide audience. Matt's TV Week in Review
The customary smirk returned to Trey's lips and he about-faced, coming closer to the nervous young man.
It started with a smirk, then a giggle, then a full out laugh.
Certainly they rarely showed any sign of looking like champions after a good opening spell, as Kirkcaldy showed a fighting spirit which belied their lowly status.
“Maybe what we need more than another admiral is another James Kirk.” Star Trek: TNG: Losing the Peace
But this short and easy method with those who take their stand on coercion and illegality was scouted by the Radical M.P. He pointed out with the same lucidity and precision with which he would have stated a case to a leading counsel, the facts (first) that the right-of-way was not only claimed, but existed; (second) that the threatening notice was inoperative; (third) that an action lay against any person who attempted to deforce the passage of any individual; (fourth) that the road in question was the only way to kirk and market for a very considerable part of the strath, that therefore the right-of-way was inalienable; and Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895
What took place in 1953 right here in Cambridge, through significant collaboration with Birkbeck and King's Colleges, London, was the elucidation of its structure as a binary helix.
The rest of the mix, however, is a bit more jazzy and quirky, blending piano, flute, organ vamps, vibraphones, and some basic samples.
The rehearsal process also irked him increasingly.
But this was not the time for delay; I disencumbered the dogs of their dead companion, gave them a plentiful portion of food; and, after an hour's rest, which was absolutely necessary, and yet which was bitterly irksome to me, Chapter 7
That is not a mere quirk of modern mores. Times, Sunday Times
Rachel hid her amused smirk behind her mug, immediately regretting the leaving of her fan in the carriage.
`Everything is still in Birkensteen's room," he tod Jupiter. THE THREE INVESTIGATORS
Chirk, chirk, chirk, it went, the sound of a spoon being rapidly whisked round a basin. The Invisible Man
The Cook's Garden: Seeds and plants for gourmet gardeners, with 110 pages of heirlooms, herbs and quirky vegetables such as cardoon and orange cauliflower. ScrippsNews
A Kirkwall man was released on bail from Kirkwall Sheriff Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to assault and breach of the peace.
The system has some odd little quirks.
In this case the dirk is a real dirk, which the man takes and stabs himself with on the left side, below the navel, drawing it across to the right side. Tales of Old Japan
I can just see the smirk on McCain's face as redware Challenging John McCain - Erick’s blog - RedState
At the New York International Gift Fair last month, San Francisco potter Lisa Neimeth showed off her quirky, mostly made-to-order tableware to eager buyers. Anything but Plain White
My name shall still outsoar these low, mirk vapors -- The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1
God is only a word bandied about by the pseudo-intellectual, an illusion nourished by the ignorant, a luxury cultivated by the rich and the famous and an excuse used by the shirker.
Rory is moving to Iowa, Lorelai is moving to Paris with Chris and Gigi, Luke sells his diner to Kirk (oh my god) so he can move down to New Mexico and be with April. kim GILMORE GIRLS SHOCKER! | the TV addict
In theory, it should escape this pigeonholing due to its quirkiness and cheek, yet it lacks mojo to pull it through.
No sirkar ever doubted less than she, and the suggestions in King's little homily did not please her. In The Time Of Light
MR. JOHN C.M. MACBETH: Gentlemen of The Empire Club: We are happy to welcome today an emissary from the office of the British High Commissioner at Ottawa, who is going to address us on the subject "Dunkirk to Dieppe and Beyond. Dunkirk to Dieppe and Beyond
A special ceremony was also held yesterday by serving and former soldiers, sailors and airmen at the military cemetery in Dunkirk. Times, Sunday Times
Champions Nestlé Rowntree continued their 100 per cent start to the season by thumping hosts Whitkirk Wanderers 5-0.
What is called the birch or “birk in Yule even’” was probably the _Yule clog_. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
Leader of the esthete Florentine layabouts was Seymour Kirkup, a Brit painter with it was said too much money and not enough talent. American Connections
And I believe this is talking past Mike's point entirely, which is that you have projects on both ends of the spectrum but what we need is stuff in the middle -- we need more than just the huge games and the quirky, eccentric aka unpolished and low production quality indies. Burn baby burn
Suspense is irksome, disappointment , bitter, all the world has, some time or other.
Or, who is that entourage of questionable quirky characters anyway?
Shaw traced the origins of these expectations to the wreck of the Birkenhead, a troopship and one of the Royal Navy's earliest steamships that had hit a rock and foundered off the coast of South Africa in 1852. Why must a captain never leave a sinking ship?
Not so much by personal preference, but more so by the busy nature of my schoolwork and, of course, that nasty habit of playing computer games that irk parents so.
With one tight slap, Brenda made short work of my smirk, causing the foxes to snicker and bray among themselves.
I am not a shirker, a scrounger, a beggar, nor a thief. Times, Sunday Times

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