Sentence examples for I'd engaged from inspiring English sources

I'd engaged so many unused muscles surfing that that night's yoga was torture – but I was looking forward to, not dreading, my next surf lesson.

I also knew that, only days before, I'd engaged in late-night deliberations with Charlotte over whether or not to break things off — that only days before I didn't think of Brian the way I thought of him now — but neither of those things seemed to matter.

Years ago, in other places, I'd engaged in the same line of discussion with other security men, so I thought I could guess what he meant -- how long a suspect can be held without being charged, when he gets to be told his rights, what happens in the interrogation room in the meantime.

Three weeks later, when my "money for nothing" had evaporated, and the only "chick" I'd engaged in a proper conversation was Janet in customer services at Wonga, I realised student life wasn't going to be the state-funded, three-year party I'd envisaged.

I wish I could say that I'd engaged, let fly with a really pointed rejoinder.

It had been years since I'd engaged in any kind of activism.

Usually I'd engage but he wasn't trying to initiate a conversation.

Maybe, after graduating from God-knows-what university, I'd engage in theoretical physics or go for nuclear power engineering.

If someone protested my protest, I'd engage them in a discussion about respect and patriotism (as I said, I was naive — and extremely presumptuous).

Sometimes I'd engage a pastor during the post-service coffee hour and find a bit of theology I couldn't agree with; other times, I didn't feel wholly welcomed.

I'd engage with Facebook and email, and conference planning or business development tasks would go undone.