Sentence examples for I managed to pick from inspiring English sources

It was difficult to narrow it down to five, but I managed to pick a few that have influenced me from my youth.

I still had to come up here every week and watch everyone train and spar... but I managed to pick myself up and get back".

Spencer: I managed to pick up full funding for both my MA and PhD from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

As we got started on a photo shoot with the photographer Cameron Krone at Manhattan's Lambs Club, I managed to pick up some tips on how she maintains her stunning good looks.

Though currently out of season, I managed to pick up a four kilo monster in Chinatown for $20. Shopping for durian is hit and miss in Australia – there are too many subpar defrosted specimens floating about.

I used my ears to pick out what I thought would work, and I suppose that in the long term the careers of the people involved show that I managed to pick out some pretty special people".

"But I manage to pick myself up and get on with it simply because the negatives are overshadowed by the overwhelming number of supportive and encouraging messages I get from people inspired by my work.

I reckon I've managed to pick up some shopping tricks along the way which actually work.

I've been dyeing my hair red for 12 years, and I've managed to pick up a few tricks: I know exactly what to say to get the right shade ("copper tones, not purple") and I've strategized how to reduce the damage for my single-process dye job (only color the roots and use a glaze on the ends).

Over the ensuing decades, I've managed to pick up what I believe are a few Code basics -- enough to get me in the door, socially speaking.

I envy her sometimes, but even after five years of knowing her, all I've managed to pick up from her is a snort when I laugh.