Sentence examples for There I acquired from inspiring English sources

There I acquired, at a steep discount, Henry R. Stiles's three-volume "History of the City of Brooklyn".

The skills I acquired there definitely stood me in good stead for my transition into television in the early 80s.

The grim spectacle of 10 crazy teenagers and nurses singing Happy Birthday to me in group therapy, the love letters and horrible Argos necklaces from the tiny skinhead girlfriend I acquired in there, a group of teens competing over which of us was the maddest – none of it was effective treatment.

There were interesting courses, and I acquired some valuable teaching experience.

I could neither take trunks of possessions with me, nor acquire a stack of things while there unless I also acquired a great vat of money with which to send things home.

When I reached Toronto (I had acquired dual citizenship there while a student), I did feel alone and overwhelmed at first.

It is no exaggeration to say that where I am today is because I was there then, acquiring a habit of intense and solitary movie love that accidentally, almost 20 years after that summer, turned into a job.

There he acquired descriptions like tough, shrewd, blunt, single-minded.

There he acquired slaves, thus substituting one form of oppression for another.

IBM is expanding fast there, having acquired Daksh, a BPO firm, in 2004.

There he acquired administrative experience, fluency in Malay, and a reputation as a naturalist.