Sentence examples for as ditch from inspiring English sources

So Old English cwēn appeared as queen; hwaet as what, quat, or quhat; dīċ as ditch; sċip as ship; secge as segge; and miht as might.

The People had already branded the 20-year-old "Miss Piggy" on account of her appearance, and ran headlines such as "Ditch the witch" and "Gobby Jade is public enemy no 1".

She singled out her announcement of the carbon tax in 2011, which prompted protesters to rally against her outside Parliament House, some wielding signs such as "Ditch the witch" and "JuLIAR".

In 1914, Ford followed his older brother Frank (who had a brief career as a director in the silent era) to Hollywood, where his first job was as ditch digger on his brother's set.

Small-scale landscape elements, such as ditch banks are an important remaining source of biodiversity in many agricultural landscapes, including the Western Peat District in the Netherlands.

In the recent past the impact of herbicide drift on sensitive life stages non-target vascular plants is estimated to have exceeded the 50% effect level on 59% of adjacent linear landscape elements such as ditch banks and hedgerows.

Tweeter @isiskp says: "So #CarolVorderman - who finds Shakespeare as 'dull as ditch-water' - thinks we should all study maths 'til we are 18.

Still, as ditches go, it's a beauty.

Species preferring moist, sunny sites may also occur in man-made habitats such as ditches and canal banks.

Continuing the vertical-take-off theme, the Jeep would have had 12 fans whose downdraft would have helped it over obstacles such as ditches.

Originally a practical means of clearing objects, such as ditches, brooks, and fences, pole-vaulting for height became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century.