Sentence examples for beat the thought from inspiring English sources

Standing in front of the doors of Blue Beat, the thought of going "clubbing" intimidated me.

Be social and talk to everyone for you can beat the thought of shyness.

When is the best time to lift the bulbs and divide them? A. Although the word "lust" is overused to describe the desire for plants, it is difficult to imagine a gardener whose heart would not beat faster at the thought of a lily 7 to 15 feet tall with as many as 20 highly perfumed white flowers.

The working wives of 1953 received pride and power from their paychecks ("I used to beat her with the thought that I'm the breadwinner," Mr. F said. "Now she hollers, 'I am, too'); others spoke of the depression of being mired at home ("You clean, you have to clean again," Mrs. C said, "you cook, and you have to cook again; you wash -- and there's more wash").

As a former teacher, my heart skips a (literal) beat at the the thought of new school supplies.

The eye of the reformer is met with angry flashes, portending disastrous times; but his heart may well beat lighter at the thought that America is young, and that she is still in the impressible stage of her existence.

Don't beat yourself up over the thought, just acknowledge it.

My heart beats with excitement at the thought of using, at last, my secret weapon.

The Spanish giants were missing key players when they travelled to Paris a fortnight ago and instead of taking the game to them, PSG seemed almost overawed by the thought of beating mighty Madrid, mustering few worthwhile attempts on goal in a disappointing stalemate.

"Beat you?" It was hard to countenance the thought of my quiet, reticent and fat dentist landlord beating this emaciated woman.

Marion dwells with "intense satisfaction" on the thought "that someone beat her black and blue".