A chapter centred on the barons' war of the 13th century weaves together several channels of thought and inquiry deftly, and ends with a lovely, galvanising confluence: the Hastings train passing over the compacted bones of the men who fought at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, set in chalk downs built from the slow accumulation of the plates and shells of tiny marine animals.
We were just trying to channel the thoughts of some of those sockless gentlemen.
Mr. Putin dislikes political campaigns — he recently described them as a "very disgusting process" — but he had an uncanny ability to channel the thoughts of ordinary Russians, beaten down by economic stagnation and a grinding, bloody standoff with separatists in Chechnya.
If you are nervous, make sure that you only channel positive thoughts of camp, especially before you leave.
It is here where inclusion matters the most, and where NGOs can play a critical role by helping channel this diversity of thought constructively into discussion and action.
Like most commentators, Huw, who had had his brain removed for the day – I think it's the law – and replaced with a clockwork mouse channelling the thoughts of the late Barbara Cartland, marvelled at the marvellousness of everything.
If the diagnosis of a chronic condition, or life with one, has you thinking about death, channel those thoughts to the kind of care you want at the end of your life.
I didn't need to hand my phone over to Rascal for the chat to take place; Plotzker assured me she could channel his thoughts without the help of T-Mobile.
It is not clear how much this is just a personal view, and how much Oliver is channelling the thoughts of Cameron himself.
Ghostwriters have been channelling the thoughts of politicians, business executives, celebrities and just plain folk with little or no credit since the days of Cyrano de Bergerac, the 17th-century dramatist who, as a fictionalised character in Edmond Rostand's 1897 play, anonymously wrote poetry to help another woo his beloved Roxane.
Dexter channeled the thoughts of many a viewer by replying, "I'm so f***ing happy for you".
