Sentence examples for given a knock from inspiring English sources

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If given a knock, a spinning top will go around in a circle at a slant; if spun with a slant at the start, it will quickly stand upright until halted by friction.

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The referee says it hit an England player and gives a knock-on against Ferris.

And because neither is the strongest candidate, neither could give a knock-down punch".

In this one-day course, you'll learn the age-old principles of storytelling in order to develop and give a knock-out presentation.

In this one-day, intimate Masterclass you'll learn the age-old principles of storytelling in order to develop and give a knock-out presentation.

The players are at a loss, repeating over and over like bobble-head dolls who have been given a hard knock on the head, that they simply have to play better.

For, according to Anita Brookner, the old certitudes had been given a mighty knock by the social changes expressed in the French Revolution; and a widespread attitude of scepticism towards them became, for many romantic artists, as indispensable a component of artistic amour-propre as the rock star's look of surly self-obsession.

Nonetheless, Kohls was given a strong knock Thursday, as its stock fell 5.8%, or $3.34, to close at $53.81.

Nonetheless, Kohls was given a strong knock Thursday, as its stock fell 4.7%, or $2.70, to $54.45, in afternoon trading.

Unfortunately, in December 2012, the stability and predictability of the Cayman Islands was given a slight knock when the country's Premier, McKeeva Bush, was arrested on charges of misuse of a government credit card and importing explosive materials without proper permits.

But having earlier seen his side cancel out Nicolas Sánchez's opening try with a quick-fire Sean Maitland reply, the captain kept his nerve when he was given a second chance, knocking over the decisive kick with 82-and-a-half minutes on the clock.

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