Sentence examples for given a rope from inspiring English sources
He plunged to his death from a cable car suspended over a parking lot because he had been given a rope that was too long.
The balloon takes off, and after an anxious ride observed by people on the ground, Sally is saved by responding to shouts of "Tug of war, tug of war!" — she gives a rope a hard pull and, happily, her prompt action gets the balloon back on the ground.
Suited up, with her hands squeezed into three-fingered gloves, she is given a knotted rope to untie.
"I've been in the game a long time and you know some guys get given a shorter rope than others.
When it came to the artistic side of the piece, the Starns were given a lot of rope (so to speak).
Mr. Culkin said he hated going to clubs like Spa, where his brother is whisked inside and given a table behind a rope, bottles of vodka are plunked down, everyone crowds around and stares "and they kind of push me out of the way".
During all exercises, tactile feedback was given by a rope between the two vertical stands to which indicated that the horizontal position had been reached.
Each team had 10 players, and each player was given a short piece of rope.
Next, the patient was given a lifeline (length of rope) and a selection of stones of varying characteristics and sizes, as well as fresh flowers of varying sizes and colours.
The Clash's second album, Give 'Em Enough Rope, was given a cool critical reception – produced by Blue Öyster Cult producer Sandy Pearlman, it was seen as too rock, too American (a big sin for many, given the song I'm So Bored With The USA).
