Sentence examples for got a break that from inspiring English sources

Then Murray got a break that brought a grin to his face.

He began designing upper-middle-class houses for suburban developers, and in 1893 got a break that defined his later career.

He continued playing with a variety of orchestras, then moved into leading the house band at the notorious Cotton Club, where he got a break that would not only change his life, but the course of American music itself.

At 19, Mr. Blaine, who has been supporting himself as a magician, gets a break that changes his life: He is invited, by a wealthy businessman, to spend the summer in St.-Tropez, where he starts making celebrity connections.

Homeowners get a break that other property owners don't get.

Verette Richardson, a former Wal-Mart cashier in Kansas City, Mo., said it was sometimes so hard to get a break that some cashiers urinated on themselves.

Eli Manning seemed to have no doubt that it was a fumble: "We got a break on that one, I think.

Of course, Manning, who said "we got a break on that one," still had to finish the job once the Giants retained possession.

Now, on top of the regular piles of trash that accumulate nightly next to many of the cars parked along the street, we've got a broken window that would make George Kelling and James Q . Wilsonproud.

Luckily, on Monday afternoon, the convention floor got a break from all that ambiguously gay rock n' roll nonsense and opted for David Bowie.

The UK national champion Barnes showed off her jersey early on, getting into a break that formed after three laps and included the strong all-rounder Chantal Blaak (Rabo-Liv).