Sentence examples for had managed to lock from inspiring English sources

Exco, Chesapeake and others initially boasted about how many acres they had managed to lock up.

Somehow, he had managed to lock his keys in the car -- with the car running.

But the Korangalis, a hardened and isolated people with their own language, have managed to lock the American Army into a bloody standoff for a small space for more than three years.

Republicans — who have managed to lock down the Senate for much of the year with the threat of a filibuster — are prepared to strike out core provisions in the final legislation, by proposing an array of time-consuming amendments, and employing parliamentary challenges.

We have a few meetings left to fulfil but in principle I think we have managed to lock down a sales agent for Dearly Beheaded.

Tottenham Hotspur have had the quietest transfer window possible, but have managed to lock down their key players on long-term contracts.

Hickies has managed to lock down distribution arrangements in Japan, Korea, Canada and Latin America, and plans to expand its operations with a Europe-based subsidiary in September.

The new accelerator has managed to lock in some pretty interesting backers, including Morgan Stanley Investment Management's AIP Private Markets Team, the Impact America Fund and RetailMeNot chief executive Cotter Cunningham.

Undeterred by the stipulation, Rusal has managed to lock in cornerstone investors that include Nathaniel Rothschild's NR Investment, U.S. hedge fund Paulson & Co., Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok as well as the Russian state bank Vnesheconombank.

The only thing they have managed to lock down so far is a title.

This year, though, the GOP seems to have managed to lock that up, and Democrats are the ones having problems with the ladies.