Sentence examples for in a knock from inspiring English sources

People understand the reputation of the UK and London as a place to do business has taken in a knock.

The tourists had reached 195 for the loss of only one wicket when Elgar, who hit 11 fours and three sixes in a knock of 103, was dismissed.

Then he added, in a knock at President Bush, "We cannot spend the next four years as we have spent much of the last eight: waiting for our luck to change".

O'Brien played an exemplary supporting role as he reached 40 from 105 balls, in a knock which only included two fours.

I suggest the Internal Revenue Service treat the ultraintense audits described in "A Knock at the Door" (Sept . 2 p. 54) like the market research they appear to be.

This license extends to the police, who have the right to try engaging a home's occupant in a "knock and talk" for the purpose of gathering evidence without a warrant.

9.12am The royal correspondents compete in a knock-out game of Name That Foreign Dignitary.

"Until 1925, the Swedish championship was decided in a knock-out tournament.

The best opener we tried was a seafood crepe in a knock-your-socks-off tomato-lobster sauce.

He played and, much to his surprise, played well in a knock-it-around sheet-anchor sort of way.

Eight of the goals for Joachim Löw's side have come in a knock-out phase that opened for them with the 4-1 win over England.