Sentence examples for leaves cutting from inspiring English sources

Unable to enter a major college, he took a job raking leaves, cutting grass and shoveling manure for $6 an hour.

Eat as soon as the plants have more than about seven leaves, cutting to just above the first leaf and watering well after, you should get a second crop a few weeks later.

"We have the pokers and we have the cutters," said Mary Morse, waving toward a grove of ficus trees, where a dozen volunteers sat hunched over garbage bags stuffed with sea-grape leaves, cutting each leaf in half and pruning each stem to a point that could be poked.

Meantime the family has supported itself by finding day labor raking leaves, cutting grass and the like.

The Sparks led, 74-70, when Sue Bird made a 3-pointer with 10.7 seconds left, cutting the lead to one.

Chris Simon made it interesting with his 20th goal with 2 minutes 53 seconds left, cutting it to 3-2.

He left school at 14 to take a job as an engineering apprentice at five shillings a week but soon left, cutting his political teeth in the docks.

Jerry Stackhouse -- who started the game on the bench to rest his ailing right knee -- hit two free throws with 18.1 seconds left, cutting the Knicks' lead to 108-107.

The game was still close when Seton Hall's Brian Laing made a jumper with 16 minutes 15 seconds left, cutting the Huskies' lead to a point.

After Tony Parker muscled inside for a runner with 12.5 seconds left, cutting the Nets' lead to 84-82, Kidd hit two free throws.

Western Michigan had taken a designed safety from their own 1-yard line with 15 seconds left, cutting their lead down to 38-33.