Sentence examples for material to draw on from inspiring English sources

The director, Robert Markowitz, had an abundance of material to draw on: one of the largest robberies in American history; a mob-related story at a time when the mob is hot in television land; colorful characters with colorful accents and shoes.

My glib response — that would at least give you more material to draw on — earned this reply: "I would choose some kindness and love over a one-hour spesh," or special.

That quality gives organists a wealth of material to draw on and the means to connect with diverse audiences.

But there can be few writers that have as much rich material to draw on as George Tabori.

In Wolf Hall, Raine had plenty of material to draw on as Jane Rochford – sister-in-law to Claire Foy's Anne Boleyn and every bit as shrewd.

There is still plenty of material to draw on — "Love" presents only about a tenth of the Beatles' songbook, and by allowing mash-ups, Apple has made endless variation possible.

T H White's Arthurian novels provide plenty of material for film-makers to draw on, and this is a myth that has been documented by writers and historians all the way back to Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century.

Bring coloring materials and paper for them to draw on, or books for them to read.

In his eighties and nineties, my grandfather wrote a memoir which is perfect to draw on for material because it's not a sophisticated narrative, but is freighted with all the wonderful solid detail (e.g. losing his plimsoll in the wreck, the canned fruit, the bonded store) that writers are greedy for.

Social networks which our informants may have been able to draw on for material support in the past – friends and family from "back home" – were less likely to provide support because of our informants' line of work and, at times, HIV status.

Kids Company may always be struggling to find money, and it may not have a huge amount in the way of material resources to draw on.