Sentence examples for of a knob from inspiring English sources

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In 1952, any sound imaginable could be dialled up with a few twists of a knob.

Like all of Old Hickory's bats, it has a flared handle instead of a knob.

If you'd rather see smooth, reddish-brown wood, look to the left of a knob, and it will vanish.

ME: You? Hm…[sizes Bob up, reads his aura]…you strike me as kind of a knob.

At one point, unaware that her mic was live, she was clearly heard to call one campaigner "a bit of a knob".

As examples, Mr. McDowell cited the Mini's unusual ambient interior lighting and windshield-wiper control, which is a button instead of a knob.

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Buttered summer vegetables Instead of cooking summer vegetables in a large pan of boiling water, try using a medium-sized, flat sauté pan with just half a cup of water, a knob of butter and a pinch of salt.

Beginning cooks might have a little trouble because his off-hand manner also extends to some measurements: "a handful of this," "a knob of that," "a wineglass or two" are used the same way as teaspoon and cup.

When May was initially asked if Clarkson was innocent, he quipped: "Of being a knob?

Heat a tablespoon of oil and a knob of butter in a wide frying pan over a medium heat.

A little glug of olive oil, a knob of butter and the fillets go into the pan skin-side down.

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