Sentence examples for off the breastplate from inspiring English sources

First, the sorcerer Sun Loc had to come out of the grimhold as a thousand butterflies that formed his body, then he had to bring the dragon on his breastplate to life and make it crawl off the breastplate and under his skin, then the paper dragon with people holding it had to turn into the real dragon, then the dragon had to chase Dave throughout Chinatown.

The point, however, snapped off against the breastplate and the broken shaft recoiled, and the Persian drew his sword and drove at Alexander; but the king recovered his grip upon his lance in time to thrust at the man's face and drive the blow home.

On the face of the breastplate were set 12 gems in four rows, symbolizing the 12 tribes of Israel.

Having on the breastplate of foreknowledge, we could withstand whatever further assaults might be coming.

Birthstones appear to have a biblical source, tracing back to the book of Exodus in the Bible and specifically on the breastplate of Aaron.

Put on the breastplate of righteousness.

He hurled his javelin first at Alexander with so mighty an impulse and so powerful a cast that he pierced Alexander's shield and right epomis and drove through the breastplate.18 4 The king shook off the weapon as it dangled by his arm, then applying spurs to his horse and employing the favouring momentum of his charge drove his lance squarely into the satrap's chest.

LONDON Is there life after the breastplate?

The arrows struck harmlessly against the breastplate and the helmet.

According to his Journal of Researches, during his visit of 1835 he discovered that "the breastplate roasted ... is very good; and the young tortoises make excellent soup".

The test apparatus was designed such that the breastplate barriers controlled and limited access by the horses to feed bins in all but one stall during each test.