Sentence examples for plot advances from inspiring English sources

The convoluted plot advances in slow, circuitous steps, and seemingly stock characters -- an unreliable nephew, a cool drug lord, a corrupt union boss -- grow more layered and intriguing as the story unfolds.

Between oohing and ahhing at the latest in theatrical magic effects, audiences at the 1713 premiere of Handel's Teseo would have followed the text, by lamplight, from a wordbook which directly translated the Italian recitatives - the conversational music in which the plot advances - while describing the gist of the arias.

— the scant plot advances at a glacial pace.

The plot advances through a series of crisply shot and edited set pieces, including several in which the cops study, then imitate the bad guys.

Tim Burton's stylish but empty 2001 Planet remake somehow lost the thematic plot; advanced prosthetics enabled the ape actors to move their mouths only to discover that they had little of substance to say.

The plot advanced when Bear chewed up $1 million in stolen bearer bonds, hence the nickname, Bear.

When word reached London and the necessary forces dispatched, the race was on: Gordon ekeing out the rations to his motley crew of beleaguered supporters, the Mahdi plotting advances and the British fighting their way in, hoping to snatch their man from the jaws of everlasting fame and a Charlton Heston biopic.

You get breaks from the solemn, oversize score only when there is sententious or plot-advancing dialogue.

At the same time, Don Black's lyrics have been rewritten (with the assistance of David Yazbek of "The Full Monty") in the name of plot-advancing clarity.

The violence is minimal, but the sightings of Mr. Dillane's naked buttocks -- however comely and plot-advancing -- must have exceeded the PG-13 guidelines.

These plot-advancing moments are generic but not charmless -- it's a relief to see them in civilian clothes every once in a while, freed from the frantic demands of whiteface.