Sentence examples for pulling chains from inspiring English sources

Whereas Phelps is built for a life spent largely underwater, with an elongated torso, size-14 flippers, and what must be webbed fingers at the end of those squid arms, Lochte has the upper body of a gymnast, buffed by training habits that might seem better suited for an event set in the desert: flipping huge tractor tires, pulling chains.

If you imagine your local port to be full of dockworkers pulling chains and ropes, I'm afraid you are many years out of date.

In one instance, two teams of sixteen horses each had their hooves, tack and pulling chains wrapped to reduce noise.

Install light bulbs, glass shades, and pull chains, following the directions provided by the manufacturer.

If your ceiling fan has a light kit and pull chains, re-install them.

Along with two smaller bedrooms, it shares a hall bathroom that has a cast iron tub and pull chain toilet.

I should pull chain in the next few days, he said.

Turner said Bundy used to stay after practices by himself, flipping tires and pulling heavy chains to build arm strength.

When canal boats were pulled by horses the boatmen had to haul their barges through the tunnel by hand, pulling on chains that ran along the inside walls.

It is proposed that plastic events occur when the tension in chain segments pulls the chains out of/through constriction points.

The additional use also strains the electric motors that pull chains to set the bells ringing.