Sentence examples for tapped from inspiring English sources

· He tapped the country's vast wealth from gas for outlandish projects including a huge manmade lake in the Kara Kum desert, a vast cypress forest to change the desert climate, an ice palace outside the capital, a ski resort and a 130ft pyramid.

I dozed fitfully until Stephen tapped on our door after 7am with a tray of tea and biscuits.

"I like to think that I could recognize it in myself that I've lost it, but most of the time you don't," he told her. "I hope not to abuse the privilege of being one of the founders and therefore not being tapped on the shoulder when the time is right".

Capital expenditure has reportedly been trimmed, state payments to third parties have been postponed and reserve funds of public institutions tapped, but with scarce chances to get the relevant data evidence.

I opened my mouth to offer a few mumbled words of thanks, but one of the other actors had already tapped him on the shoulder.

Wyles broke Ben Foden's tackle after a quick tapped penalty by Spencer had stretched the Northampton defence and five minutes later he took an Alex Goode pass to squeeze over in the corner.

The German insistence on "ultima ratio" or last resort means that the new permanent bailout fund can only be tapped when all other options have been exhausted.