Sentence examples for thing I taught from inspiring English sources

I can assure you the very first thing I taught this dog when I got her was, ' Never jump into a carriage and scare people.' " Cop (reddening): "Are you trying to be funny?" Mr. Dale (stoutly): "Sir, I'm having no difficulty!" Happy to have an audience, he dissolves into laughter.

Having nearly lost one childhood friend and one adult friend to left-turning lorries that caught them in the blind spot and left them with nowhere to go but, almost, under their wheels, the first thing I taught my kids (now teenagers) about riding a bike in the city is: never get caught on the inside of a large vehicle, especially near a junction.

In all his years advising government, he says, "the most valuable thing I taught them was how to understand the issues so they could see the conclusion themselves, and then convince other people".

"The first thing I taught her was a small pas de deux after the Ballroom.

The first thing I taught them was that as soon as they get their stars, their suggestions become orders.

When he was sober he was a very good man" (#15), And some provided 'safe' home environments for drinking: "The only thing I taught him not to do was not to drink in the street.

"One thing I teach them is: Never quit.

"One thing I teach my son about investing is that a fund manager has access to the CEO and he doesn't," says Jeanne Spital of Miami, whose 12-year-old son Jonathan has been a shareholder for three years.

I had decided ahead ahead of time that I wanted to photograph the whole thing; I teach documentary photography at MIT.

This is one thing I teach my kids when they are upset or panicking: place your hands on your belly and slowing breath in, making your belly rise.

"This makes me feel like all those things I taught for 35 years were lies," he said.