Sentence examples for to knocking from inspiring English sources
verb
To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
- Knock on the door and find out if they're home.
This corresponds to the region in which a transition from non-knocking to knocking reaction occurred in the two-stage ignition regime, close to the minimum of the ignition delay before the negative temperature dependence is encountered.
For a Dutchman to say he was bored with beer would be akin to knocking Rembrandt.
"I didn't have much money but I still came close to knocking him down.
"Now you look forward to knocking around other people instead of your own guys".
From saving England to knocking it down, in Demolition: The Wrecking Crew (BBC2, Sunday).
Did they really come that close to knocking off the Braves?
There's an advantage to knocking everyone over the head with a single idea, even a worn one.
Since Kenny Dalglish felt he could wait, Suarez was reduced to knocking balls around with Fabio Aurelio before kick-off.
Habitat manipulation, the planting of clover and the control of predation contribute to knocking nature out of balance.
It is hardly a surprise that Hamlin is the one who has come closest to knocking off Johnson.
Over the weekend, a contributor called "Streiff" put up two posts devoted to knocking down the pragmatic argument for Mitt.
