Sentence examples for turn the block from inspiring English sources

Whenever Ward made a carving mistake, he would turn the block into fireplace kindling.

As he started to turn the block loose so that it would drop to the ground, he saw J. Greeley McGowin, testator of the defendants, on the ground below and directly under where the block would have fallen had appellant turned it loose.

"It was like the Bloomsbury Group goes porn," recalled Andre Bishop, artistic director of the Lincoln Center Theater and one of the founders of Playwrights Horizons, a pioneer in the ultimately successful effort to turn the block into the flourishing Theater Row, which prefigured the far larger revival of 42nd Street and Times Square.

First, use canned air to dislodge any debris, then turn the block upside down over a trash can to knock out as much as possible.

Moyer and the PDC opposed "the downtown parking magnate" Greg Goodman's plans to turn the block into a 550-space 12-story parking structure in 1995, which was to be called the Park Avenue Plaza.

The next block to be reclaimed was Director Park, dedicated as a park in 2009, inspired by a 1995 plan to turn the block into a 12-story parking lot.

The Historic Preservation Commission, the Planning Department and the Board of Supervisors will soon consider whether to turn the blocks surrounding Ms. Beckstead's house into historic landmarks.

Then he hammers the rim down over an expanding iron block, turning the block's screws to hold the rim tight.

As he turned the block, however, there was an ever-familiar sight: two NYPD officers hopping out of their unmarked navy blue Chevrolet Impala.

The motorcade arrived shortly after 6, and seconds later, two enormous white dumptrucks moved into place on the east end of 19th Street, shutting off the roadway and turning the block into a parking lot for the motorcade.

Appellant could have remained safely on the upper floor of the mill by turning the block loose and allowing it to drop, but had he done this the block would have fallen on McGowin and caused him serious Injuries or death.