Sentences with phrase «english seamen»

European settlement began with the British privateers and shipwrecked English seamen as early as 1638.

The Channel passion was first kindled, he explained, in the bleak winter of 1862 when an inexplicably motivated English seaman named Hoskins blithely floated himself from Dover to Calais on a bundle of straw.

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I was in my seat in the old East stand with a mate and he's young son when my mate gave me nudge and said «you seen who's behind us» as I turned round it was Joe and without any hesitation said «seen anything of him» and in he's broad Scottish accent, although Joe was English, born in Liverpool to a Seaman father, he grew up in Scotland, «who's that» he said, I said Ron Yeats, with that we all burst out laughing, I then lifted my mates young son, turned him round and said «see this man, he's the greatest centre forward ever to play for Arsenal» I got a massive smile from Joe and could see that it made he's day, made mine as well

At his peak, David Seaman was one of the best goalkeepers in the history of the English game, mentioned in the same breath as Peter Shilton and Gordon Banks.

David Seaman was the last world class English keeper I can remember and we've certainly not shopped in the UK for keepers recently.

At 2 p.m., NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez holds press conference to discuss passed legislation he introduced to remove a written English exam as a requirement to drive a taxi in New York City, Seaman Car Service, 4020 10th Ave., Manhattan.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jack Hamilton, Elisabeth Seaman, Sharlene Gee and Hillary Freeman have been mediators and facilitators with Learn2Resolve, which provides mediation, facilitation, training in communication and conflict - resolution skills and team - building workshops in English and Spanish.

Settled by British pirates, privateers, and other seamen as early as the 1630s, Belize is the only English - speaking country of Central America.