Sentences with phrase «commit it to memory before»

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Many an evening, before and afterward, he would sit in our living room after dinner and respond to the invitation to recite some poetry ¯ especially Yeats ¯ and he would demur, and wisecrack, and then launch out into thirty or forty minutes of long ballads he had committed to memory.

Since his eyesight doesn't permit him to sit on a dais and refresh off 3 - by - 5 cards before being introduced, the man commits everything to memory the night before.

Just before his death, Jack Oakie committed his memories to a sometimes fanciful but always entertaining biography, Jack Oakie's Double Takes, which was published posthumously by Jack's widow, actress Victoria Horne.

In the fist fight, devoid of any kind of weapon, Bourne grabs a pen; before the car chase begins, he quickly examines a road map — perhaps committing it to memory.

As referenced earlier, knowing all of this before hand, and committing it to memory will make you familiar with your surroundings.

If you don't know your annual mileage or your VIN, you should look this up before beginning the quote process, but most of the information providers need will be committed to your memory — your birthday, your address, your vehicle make and model.