Sentences with phrase «creaked under»

The wooden boards of the church, cracked and aged, creaked under our feet as we shifted our stance again, waiting, watching.

He was at Neversoft when the studio's floorboard creaked under the immense weight of ten developers.

The floorboards creaked under his boots.

Her secret pulled her away, down the narrow steps that creaked under weight, so she walked on tiptoe, one hand balancing against the wall.

The boards creaked under the weight and small but particles fell.

The platform will take on a different role, solve various problems and be creaking under the weight of the number of different use - cases it supports.

It is this edifice of associations, built in the context of late 19th - century social change, that today is creaking under the pressure of contemporary social change.

Twitter is creaking under the strain of all the excitement.

Although, creaking under its running time, it's not quite as uproariously entertaining as his last pseudo-historical adventure, «Inglourious Basterds.»

As too many additional threads are introduced, from crooked management to underprivileged kids, Southpaw creaks under the weight of too many elements, inevitably reduced to almost the point of cliché.

A script by William Monaghan, whose previous credits include Martin Scorsese's Departed, creaks under the weight of its big ideas, and only John Goodman seems comfortable spouting The Gambler's interminable soliloquies.

«We have warned for some time that the marking system is under huge pressure and fear that the increase in re-grades strongly suggests it is creaking under the strain.»

Although the wood on the outdoor staircase may creak under your feet, inside you'll find a thoroughly modern, aromatic spa treatment area.

The sports franchises, Dragon Age and Mass Effect are all creaking under the sheer weight of unnecessary churned - out pap... but the newest Xbox Live Marketplace listing for NHL 11 has revealed a new DLC record.

Another option is to download their content delivery system, MTX, though the site is also creaking under the huge demand.

F1 may not be creaking under the weight of a million extra game modes, but it gives you a phenomenal, reality - based racing sim with GRID's videogame sensibilities intact.

The game creaks under the weight of its own ambition to the point where small, simple things just don't seem to work properly.

The piece captures the unique sounds of the floor creaking under the weight of the dancers rhythmic movements.

«Spencer's «Yes, Virginia» article now appears to be an incongruous and muddled defense of the ailing hypothesis creaking under a weight of consistently conflicting satellite data and ground measurements.»..

A ubiquitous fixture on the US legal media scene, White and his team have had to fend off an onslaught from harassed law firm marketing directors creaking under the weight of a growing pile of surveys, as well as bar association busybodies who took umbrage at the company's methodology.

On the other hand, there's some smart people on the committee — some are friends and clients — and I'm sure they will help out fellow marketers creaking under the weight of this stuff.

That Bitcoin goldrush caused Mt.Gox to struggle with the influx, and BTC traders to take fright at what they thought was a DDoS attack on the exchange — but was in fact Mt.Gox's infrastructure creaking under the strength of demand.

While some gaming laptops still creak under their own weight, the plastic - and - metal Alienware is forged with precision.

Kakao Talk, an app that allows members to send messages and photos to one another for free via their smartphones, is creaking under the weight of its phenomenal success.

The stadium creaking under the weight of 100,000 beer - soaked fans.

Not exact matches

Britain's creaking railway network is under increasingly pressure as passenger numbers rise inexorably.

I turned to look upon the baby deer like runner, my neck creaked as scar tissue broke under the immense weight of my beast fur.

Mr. Ostlund positions his troubled characters in an environment of polished ash and Scandinavian spotlessness, under which there are dark mutterings — the constant creak of tow cables and un-oiled metal.

Lots of non-violent, non-gory but otherwise unsettling scenes worth mentioning: many «jump» scenes when people or objects startle others; we hear some noises during the night in many scenes (creaking doors and floorboards, screams, eerie whispers, doorknobs turning, pounding at doors) and doors slam shut as people run past them; we see eerie carvings and sculptures throughout a house, a maelstrom and sculptures come alive and scream and a skeleton sits up abruptly; a ghostly face is seen at a window and in a ceiling, windows become eyes, ghostly children are seen a few times (in one scene, a ghostly baby from a sculpture crawls under the sheets as a woman lies in bed) and a woman's hair is braided by invisible hands.

It's a moot question how much more affectionate the filmmakers were toward the 60some senior citizens of the silver screen who creak by in cameo roles: on the one hand, they're exploiting their sagging flesh and quaking voices; on the other, they've provided the opportunity for one last stand under the lights that at least some of the participants must have delighted in.

In the very first episode of the season, the panning camera through the army that Daenerys has brought together on the sea lets you hear the creaking of the ships as well as the rushing waves under them.

Fixed the leak, but now, when I turn corners, sometimes, I hear a creaking / crunching sound coming from under the car from the...

leaf springs started making creaking at 10k had new silencer pads installed under warranty.

With no flex or creaking when putting the device under considerable amounts of pressure, the iPad mini puts your mind at ease and offers a strong yet lightweight form factor that is more than just easy on the eye.

Morgan had been sitting under the great, creaking fig tree by the seawall, his back against the trunk, his eyes closed, smoking a cigarette.

Its creaking and groaning under the strain of what RIM is asking it to do.

The device does in fact creak a little when twisted or placed under pressure (no it does not bend...), an issue related to the back cover not quite fitting as well as it should.

The build quality overall is good, there are more panels and sections than you'll find on the slick body of something like the HTC Desire Z, but we found it to be free from creaks or warping under pressure.

The soft - touch plastic back provides plenty of grip, but the whole package creaks and flexes under pressure.

We'll hand it to Time2Touch, though, it's a sturdy little number that doesn't creak or flex much at all under pressure, and feels reasonably compact.

Another year is in the history books as the creaking structure of the Canadian justice system stumbled along under the weight of crushing new legislation and in the face of chronic underfunding.

The criminal justice system is under unprecedented pressure: police numbers are being slashed, our courts are creaking and legal aid rates for defence lawyers have been frozen for years.

Gripping the phone tightly results in some rather disconcerting creaking sounds, and the battery cover flexes under pressure.

Under normal use, it does not flex or creak.

The floor creaked and bowed under the weight of our feet.