Sentences with word «creaky»

I've slept peacefully in a castle and a monastery and to the roar of crashing waves from oceans below my window in creaky old inns.

Last year's Tablet S was a big wedge made of creaky plastic.

There's nothing better than visiting an old bookstore with creaky wooden floors and finding a paperback edition of a book you loved.

So when you get out of bed with creaky joints or an aching back it finally may be time to participate in regular exercise.

There's a lack of risk - taking that's particularly disappointing, instead relying on creaky replays of the first film's gags and a miscalculated deep dive into Canadiana kitsch.

Hesse's office sits on the second floor of the company's unique office building — an old house with wooden creaky floors that seems out of place in the heart of this modern city.

Violence: The fright factor in this movie is upped with creaky doors, dark rooms, eerie shadows and strange, unexplained noises.

When I was 7 years old, I lived with my Grandmother in her old creaky house.

The house is full of potential with old creaky wooden floors, great baseboards and mouldings and some fab built - insâ $ ¦..

In general, the Renault's trim never felt quite as good as that of its competitors, especially its closest rival, the Golf, but somehow this only seemed to add to the quirkiness of the Trophy in the same way creaky floorboards add character to an old house.

A stream of bellylaughs is lost here, with «Kung Fu Panda 2» a little creaky in the comedy department, save for one hysterical moment where Po threatens Shen from afar, a place of high ground where nobody can actually hear him.

The TiVo Roamio OTA is a hulking piece of creaky plastic, more like a cable box than a modern streaming device.

The jokes are as creaky as arthritic joints, and, as likable as these old pros are, the experience is dispiriting.

BEST GAME AUDIO Désiré developed by Sylvain Seccia Disco Dave developed by Amused Sloth Notes of Obsession developed by Creaky Stairs Studio Beat Cop developed by Pixel Crow / 11 bit studios

The fact that weather can affect everything from creaky joints to the appearance of celestial bodies is old news.

The young tend to focus on the obvious drawbacks of getting older, but science shows that there is plenty to compensate us for creaky bones and newly needed reading glasses.

Abbey said that this is because it was a «very creaky democratic machine» that had not had a truly contested race in years.

Over all, the latest research suggests that elliptical machines are a good choice for people with creaky knees and the patience to master the machine's operations.

Though they're on the cheaper end of the scale, neither feel creaky in the hand, even with the shiny plastic backing of the smaller Lumia 640.

Although not a long film at 105 minutes, it does get creaky at times from the lack of freshness, and perhaps a little trimming would have helped.

That said, it does feel dated, overdone and a little bit creaky in places, and A View To A Kill really marks the end of the road for «classic» Connery - Lazenby - Moore Bond - cinema was moving on, and it was time to bring the iconic spy film franchise into the modern era.

For us, the Juke still gets a nod for offering a proper performance version (the Nismo RS), although regular Jukes are feeling pretty creaky by now.

Runners are notorious for being a little creaky around the edges from the miles of wear and tear they put on their body.

7:30 am — TCM — Grand Hotel This 1932 Best Picture Oscar - winner is honestly pretty creaky around the joints these days, but if you wan na see how they used to do ensemble pictures in the studio days, this is it.

Dogs with creaky hips, sore knees, or other small inflammatory ailments do well with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that are only prescribed by your veterinarian.

Dolly's slightly creaky joints may have stemmed from giving birth to six lambs, including Bonnie.

Your only reward is more exploration, more muffled creaky sounds and rustles - and you might actually be content with that.

Director Francis Lawrence manages to thrill despite working with a thin story, creaky script and limp special effects

The Roth - directed drama is an almost unwatchable muddle of horror tropes and painfully creaky dialogue.

In the wake of his mother's death and his recent divorce, 30 - something Francis has taken refuge in his father's creaky Victorian in his hometown of Pollard, Illinois.

Cabrera and Victor Martinez just seem a little too creaky as a combo to justify them in the top slot.

But just as teenage bloodsuckers have seen their big - budget vehicles succumb to creaky gears, this onslaught of silver - fox action seems destined for a brief shelf life, and that's by no means a nod to the actors» own expiration dates.

And yet — here in this house where foot - paths have been painted to the floors for the purpose of avoiding creaky boards — there's a big, pointy nail sticking up out of one of the cellar stairs that exists for the sole purpose of co-star Emily Blunt stepping on it at the exact moment when the screenplay requires her to.

Businesses periodically need to upgrade or replace creaky computer systems, or risk falling behind their competitors.

12:00 N — TCM — King Kong The grand - daddy of sound creature features, stop - motion special effects, and perhaps surprisingly, original film scores — despite a couple of creaky moments in the special effects, Kong holds up far better than it has any right to do.

She barely nursed that night, we rocked in that old creaky rocking chair, I tucked her into bed and left the room.

That's where Inspector Kildare (Bill Nighy) is assigned to track down an urban serial killer reminiscent of Jack the Ripper, only to have his clues lead to dead ends and creaky legends, until he starts questioning a widow (Olivia Cooke) accused of poisoning her husband in a separate case.

With that impressive ability to stay cool under any circumstances, he might soon be getting a call from Brendan Rodgers to come to the rescue of Liverpool's creaky defence.

Boston Celtics (42 — 19) Greg Monroe hasn't exactly been the answer to Boston's offensive woes, as the Celtics — while still a great team — have looked just the slightest bit creaky over the past month.

The plucky upstarts, declaring that they belonged in the upper echelon of European football with their young, exciting stars and unrelenting style running over the old, creaky legacy team.

A curious vocal pattern has crept into the speech of young adult women who speak American English: low, creaky vibrations, also called vocal fry.

This cover isn't the best though — a few clicks on and off and we found it started to get a little loose, feeling creaky when gripped.

Also, after we removed the back cover and put it back on, it seemed less creaky.

Developer Spark Unlimited presents a compelling story and exploration - based mission structure on its icy planet, but on top of some undoubtedly creaky action.

The mixes offer no shortage of reference scenes; from the opening gusts of wind to a couple of instances of rainfall, from creaky mechanical movement to airborne explosions.

To briefly touch on the sameness: it starts with the hardware, which is just a broadened version of the 950's matte polycarbonate mediocrity, creaky casing and all.

However, the problems begin to arise once we're off the planet and the film becomes creaky with dialogue and exposition.