Sentences with phrase «empty handed because»

They're great for getting your cat to do her daily jumps, but they come up empty handed because she'll never catch the light.

I have been popping in and out of stores to check out all the spring clothes but I always leave empty handed because it will be two or more months until we can actually ditch the layers.

Sadly, it wasn't my day and I left empty handed because everything I saw was $ 12 and sketch...

Not exact matches

Then we will never come away empty - handed from prayer, because even if we wind up with none of the things we thought we needed, we will always wind up with God listening, attending and answering our prayers in ways we hadn't imagined.

No matter how many more trillions of dollars we spend, Gen Patreus WILL come out empty handed, because muslims are not going to appreciate and it IS going to be a thankless job.

I have to be careful to not mindlessly eat this treat because next thing you know your hand is frantically scraping an empty bowl for more.

But Grizzlies brass decided against all those offers because they didn't include any first - round picks, and left the deadline empty - handed.

But somehow, Memphis emerged from the trade deadline empty - handed, and now their fans are demanding answers because of the likelihood that Evans leaves as a free agent next summer.

There were a lot of positives from our last campaign but obviously we would like to carry that on and improve for the next season because we finished empty - handed and that is not what we wanted.»

«There were a lot of positives from our last campaign,» he said, «but obviously we would like to carry that on and improve for the next season because we finished empty - handed and that is not what we wanted.»

Not to worry, though, because if one is fortunate enough to participate in a no - cut World Golf Championship tourney, with its lucrative prize package and talented cast of characters, and where even the player who finishes DFL receives lovely parting gifts, one never walks away empty - handed.

It's times like these where just mentioning positions we're looking at or confirming a link to a player might lift the spirits of fans, who are sadly so impatient these days that it only takes something minor to cause an uproar, but again this is because we are always so close and end up empty handed.

There are moms who do not like the manual breast pump because they say they do not empty all the milk from their breasts and are tiring for their hands.

The sad fact Darling came across as being an empty shell as bad as Darling cuts or not to cut, Darling well no cuts but some cuts later, oh for god sake if another person tells me they know savings in the NHS worth # 20 billion, I'd want to know why you allowed it to go on for so long, my hospital is making some savings next month two wards are closing with large scale redundancies, except for the managers who will be redeployed, because the contracts would give them large hand outs while nuirses just get four weeks pay.

Cornachio said they wrote the memo because «we didn't want to walk into this meeting empty - handed,» but he admitted the alternatives they proposed in it «all stink.»

Invariably that involved bringing an offering of chocolate, preferably a huge Hershey bar, because to come empty - handed was to leave empty - handed.

Earlier efforts to hunt down disease - causing genes — so - called genomewide association studies — frequently came up empty - handed because medical researchers had to take cost - saving shortcuts.

Melissa squeezes your hand and says yes, each light is an empty office — but they're only empty because the people have all gone home for the day.

Menstrual cups, on the other hand, must be emptied and rinsed because they are reusable and typically have to be boiled every month to disinfect.

I managed to walk out of Nordstrom empty handed on Saturday because of this.

I left empty - handed and came back after work because I had to have them!!

I call it «not going about life empty - handed or empty - stomached» because I've found that carrying around «just - in - case snacks» for emergencies and always bringing one to two healthy dishes to events are game changers.

He probably could get away with showing up to TOHP empty - handed but he wants to contribute because he also happens to be a nice guy, so the organizers throw him a bone and let him clear out the party supply aisle at the bodega.

I always like going to parties because I almost never go home empty - handed.

The resulting documentary, Finding Vivian Maier, might better have been titled Constructing Vivian Maier — not because the filmmakers came up empty - handed, but because what they found out sheds too neat and tidy a light on her unsparing, yet warmly sympathetic portraits of the denizens of Chicago's seamy underside.

The press seems unusually worried about Lady Bird, probably because they don't want the only movie directed by a woman to go home empty handed.

It's pretty hard to believe that Roman Polanski's «Chinatown» almost went home empty - handed at the 1975 Academy Awards (it ended up winning Best Original Screenplay), because it's not only one of the best film noirs ever made, but it's an American classic.

If it was the prospect of seeing Aron Ralston's dilemma projected larger than life on a theater screen that turned you away, you've got no reason to miss out on the movie now, because Fox brought it to DVD and Blu - ray last week, just two days after it came away from the Oscars empty - handed.

We have been to several other dealerships and have left empty handed and in such a terrible mood because of how nerve racking and pushy other salesmen can be but that was definitely not the case here, we left smiling, laughing, and in a great mood.

Not every person that comes into your shop is going to buy something, but that just because people are walking out empty handed does not mean that you're not going to be profitable at the end of the month.

Sorry but geralt is in fact bland, empty, estereotypical and lame, we have already had tons and tons of that kind of «don't fuck with me because i can fuck anyone single - handed» protagonists.

Expect to see plenty of consoles on store shelves with the Sony PlayStation 3 launches, but not because they're being ignored in favor of the PS3, but because Microsoft wants plenty of Xbox units on the shelf to entice potential PS3 customers who would otherwise go home empty - handed.

Of course, just because there aren't a million gadgets at the trade show to play with doesn't mean one has to walk away empty - handed.

Want to avoid filing an auto insurance claim for a stolen car or, worse yet, avoid being left empty - handed because you lack comprehensive insurance?

You will ensure that you're tracking and documenting your most recent accomplishments, and that you're not caught empty - handed — or paying rush fees unnecessarily because you did not prepare for unanticipated resume requests.

The moral of this story is because there was no clear cut way to choose which of the two women was more deserving of the shoes one walked away with the coveted prize and one walked away empty handed based solely on a coin toss.

I would look at an aisle of glue and walk out empty - handed because I'd be overwhelmed (and sure that if I bought something it wouldn't work).

Running into a general hardware store may lead to disappointment because you will waste your time and come out empty handed.

I spent an hour at IKEA and 90 minutes in a lighting shop yesterday and walked away empty handed both times because I was so riddled with uncertainty.

There's a Habitat for Humanity store nearby and I go in there frequently but leave empty handed most days because my mind goes blank looking at all the options!