Sentences with phrase «empty handed when»

We were about to trail out of the shop empty handed when we saw a pyjama set on sale in the favoured fabric that she was prepared to grudgingly accept despite it being a two - piece with no bum flap.

I almost walked away from the sale empty handed when I spotted this print and 2 others by the same artist tucked up against an old dryer.

Although these policies are more expensive, some people like to know that should they outlive their term life policy, they aren't left empty handed when the policy expires.

Once a set is completed, it can be skipped during future attempts of the Trial; however, Link will begin empty handed when resumed and any item gathered during the challenge will be lost.

The Wolf of Wall Street star was up for an Oscar at this year's Academy Awards but was left empty handed when the best actor prize went to Dallas Buyers Club's Matthew McConaughey.

Not exact matches

It was only some years ago when Elon was struggling in his personal and professional lives and was almost with empty hands having nothing in his bank accounts.

How do you find words when you're standing before a 10 - year - old boy under a rusting tin roof in mud hut in Africa, who's holding an empty jerry - can guitar in one hand and mopping up tears with a handkerchief that he pulled from his pocket with his other hand?

Think of that when all the world seems made of walk up rooms and hands in empty pockets.

The climax of the film comes when Cash, with a crystal goblet full of red wine lifted and trembling in his enfeebled right hand, turns the cup over and empties its contents over the table, baptizing the sumptuous banquet laid out before him.

When drowning in words words empty words, I will put my back and my hands into real work, finding the gift of doing things, of making things, of creating things, of healing things, of feeding people, of bringing order out of chaos even in small ways.

Often when people look to pop culture to satisfy intangible needs, they return empty - handed.

But when the later Gospels were written, the generation which had known the primitive tradition at first hand had passed, and the empty tomb seemed as early as any other part of the tradition.

When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him some of the fruit of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him and sent him away empty - handed.

But when my questions evolved into the kind without easy answers, Dad refused to respond with empty platitudes or weak apologetics, and instead simply took my hand, walked with me through all the pain and anger and fear that accompanies religious doubt, and said, «I don't know, Rachel.

Now I have to learn and accept that God loves me, even when I'm broken, my hands are empty and I'm naked.

I keep looking when I'm at the store and I come up empty handed.

He always bugs me for treats when he's around, but I usually show up empty - handed.

When you're known to love baking, it's hard to show up empty - handed on Valentine's Day.

, I realized devouring most of my subject wasn't nearly as bad as that one time I tore through the house looking for chocolate and, when I came up empty handed, ripped open a package (that was intended for a friend) and ate the chocolate that was inside.

Feasting on Life is when guests come empty - handed, or with a dish, and they bring their story.

While insisting that it won't deepen into a crisis as they have too many good players, the 54 - year - old, who played for the Gunners between 1987 and 1995, believes that it's the same old mistakes that may well end up leaving the club empty - handed when it comes to May.

When your adoption outreach campaign came up empty, it would have been tempting to throw your hands up in the air and give up hope.

When I come across beautifully curated antique shops — online or brick and mortar — there's no chance of leaving empty handed.

An EasiSlide drawer makes the pail a cinch to open when it's time to empty it, and the unique design means you don't need to push your hand inside the pail — simply drop the diaper in and twist the dial to seal.

Parents eagerly await the day when they can bring their baby home from the hospital, but when a baby is born prematurely, it has to stay in the hospital, sometimes for months, while the parents go home empty handed.

The handy anti-drip lip prevents mess when you are emptying contents and the large capacity bowl removes with one hand for super quick disposal.

When the seat is empty, I can diffidently push it with one hand.

I tried to think of him as Alice's baby and not mine as a defense mechanism so that when I went home empty handed maybe it would not hurt so much.

The video guide provides information and steps on how to teach your child effectively on using a potty independently, take his / her pants down and up when finished, empty the potty and clean her hands.

When it's time to leave, we will go empty handed.

City Councilman Rory Lancman (D - Hillcrest) came up empty - handed when the Council speaker was doling out committee chairmanships last week, but the Queens Democratic Party loyalist did get a seat on all three public safety committees, a vantage point he said puts him in a unique position to ensure the city's safety.

When my organization set out to make our last two films, Empty - Handed and Weathering Change, we removed the narrator altogether.

When Richard Garriott blasted into orbit three years ago, following in the footsteps of his astronaut father, he didn't go empty - handed.

But conditions weren't right for finding the remipedes and, when his window of opportunity for diving closed, Iliffe left empty - handed but undaunted.

Ghrelin, on the other hand, is produced in the gastrointestinal tract when the stomach is empty, and increases as we get closer to our next meal, contributing to feelings of hunger.

But when Associated Press journalists probed for the evidence, the government turned up empty - handed and dropped flossing from its guidelines.

Back when I roamed those mountains hunting for slimy creatures in the dark, I mostly came back empty - handed.

Empty hands at your company's cocktail party make grabbing all too easy, especially when you're a bit relaxed from the pinot noir.

When IRL thrifting, I tend to fully give in to serendipity — sometimes I find a gem, and other times I leave empty - handed.

When I came back empty handed from that frustrating shopping experience, I stood in front of my wardrobe, trying to find something I could wear which doesn't look very common.

But what to do when there's less than one week left and you don't want to be greet your Valentine empty - handed?

My copper infatuation is still in full swing so when I was looking for plant stands for the studio and came up empty handed, I took matters into my own hands.

There are thousands of online dating and personal ad sites out there, but you know what happens with all of them eventually; when you filter your searches for redhead girls, you come up almost empty handed!

The dating scene can be harsh, tedious and exhausting when you invest time, money and energy heading out on the town hoping to find that connection of choice only to crawl home in the wee hours of the morning empty handed.

When you walk lonely on street, you feel empty and you need someone to hold your hand, to walk beside, to talk to, and to share with your life.

When T'Challa returns home empty - handed, Killmonger takes advantage of the king's failure and appears at Wakanda's border bearing gifts and a shocking revelation — one that allows him to challenge T'Challa for the right to the throne.

Meanwhile, just when it looked like Moonlight would go home empty - handed, it snagged Best Picture, Drama at the end of the night.

I tell you true, one of the saddest things to me every night there's a major awards event is when we have avid readers on the site trying to find a way to watch but coming up empty - handed.

Of course, this leaves a few Best Picture nominees going home empty - handed («Lady Bird,» «Get Out,» and «The Post»), but that's what happens when you have so many.

Does digital teaching mean equipping our classes with funky tools and devices, and then leaving the teachers empty - handed without knowing what to do, when, and why?