Sentences with phrase «even sniffed at»

They let me get close enough to hang out for a bit while they dug around in the grass, and a couple even sniffed at my pants leg (no doubt to see if I'm edible).

Not a single defender or keeper at our club would get even a sniff at any other top five club.

The Uruguayan took his goal against Stoke with aplomb and if given even a sniff at goal on Sunday, well, put it this way, we'd have every confidence in him putting one away.

One of the union leaders stated matter - of - factly that things ran so smoothly in their district because everyone even sniffing at a run for the school board knew that they couldn't get elected without the union's endorsement.

Not exact matches

Moonves spoke with Julia Boorstin at CNBC's Net / Net event on Thursday evening as word was leaking out that Comcast and Verizon were sniffing around the same assets of Twenty - First Century Fox that Disney was said to be in talks to buy.

Consumers have been slow off the blocks after having been burnt the last time around when they locked in prices at around US$ 80 a barrel in 2014, a level that crude hasn't even been within sniffing distance of since.

Thus, as it stands right now, neither cryptocurrency is even close to sniffing at Bitcoin's heels — but will they ever?

Unless I finished my entire meal, even the dreaded mushy garlicky spinach, I wasn't getting as much as a sniff of a dessert, nothing at all, nada!

Only two teams have even taken the slightest sniff at Kaepernick since then — the Seahawks and (kind of but not really!)

It's not over till fat lady sings.The way you all talk of spending, Leeds top in 70s, Liverpool in top 80s, United in 90s Arsenal 1998to 2005 now Chelsea, City but with Mega bucks Arsenal in top 4 sniffing up there Arse and new stadium and not in debt Look at Liecester at bot but, come Teusday they will bring there fans down and have a good time supporting them even when they loose Stop blaming Wenger it's the bloody players who need a boot up the arse.We were well beaten but on the day woefull.Aston Villa only lost 2 - 1, before lost 5 - 0 So rap up and get behind the club if you are real fans.OUR DAY Will Come and soon CB

Sports is about having a shot & while we still have one at the playoffs (remember, we did nt even sniff the playoffs for 15 yrs!)

Really I don't think so deschamp didn't either hence coq didn't even get a sniff at getting into the squad at Euros.

I think Tiger had the best winning percentage of all time at 30 %, and you're lucky to even sniff close to 10.

With attacking players like Kane, Alli and Christian Eriksen in his ranks, Pochettino has been blessed with some great talent to choose from, but he's even had Moussa Sissoko looking like a half - decent player recently — not an achievement to be sniffed at.

They are 32 - 61, won't even sniff the playoffs, and have basically no hope for this season at all.

For instance, one child may be more invested in the story of Santa and carry on her belief even into age 10 or beyond while her sibling may become suspicious and attempt to sniff out the truth at a young age.

Uncharacteristically silent since the results started trickling in in the early hours of Monday morning, Grillo has not yet commented publicly on what for his movement could prove a huge blow — even if some observers pointed out that, for a political formation fighting its first European elections, a showing of more than 20 % and placing second was nothing to sniff at.

The device allows scientists to sniff the molecules they are studying, and even alter them chemically, one at a time.

I will organize a meet & greet — ok, that sounds really strange and somehow haughty — so let's rather call it an evening when I'll finally have the possibility to meet YOU and we're able to sniff at each other.

Admittedly, some of these looks were seen at the events that surround Coachella — I doubt very much that Dita's Art Deco inspired look even had a sniff of a band, and there are no Kendall Jenner looks either.

Most parties involve drinks, dancing, and dj - ing, but at a Pheromone Party guests spend the evening sniffing each other's 3 - day - old shirts and mulling over the scents like sommeliers tasting a new vintage.

He is the most urbane of despots, forever sniffing at the white roses he so cherishes, and scrupulously polite, even when shedding blood by the bucketload.

Even if you don't particularly see people from your own family in them, you can certainly relate to some of what they're going through and with this type of potentially manipulative and unconvincing film that's certainly nothing to be sniffed at.

Three mysterious canisters plummet from the sky, each landing in a different corner of the United States and all of them sniffed at, and in some cases even eaten, by a trio of creatures indigenous to those regions of the country.

It really is all - new from the ground up, even the 6 - litre twin - turbo W12 is all - new, and figures of 626bhp, 664 lb ft aren't to be sniffed at, especially when it's capable of launching the GT from a 0 - 62mph in just 3.7 sec and on to a top speed of 207mph.

Besides, even in off - the - shelf form the V8's vital statistics of 503bhp and 505 lb ft are hardly to be sniffed at.

The pigeons on the patio are fun to chase and bark at, even when it's 11 p.m. And then there's that weird smell on that one spot on the lobby carpet that she always has to stop to sniff.

Sniff around at your local library for books and even videos that can give you a good idea of what will be involved with your new endeavor.

It's easy enough to visit a local shelter, and even easier to let your mouse sniff out a new pet at Petfinder.com.

Even allowing your dog to sniff on a walk can provide more stimulation than forcing him to walk at your pace.

Some signs that your puppy needs to «go» include: whining, barking, circling, sniffing, or — if he is unconfined — even scratching at the door.

Dogs will also lean or lay with you, follow you wherever you go (like the bathroom), sleep next to you, smile at you, hang out with you when you're sick or sad, bring you their favorite toys, and even sniff your business.

According to a 1989 case study in The Lancet, a patient reported that her dog would constantly sniff at a mole on her leg, and once even tried to bite the lesion off.

His recall is good at all other times even out of sight and even when sniffing round things, just not with other dogs.

Leave it lying around the house several days before your departure, so she can sniff it out and even hop in and out at her leisure.

Lindzen doesn't have any use for most environmentalists, and even when he does something «green,» he sniffs at the idea that he's following their lead.

Even Japan is sniffing at ways towards energy independence through fossil fuels.