Sentences with phrase «few odd turns»

Not exact matches

But a few months later, the DPRK released some photos of its laptop manufacturing process that seemed a bit odd to Martyn Williams — for one thing, the computers being tested didn't appear to be turned on or plugged into anything.

In rummaging around in the system, Whitehead turns up a few odd jobs for God — a metaphysical WPA program.

I don't think he's a feature back (last year proved that), and I'm not advocating that the Cardinals turn him into one — plus the results don't lie with Chris Johnson — but Ellington is such a dangerous weapon on the ground and through the air that it's been a little odd to see him become little more than a player that comes in to spare the starter a few times a game.

I'm still breastfeeding my toddler (just turned 19 months a few days ago) and I get quite a few odd looks from people.

This odd, silly melodrama starts out like a maudlin musical but takes a few surprising turns and winds up an off - kilter, Pre-Code classic.

There are a few genuine laughs, but there are some plot turns that are tonally off and odd at times and it's ultimately underwhelming.

I Am Not a Serial Killer sells itself on being one of those quirky and slightly surreal indie horror movies that has a premise that sounds familiar but adds a few twists and turns to throw you off your guard, and for the first half of the movie this approach generally works; the sense of a small town in the grip of an apparent serial killer comes across thanks to the geography of the houses and the interactions of the people we meet, and as a character John is well - written and superbly acted, making him instantly interesting and, despite his odd character traits, slightly endearing.

A group effort between writer / director Alison Bagnall (who has acted, like Gerwig, in a few Joe Swanberg films), writer Andrew Lewis, and actors Gerwig and Olly Alexander, the film is slight but somehow enchanting despite the standoffishness of the main character and a few odd plot turns.

What was odd was that the CEL would come on and then after a few days it would turn off.

A couple of laps alongside the hugely likeable and, of course, effortlessly rapid Gene reveal a few things: first that the Scuderia can carry huge speed to the apex under braking, second that there's a bit of understeer in the quick turns, and third that he can't stop himself cutting across the odd kerb.

A few weeks back I was looking at several recently published non-fiction titles, and while holding each in turn I kept having the odd feeling that something was wrong.

Some of the first few aura's had a crosshatch when the light was turned on and you looked at the device at a very odd angle.

My husband got up that day at around 3 am (he is a cook and works odd hours) and, as every morning, I considered myself lucky to be able to turn around and sleep a few more hours.

From challenging dodgy golf course managers to fighting an undead army, your journey takes a few unexpected and odd turns.

Following the close of the Metroid Prime Trilogy (I guess we'll have to rename that now) the series has taken a few odd, or downright deplorable, turns according to fans.

For some odd reason — I don't know exactly what — seeing a photograph of a few bloggers meeting in the flesh, may actually turn out to be the thing that made my day.

For instance, CoinDesk is owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG) who in turn has funded 80 - odd companies over the last few years, including about 10 mentioned in this article (such as Coinbase and BTC China).