Sentences with phrase «first attempts at riding»

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The first Alien film had a wonderful sense of atmosphere, the second, Aliens, was a rollercoaster ride of action, the third installment was a compelling, if heavily flawed attempt at bringing something profound to the series, but this fourth chapter ditches what remnants of credibility the series had left in favor of stomach - churning gore.

We rode bicycles around the city, and kids chased us, waving; men selling strange fruits plied us with samples and delighted at our expressions after the first bite; women in the market dressed us in traditional clothing, giggling at our attempts to fasten our longyis (a sarong worn by both men and women); hands were always helping, and people walked with us and talked with us for no other reason than to have a quick chat or ask about our home countries.

At the Saatchi Gallery, a somewhat gimmick - ridden exhibition, declaiming itself as the first exploration of the history of the selfie, attempts to trace the trajectory from painted self - portraits to selfies, from Frida Kahlo to «selfish» Kim Kardashian, from Egon Schiele to Barack Obama.

My first attempt at free handing turned out horribly so I jumped on my bike, rode to the hardware store and picked up a role of Frog Tape.