Sentences with phrase «held my attention while»

Let's be clear however, Keaton is on amazing form and seems to effortlessly hold our attention while delivering cutting dialogue that is, on occasion, painfully close to his own career.

Urquhart, who through the luck of the draw had to hold our attention while lunch was being delivered, recited a rather gruesome Shaker song that definitely did the trick.

Looking at the tumbnails Poison Dance holds my attention while my eyes slip right over Midnight Thief.

But don't let that fool you into thinking that there aren't a number of other things to hold your attention while on holiday here because there certainly are.

The game really held my attention while playing co-op missions and seems to have a ton to do as I grow my community and survive day by day.

Not exact matches

While a film may need to hold the audience's attention for two hours or so, games often have to go much longer than that.

While we're at it, would you be better off as an entrepreneur if your city held a one - off event like a convention, that millions will pay attention to, or a smaller scale, perennial event that will draw a passionate crowd?

SINGAPORE, May 4 Asian shares were steady while the Japanese yen held onto overnight gains in early trading on Friday as financial markets turned their attention to the looming U.S. payrolls data for fresh catalysts.

While the BoJ's decision to hold rates unchanged this morning was expected, the press conference later in the session will garner more attention, any dovish commentary likely to weigh on the Yen through the session.

My attention might be fractured during the day but we do find our moments — thanks to nursing, babywearing, or if we go visit my parents and then my mother sits and holds her for her late afternoon nap, patting her bum in the rhythm that has been passed down through the ages while rocking slowly.

But if we are presented with any evidence, that evidence could not be known without our holding it before us for a while, so that the very presentation of the evidence designed to show that nothing occupies our attention for a span of time would be evidence to show that something does....

This pope is a genius at attracting attention to the message of Christ's love and compassion while holding steadfast the truths of the Church for right living.

In April 2004, a game between Rochdale and Scunthorpe United was held up due to Rochdale keeper Neil Edwards needing medical attention after being nipped on the arm while trying to remove a goose from the field of play.

Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

... or instead of buying all of these new items, use items you already have around the house — old purses (for girls), tupperware, visit second - hand stores for cloth napkins... it's hard to get excited about «be a green parent» articles, blog entries, and websites that just tell us to go buy something b / c it is green... even the Waste Free Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a lunch, saying that cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my attention.

If you notice that your child likes to suck their thumb while watching television, bring it to their attention so that they are aware of what they are doing and offer them a pillow or toy to hold instead.

Little ones are always in constant need for attention but while holding your child is a great way to bond and connect, it isn't always convenient.

While I can, I still try to make sure the shows they watch are still kid - friendly so it was really nice to have something non-princessy to hold their attention.

If it's the toddler's turn to go to bed first, try wearing your baby while you get him ready for bed or put her in a bouncy seat with an unfamiliar arch to hold her attention for awhile.

With plenty of sunscreen, a hat, and your attention, glide them around the pool while holding them or place them in one of those fun floats made just for babies.

What to do: While your baby is lying on her back, hold the toy in front of her face and, if needed, wiggle it slowly or gently touch her with it to get her attention.

I jumped on the computer trying to find him the information he needed, while holding Jasmine (who was screaming) with my boob hanging out, my mother - in - law asking questions, and Mae trying to get my attention.

It may take many forms: having someone hold your baby while you take a shower, asking a family member to get groceries on their next visit, handing the baby over to a friend while you drink a cup of tea, mobilizing support so you can nap peacefully without worrying that your little one will wake in five minutes and require attention.

Due to the way I gave attention and held my babies and nursed them, they never cried while in flight.

First, I realized that plenty of breastfeeding women are on their phone, etc. while breastfeeding, and so I felt I was «connecting» just as much or even more when I held my daughter and fed her a bottle and paid attention to her.

Rey's drawings are colorful enough to hold the attention of young babies while the amusing story is interesting even to adults.

If your little one doesn't want to hold a book, this might be another way to occupy his attention while you change a diaper — you tell a story or help him make one up of his own.

De Blasio has seized hold of the national debate over the removal of confederate monuments by ordering a review of all possible «symbols of hate» in the city — once again grabbing national attention while simultaneously putting himself in a tricky situation.

And while fracking has gotten the most attention — demonstrators calls on him to ban the practice show up at many of Cuomo's public events — the other projects on hold could have significant implications for New York.

Reed faced protesters at a series of town hall meetings in the 23rd Congressional District over the past two months, attracting national media attention as he held eight meetings while many of his Upstate Republican colleagues refused to meet with the public.

And Kanu, a young man who might have desired nothing more than the attention that the Federal Government gave him by slamming him with charges bordering on terrorism and treason and holding him for months, while in detention, was having his time in the sun.

The bulk of one interviewee's beard, the size of another's collection of musical instruments, the length of a third's pants: as Garreau knows all too well, these are the indispensable rivets to hold the attention of the current version of Homo sapiens while we try to ponder whether we will have indefinite life spans or whether the world will end before our children have a chance to grow up.

Conventional wisdom has held that in many species, male birds were more colorful because they were competing for female attention, and that female birds were less colorful because they needed camouflage while guarding their nests.

It was while he was working on his doctoral project, wing formation in fruit flies, that a discovery made by other investigators in the lab — of the first microRNA (a small RNA important in the regulation of gene expression) identified in the fly — captured his attention and has held it ever since.

VS neurons are tuned to high - level concepts, are sensitive to attention, and their activity forms attractors through persistent activity over several seconds while stimuli are held in working memory.

We're in meditation when we bring our full quality of presence to a loved one — whether that's by listening with our full attention and presence without judging the words being spoken, or whether we're holding a baby to our hearts while rocking them gently to sleep.

There is nothing ruder than taking a casual call from a friend or ogling the waitress at the next table while your date is attempting to hold your attention.

You could be forgiven for thinking it looks very much like popular social networking site MySpace, but unfortunately it doesn't have all the useful features that make MySpace so popular, However, it has a decent enough design and some interesting bits and pieces to hold your attention for a little while.

Yet while those comic book references, along with plenty of well - written quips aimed at older audiences, will engage the parents in the theater, the film's introspective second act may fail to hold the attention of younger viewers.

While the show could benefit from, say, the snarky bite of Suits or the charm of Royal Pains, it still manages to hold attention, if not interest.

While Gaga: Five Foot Two is engaging enough to satisfy fans, and she is certainly interesting and likeable enough to hold your attention for the 100 minutes, its ultimately a little disappointing.

While this game is not as strong as its predecessors, there is still plenty of fun to be had here, unfortunately the single player campaigns are all far too short and linear to hold your attention for long, but at least the multiplayer makes up for that by being a very solid offering indeed.

While I wouldn't say that Acceleration of Suguri X Edition has any kind of staying power as a fighting game nor even the content to hold anyone's attention for more than a few hours, at least it is an interesting mix of genres and occasionally a visual treat with flashy, screen - filling attacks.

It hits the ground running, and - while never remotely innovative - manages to be unpredictable and labyrinthine enough to generally hold our attention.

Attention all gamers, if you are starting to plan what to do for Valentine's day 2018, you might want to hold off for a little while.

Actually, Netflix's business model proves the outdatedness of the network system, because in addition to the cast of «Orange,» Netflix knocked it out of the park with «House of Cards,» where even the good guys oozed moral ambiguity and made questionable decisions all while holding our attention (for some of us, holding our attention for 12 straight hours).

While I'm ultimately giving it a passable grade, it certainly should find its share of ardent fans, especially among those who like creepy, original films that hold their attention.

Adapted and produced by Paul Monash (a television lifer involved in the Stephen King adaptations Carrie and Salem's Lot), Friends of Eddie Coyle divides our attentions between Eddie; Jackie Brown (Steven Keats), a young arms dealer who prudently exhibits caution in his dangerous transactions; and a string of robberies which see bank managers being kidnapped and their families held hostage while vaults are emptied.

Throughout Snake Eater you have characters talking about the practicalities of war — how to hold your gun right, how to stay alive in the wild, and how not to draw attention to yourself — but somehow the developers didn't think freezing your tits off while riding your motorbike in Russia ran counter to those ideas.

While you'd think that number would take attention away from some of the box office veterans, 21 Jump Street actually held on rather strong, only dropping 41.3 % and taking another $ 21.3 million to the bank.