Sentences with phrase «hunkered over»

One old, hairy curse on two legs, Keeyaw, the grim reaper of our trees, hunkered over the roots of the Giants, assailing them with his anger and dragging them away to the underworld.

Not an army, or a gathering of many, as I'd learn was the case with his kind, but just one, one beastman like no other, separated from the rest of his kind, Keeyaw of the lank figure and mournful mustaches, low, groveling, hunkered over from the weight of his implements and the white, colorless beard that hung from his face in a way he had no control over.

Over a crackling connection by phone, hunkered over a phone / laptop / car battery arrangement in a Mount Cook parking lot that reeked of some serious number 8 wire engineering on my part, I asked Gill: how?

As the end nears, the NFL has turned into the NFL — the National Arithmetic League — and the American public is holding its breath as Commissioner Pete Einstein hunkers over his calculators, trying to figure out whether Tampa Bay's first victory in history last Sunday will qualify the Buccaneers for a wildcard spot when the playoffs begin on Christmas Eve.

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Still, there are some days where you want to hunker down over your iPad and get some real writing done.

CNN: As sex trade increases around conventions, faith - based groups step up efforts It's 10 p.m. in Charlotte's trendy NoDa district, and a handful of women and one man have hunkered down over French press coffee and pastries.

I think of it hunkered down within itself at the mercy of outside events over which it has no control.

Let me hunker down over a big steaming bowl of this please.

Look for us hunkered down over CBD's Berkshire pork - head carnitas, a dish that represents the cooking at its best: funky, elevated nose - to - tail eating with a decidedly fresh feel.

It was a streamlined crouch which Jean calls his profile d'un oeuf (egg position), because of the shape his upper body assumes as he hunkers down over his skis.

I remember choosing it well over a year ago and thinking that it was just what we should all be doing this time of year as we come in and hunker down, catching our breath from the busy seasons before.

The second I'd hunker down with boppy and baby to nurse, the most incredible thirst of my life would sweep over me and of course, I'd never have a glass in arms reach!!

We took the long, painfully drawn out approach with our first, and I'm thinking for the 2nd, we just need to hunker down and get it over with!

Every evening at dusk, a snowy owl emerged from the old gun emplacement where it hunkered down during the day and flew off over the ocean.

If you want family time: Work together Try a group activity — whether it's camping, gardening, or hunkering down over a puzzle — that allows you to pursue your passion together.

I love hunkering down and watching every snow report from all over the city, taking a walk outside with the pupster, sledding, eating snow cream, having my husband trapped at home and all to myself for a couple days.

So Little A and I have hunkered down all week so I can get over this thing before trick - or - treating tomorrow night.

The scene - building tactic that the film keeps returning to entails the camera hunkering down in a defined space (a frat - house common room, a bar, a dugout) to observe a large group of characters tripping over each other with rapid - fire quips, cutting between them like a little steel ball careening wildly off ramps and spring - loaded slingshots.

The second half of James White is given over to Gail's unalterable condition, and Abbott and Nixon hunker down as their characters travel down a road that only has one final destination.

For all of those hunkered snug in the cold and goin» crazy down by the lake after a year of anticipation over the third season of the FX anthology series Fargo — inspired, of course, by the Coen Brothers dark comedy of the same name, not to mention a buffet - filled bevy of narrative and thematic homages that span across their entire filmography — here's a home baked slice of warm comfort: the official trailer for the long - awaited return has finally been released.

But in schools where there has not been much cultivation of leaders, there is often a hunkering down and just saying, «Well, there's leadership over [t] here and there's teaching over here.»

Styling is always subjective, but in spite of some rather gauche details its long, low form, hunkered down over large rims, does at least stand out on the road as something different.

The race suspension hunkers down over a set of lightweight center - locking wheels measuring 19 x 10.5 inches up front and 19 x 13 inches in back and wrapped by a set of Pirelli racing slicks.

With a nominal 25 mm reduction in ride height over lesser new 911s and running standard 20in wheels shod with 245 / 35 - profile front and significantly wider 305 / 30 - profile rear Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, the new Porsche looks properly hunkered down with the sort of wide track stance and exaggerated wheel camber that wouldn't be out of place in the pitlane at Le Mans.

On the road, the Q60 looks long, low and wide with a hunkered - down stance over its sizable wheels and tires.

From the side, the Stinger's profile has real legs — it stretches out over a long wheelbase and terminates in a hunkered - down fastback shape that features full - band taillights and quad exhaust tips.

Though the EcoBoost looks quite purposeful, hunkered down tight over black - painted wheels, the new Camaro's creases and angles look quite fetching, particularly in our tester's shade of bright yellow.

And with a little more weight over the rear wheels, the Panamera feels firmly planted and hunkered down in corners.

The suspension system that was merrily coasting over imperfect roads moments ago has hunkered down to furiously dampen the chassis at towering speeds.

Through winding back roads, the LC hunkers down over its staggered 21 - inch Bridgestone Potenza S001L tires, keeping it stuck to the pavement.

With fender flares sensuously stretched over that spread - out rubber, the ATS coupe instantly imparts the impression of being more hunkered down: not as drastically bullfrogged as its direct rival, the BMW 4 Series, mind you, but enough to alter its sedan sibling's taller stance.

Abbey's been hunkered down for the past 6 years now, with the Gallaghers firmly in control with over 73 % of the company.

These cannery operations were not much to look at, just a motley assortment of buildings hunkered down over a forest of pilings, and laced together by narrow boardwalks.

The race going on between players is what keeps things intense, but you do have to be careful that people don't become too absorbed as you'll find folk hunkering down over their board and the table going silent, only the occasional grunt of frustrating to be heard amid the furtive glances at other boards to see who is doing what.

It's that time again, where we hunker down and argue over our favorite gaming experiences of 2013.

You'll spend most of your time hunkered behind cover, popping your head over the top to shoot everything from the Swarm to DeeBees (a new, ever so slightly cliche robotic foe introduced near the start of the game) while the screen slowly fills with a bloody COG logo.

With the virtual world taking over people's consciousness, and less and less world coverage, it is possible to hunker down and not notice, but most people are noticing.

Yesterday, while Superstorm Sandy passed over Washington, I hunkered down in front of my television and watched coverage of the storm.

If you've been following my quiz series, then you know ScienceOfRelationship's very own Dr. Benjamin Le and colleagues hunkered down some years ago to crunch numbers on over thirty - thousand dating folks in the U.S., Europe, and Canada.1 When the calculation smoke had cleared, they had something pretty special: a shiny, ranked list of relationship factors that make a difference in whether a couple stays together or breaks up in the future.

British Columbia brokers have hunkered down now for over five years in the belief it is bound to get better.