Sentences with phrase «lilt of»

Dear «AEL» (I wish you well, whoever you are???) Often forum copy, not unlike email, is so devoid of emotion... can't see the eyes, the raised eyebrows, the lilt of the voice, the timing (iambic pentameter — *** beats to the bar — cadence) It would be so good to show yourself from behind the veil.

Unless you're truly on board with Cortana and want it to know every nuance and lilt of your voice, we're not sold on the prospect of sharing all this information with Microsoft.

Point is, it's not a specific melody or tune, but rather the dancing - lilt of a good old - time fiddle (or cello).

The sequence recalls the progress of forms in early 20th century Russian avant - garde abstraction and the lilt of 1960s» steel constructions by the late Anthony Caro.

From the lilt of your phrasing and the flaws in your grammar, I realized you were Italian, not English.

And there was that lilt of a California 20 - something in her voice.

Moreover, the restless, twitching lilt of the song catches perfectly the light - headedness of early morning — especially if one has stayed up all night, as many of the characters have, for happy or desperate reasons.

Werner is German and has, at times, the commanding lilt of a dominatrix — although one who understands selective Sanskrit.

The lilt of lullaby calms the baby and makes him sleep comfortably.

In that womb time most people would agree that in the last months of pregnancy we feel our mother's rhythms, her wants, her heartbeat, the lilt of her walk the sound of her voice and perhaps even her smile.

Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb - from the lilt of our native language to our soon - to - be-favorite foods.

Not exact matches

John Baker hails from the tiny fishing town of Wesleyville, Nfld., and still speaks with a hint of Maritime lilt.

Her manner of speech and general demeanor are a mix of these different worlds: a laid - back SoCal lilt bundled into direct, no - nonsense sentences.

With the lilt characteristic of a Southern megachurch pastor, Bob Roberts Jr. introduced the most significant Muslim statement on religious freedom in 1,400 years.

Visitors can also grab a meaty burger to go along with their brew at local eateries including 1909, with their famous 1909 Burger or Bison Burger made with a free - range patty, smoked applewood bacon, horseradish havarti, red onion, tomato, wild baby arugula, and garlic aioli; Cork Fire Kitchen's Chef's Grilled Burger with tomato, lettuce, pickles, onions, mayonnaise, choice of aged cheddar, swiss, or pepper jack cheese; Creekside Grille at Wilson Creek Winery serving the Creekside Burger made with natural ground chuck, lettuce, onion, cabernet vinegar pickles, fiscalini white cheddar, and house thousand island on a brioche bun; Crush & Brew, offering three varieties of sliders and full - size burgers (paired with must - indulge French fries) including the Crush Burger with red onion marmalade, brie, and Canadian bacon; E.A.T. Marketplace, serving burgers on Fridays including the EAT Burger made with grass - fed California beef, organic farm greens, fontina cheese, organic salad greens, and house pesto aioli; and the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, serving up The Double D Burger, made with two deep - fried patties, applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, Lilt Burner mayo, lettuce, and tomato.

Lennox Miller remains quiet, speaking softly with the dying remnants of a Caribbean lilt.

You get the feeling that someone like Peres was never a natural leader of Israel — the Polish lilt to his accent, and his limits in terms of military experience, something still so valued in a country which has spent years fighting for its right to exist and still operates mandatory military service, are made much of.

Simply having a French lilt is popular too: 39 % of Canadians agree it's the world's most alluring accent (great news for singles in Montreal and those dating Gatineau!).

A lilt about me Single never been married parent of 2 grt kids one of each 13 & 10 I'm loving caring giving sweet very romantic kind honest faithful sincere humble man I work hard everyday to make sure my kids have what they need I work go home and go to work on my time off I spend with my kids...

Like many other Wakandans, he speaks in English with a South African lilt, an accent that vividly summons up Nelson Mandela and suggests that T'Challa will soon be assuming the role of international diplomat.

The baddies of the piece, brothers Dmitri (Adrien Brody) and Jopling (Willem Dafoe, replete with Max Schreck - style lower - jaw fangs), have a mild germanic lilt, while there is French dialogue from Seydoux and Mathieu Amalric.

Still, what could easily become your grandmother's favorite movie of the year at least gives its star, 21 - year - old Saoirse Ronan (Best Supporting Actress Oscar - nominee for 2007's «Atonement»), a chance to show off her native lilt and alluring azure eyes while shining in an immigrant saga that focuses on the fate of an ambitious plucky career girl.

Screenwriter Eric Heisserer has adapted the novella Story of Your Life by the SF author Ted Chiang; he brings to it a Shyamalanesque lilt, and cleverly finesses the inevitable problem of how to end this kind of story: whether there is going to be any kind of departure.

And Simon Fisher Turner's spooky piano lilts set just the right tone of moody angst.

Soderbergh has assembled a winning group of actors, so no worries on the second front: Craig looks like he's having the time of his life, sporting a southern lilt to go with a bleached blonde dome, while Tatum's downhome charm contrasts perfectly with Driver's standoffish mien.

Blood and semen, guns and dicks — the rationale behind the French phrase for orgasm meaning «a little death» is suddenly stripped of its more romantic lilt.

As Williams was busy doing that, Thomas Newman filled in with Steven Spielberg, lending a melancholy lilt to Bridge of Spies.

USC professor Drew Casper provides a commentary track, though if the common problem of academic commentaries is their dry tone and pile - up of detail, Casper's track, down to the falsely ingratiating lilt in his voice, sounds like a Film 101 professor explaining simple concepts to a class he assumes has never heard of them before.

Its charms rest on its lighter - than - air qualities, and so it doesn't leave much of a mark as it lilts toward a happy ending.

Working out the number of sugar of each drink (Lucozade, Ribena, Coca - cola, Lilt, Tropicana and Innocent) per litre, centilitre in Drinks table worksheet.

Though kindred to Bone Gap in its focuses on desire and disappearance, this is a read - alike of tone: there's a phantasmagorical lilt to Lanagan's writing that fits alongside that of Ruby.

Not only because the writing has a distinct Irish lilt but because each short chapter ends with a musical score for an Irish jig, so unless one happens to be a dab hand on the keyboard, or better still, the fiddle, there is an element of the book that one misses out on (in fact it's a little frustrating that this otherwise wonderful book, winner of the Guardian and Whitbread children's book awards, doesn't come with an attached CD for the musically - challenged amongst us).

For example, if the narrator makes his / her voice lilt slightly at the end of a passage of dialogue, the character sounds hopeful, wistful, possibly cheerful.

The writing is clear and direct, but also has a quiet sort of elegance to it, and an almost musical lilt.

A private tour of Trinity College with fast - track entry to the Book of Kells, a Jaunting Car ride in Killarney, luscious green countryside, dramatic coastal scenery and the «lilt» of Irish voices all make for an exceptional journey.

Located at the EPIC Hotel in Brickell, LILT Lounge is the kind of place where patrons don't have to scream in order to have a conversation.

Lastly, a personal favorite of mine — Lilt Line, which won IGF Mobile's Best Audio award, is a frantic iPhone rhythm game where you pilot a line through dangerous caverns of filthy grime music.

At the Centre for Contemporary Arts, just down the hill from Glasgow School of Art, the exhibition «Lilt, Twang, Tremor» took its title from a quote in Anne Karpf's book The Human Voice, which states that «our lilt, twang or tremor are eloquent beyond words.&raLilt, Twang, Tremor» took its title from a quote in Anne Karpf's book The Human Voice, which states that «our lilt, twang or tremor are eloquent beyond words.&ralilt, twang or tremor are eloquent beyond words.»

Catching people unawares under the bridges, the sound had a haunting, mysterious lilt: Philipsz's work draws on «loss, longing and the power of memory», according to judge Polly Staple, the director of the Chisenhale gallery in London.

I know they breed better accents — Husband and I are quite facinated by the posh lilt to private school kids» conversation — but going by the wild gatherings of private school boys at my not - so - neighbourly neighbours house, pouring fruity lexia down their throats from the cask, it doesn't actually breed better taste or judgement.