| In his career, he has played more than 260 professional matches, scoring 78 tries and kicking 100 goals and five drop goals. |
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| The 16-year-old loves nothing better than climbing trees and kicking a ball around with pals on a muddy playing field. |
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| Johnny Moroney, who played on the left wing, scored 14 points, kicking goals as well as scoring a try. |
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| But I also recognise that kicking addictions is terribly difficult, and the time of being admitted to hospital is not the time to try it. |
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| The more places help and support are available, the greater their chances of kicking the costly habit. |
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| However, he viewed the federal government's actions as simply kicking the can down the road without solving the fundamental problems. |
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| For months, in response to the Greek crisis, the eurozone's leaders have been kicking the tin can down the road. |
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| I've always wanted to play cricket for my country, so it felt like they were kicking me in the teeth. |
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| Don't miss it when you get the chance to see it or you'll be kicking yourself when you finally do. |
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| Anyone who left last Saturday's league match early will be kicking themselves. |
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| Many people will be pleased that they got in just in time, but even more will be kicking themselves that they missed out. |
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| We were really kicking ourselves afterwards at having missed such a golden opportunity. |
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| You'll be kicking yourself Monday if you don't take ten minutes today to read this. |
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| There's barely a happy moment to be found, with Cole either recovering from heartbreak, overcoming betrayal or kicking someone to the curb. |
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| The rumor of the weekend, of course, was that the company was hanging out in Finland kicking the tires on a huge potential merger. |
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| The company has begun kicking the tires of online music services as it rethinks its strategy, which hinges on streaming media, not downloads. |
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| With millions of dollars at stake on a single player, it's hard to fault the franchises for repeatedly kicking the tires. |
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| He puts a lot of emphasis on fundamental research, and going out to companies and kicking the tires. |
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| So if you disapprove of this approach to public artworks, now is the time to start kicking up a stink. |
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| People need to shop around and not be afraid of kicking up a fuss if they feel dissatisfied. |
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| Councillors in Ulverston are kicking up a stink about the amount of litter in the town. |
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| Residents in Witham are again kicking up a stink over the aroma emanating from the town's sewage works. |
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| Instead of kicking them when they are down they should be extending a helping hand to the unemployed people. |
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| Working in a bank, it's odd to see that people still have old notes and coins kicking about which they bring in from time to time to exchange. |
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| Those pics are nearly 10 years old, they were kicking about on the net months ago. |
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| That's an awful long time for an application to be kicking around the patent office. |
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| Lowe has been kicking around the British folk music scene long enough to have influenced many of his contemporaries. |
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| They appear to have been kicking around Milwaukee for a good decade now, putting out cassettes and such. |
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| Bands who have been kicking around for a couple of years just aren't interested. |
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| Four armed men forced him out of the car, put a bag over his head after kicking him around and threw him into a minivan. |
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| She tied me up to the tree and started kicking me around until I lost my consciousness. |
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| Chris, Bart, and I have been kicking around the idea of doing a rock opera for four years now. |
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| I think the medication is finally kicking in and that was what I was waiting for. |
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| Today's referee, Jeff Winter, gets the game underway with Charlton kicking off. |
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| With the Premiership season kicking off on Saturday, football has dominated the news, but there's plenty of other sport out there. |
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| He had to be physically restrained after kicking off in the accident and emergency department at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. |
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| Normally, if I'd been delayed by two hours on a train journey, I'd've been kicking off, and grumbling about the state of public transport. |
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| Tomorrow came, and though the wind was still kicking up, Floyd told us to get in the plane anyway, but to leave our gear behind. |
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| This will eliminate unapproved high kicking tees that kickers have used to give their forwards a high hanging ball. |
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| I sorry but such social deviants cant just squat down anywhere you feel, I may go down there tonight and give them a good kicking. |
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| The working class aren't coming in for a kicking as they are traditionally understood, but rather the poor. |
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| As these neds were giving him a kicking, he says he never felt more alive and didn't care what happened to him. |
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| It might seem like a great idea, but giving them a good kicking really isn't the answer. |
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| Fianna Fail has already assumed the crouch position on ground, and is braced for a sound kicking. |
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| The military historian delivers the biggest kicking to the traumatologists. |
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| The politicians came to mix it with the ordinary voters, and they got a kicking. |
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| Shares in World Online have taken a good kicking since it emerged she flogged loads of hers ahead of the float last month. |
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| A kicking beat, guitars deftly playing off each other, and a bass line that was pure nous. |
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| There's a little bit of Walk Like an Egyptian in there, plus brass stabs, a kicking bassline and a bit played on a Theramin. |
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| He'd had to put a kicking strap on him because they were just breaking him to drive single, but he had never offered to kick. |
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| Of course he was in no danger, not with a good kicking strap, new harness, and buggy. |
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| We were kicking over the traces, stepping into our own power and stepping out to get more. |
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| All let their worries go, and went back to their young days kicking up their heels, and having a ball. |
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| Smelling the roses and kicking up your heels while you are still young enough to enjoy it is an aim for many hard-working professionals. |
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| But while property sharks may be kicking up their heels, small-time Plateau landowners and their tenants are bearing the brunt. |
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| But the young ones had something entirely different in mind, and proceeded to run, buck, and twirl on the ice, kicking up their heels. |
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| With the back of her hand she wiped away the moisture from her eyes, mentally kicking herself for getting so emotional over it. |
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| He will be witless and will revel in childish things like fighting and kicking a ball about. |
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| The recruits they train are all volunteers who, unlike draftees dragged kicking and screaming into camp, willingly seek military service. |
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| No wonder tots are frustrated, no wonder they lie on the floor kicking and hollering. |
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| They tied me up like a beast and then they were kneeling on me, kicking and punching. |
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| The kittens are kicking and rolling inside her tummy, they feel like little aliens trying to get out. |
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| The nurse simply laughed at this, observing that I was indeed alive and kicking, and simply moved on to the next passenger. |
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| On the contrary, their availability in computer stores everywhere tells us that it remains alive and kicking. |
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| Windsurfers may be a dying breed in the United States, but the sport is alive and kicking on the Italian Riviera. |
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| Not receiving any response to a knock on the door, the employee let himself in the room in an effort to determine if she was alive and kicking. |
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| Laois were very much alive and kicking and all other pretenders to the crown sat up and took notice after a superb performance at O'Moore Park. |
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| History was alive and kicking on Saturday when around 100 people brought their archaeological finds to Westbury Visitor Centre. |
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| Already, despite a hefty 40 per cent tariff, foreign competition is alive and kicking. |
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| People have been forecasting that for a long time and could I tell you they're still very much alive and kicking. |
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| But the event proved in great style that British brewing is very much alive and kicking. |
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| In the desolate reaches of Africa, the real thrill of hunting a leopard and an elephant is alive and kicking. |
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| Post-revolution, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that Romanian rugby was alive and kicking. |
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| He took a seat on his stool next to the table I was kicking my feet against. |
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| But the trap has usually been laid for the opponent, supported by a strong defense and kicking game. |
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| Underworld yammers on and on about bloodlines and supernatural compost when it should be kicking it up a notch in the action department. |
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| It is up to the bishops to make the decision about laicizing a priest, that is to say kicking him out of the priesthood. |
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| Cleo hit back at him and tore at his arms with her nails, kicking his as hard as she could and yelling even louder than before. |
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| No recognition came to mind and she ambled along, kicking pebbles of dry, golden dirt as she went. |
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| Wasting no time I pulled on my trousers and buckled them, kicking into my shoes and grabbing my shirt and jacket when the door latch opened. |
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| Fighting for air, Allie found her legs and began kicking upward in the frigid water. |
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| What we must do is significantly improve our ball retention and make sure our kicking game is perfect. |
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| Players chip the ball around rather than kicking long to packs so there are fewer marking contests involving more than two players. |
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| The woman pleaded with the man to let her go, and eventually escaped after kicking him in the groin. |
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| So if you have an old fur piece kicking about, pop it on over a tweed skirt teamed with ribbed tights and court shoes. |
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| Now that prices are kicking booty, let's crank open the oil spigots and make up for lost time! |
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| Some of those antiquated attitudes are unfortunately still kicking around, according to Warner. |
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| He became a hobo and rode the rails for several years, quitting a full-ride art scholarship right when it was kicking in. |
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| Lee launched himself like a bullet, kicking up dust over 50 feet tall, leaving a rooster tail of rock and dirt in his wake. |
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| With an all new control system that is intuitive and user friendly, players will be rucking, mauling, and kicking like champions in no time. |
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| Football is kicking rugby off the top spot at some of the region's leading public schools. |
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| The men assaulted the guards, knocking the male to the floor and kicking and punching him while pointing a gun at him. |
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| In a lucid moment Winston found that he was shouting with the others and kicking his heel violently against the rung of his chair. |
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| Both children and adults can participate in activities such as skipping rope, kicking stones, and throwing coins for luck. |
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| Phil Howell produced good tactical kicking and Saracens led 0-29 at the interval. |
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| After all, once Simon's dreams of playing pro soccer ended, they were replaced by an equal passion for a kicking martial art, tae kwon do. |
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| Barry is torn between kicking out the man who is about to despoil his daughter and taking his much needed rent money. |
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| He was seen kicking her on the ground, before making off in the direction of Clapham Old Town. |
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| They go on to become anti-social scallywags who spend their evenings harassing local shopkeepers, kicking in bus stops and mugging other kids. |
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| He spun, kicking his opponent in the gut, then followed through with a backfist, then an uppercut, an elbow, and finally, he backed away. |
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| He went to the front with 700 metres to go and wound the pace up over the penultimate lap before kicking again on the back straight. |
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| Feet, due to their similar shape while in the freestyle or backstroke mode of kicking, may be compared to the thrust of a ship's propeller. |
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| Whether it be in drills or actual sets, whether pulling or kicking, we now use snorkels in all phases of our training. |
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| While waiting outside for the school bus, a couple guys and I were kicking some ice. |
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| The water was tepid and inviting in this evening cold, and Allie slipped in up to her chin, kicking her feet lightly. |
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| Jess would rather spend her time kicking a soccer ball round the park with the boys. |
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| The young boy, scraggly and thin, struggled against him before kicking him in the leg and darting off. |
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| The kicking surface can be the ball of the foot, the flat underside of the foot, or as demonstrated here, using the toes. |
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| Spinning on ball of the foot she swept her leg around, kicking him in the head. |
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| Then Chris got a bang on the head and said he would feel better if I kept on kicking anyway. |
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| Slap bang in the heart of Sligo Town, McGarrigles may not be here at the end of 2003, but they are still alive and kicking. |
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| From rotund one-pot stews and bangers, mash and onion gravy to fork-bending risottos, the diverse menu will soon have you kicking off your heels. |
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| The production promises to live up to the group's current high standard of theatre, kicking off another packed year of top-quality shows. |
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| Matsui, looking to cut the ball off, tried to barehand and ended up kicking the ball into left-center with his right heel. |
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| In conclusion, maximal plantar flexion was reached in only a minority of the kicking actions. |
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| He thrashed madly, slamming his fists down wherever he could reach and kicking wildly. |
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| The band had the audience on the edge as they played the bassline of the song for well over a minute before kicking into it with great effect! |
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| A slow-motion replay revealed that he had deliberately lashed out at an opponent, thuggishly kicking the player's ankle. |
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| More than minor injury is caused by kicking, headbutting or similar forms of assault. |
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| Before the summer was over the timber yard had closed and he was back home, kicking his heels once more. |
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| It's tipping down with rain, Poland are kicking from right to left and Portugal get proceedings underway after Hugh blows his big blue whistle. |
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| I tried an unlocking spell on my prison door, then kicking it with my dragora legs, but the solid metal door remained securely shut. |
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| As a result of the investigation, one Special Forces serviceman was charged with kicking a dead body. |
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| The team's kicking accuracy let them down however, with another four behinds bringing the three quarter time total to ten. |
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| Mom backed the car out of the driveway, kicking up dust on the berm of Old Logan Road as she drove us home. |
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| After embarrassing attempts at kicking with all my might, I was rescued by one of the super-experienced instructors. |
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| Each competitor dons protective padding covering the knees, shins, and feet, and kicking is allowed. |
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| You can see them in the streets of Shiraz, flashes of shocking pink or blue kicking out from under their demur black chador. |
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| Contrary to some misguided beliefs, kicking drugs may be the key to unleashing the true rock and roll spirit. |
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| Donegal were even more wayward in their kicking, not hitting their target with their first six shots on goal. |
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| They then started taunting him and shouted at him before kicking the football into his face. |
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| Improved balance keeps skiers tackling moguls and soccer players kicking forcefully. |
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| Next afternoon a squall out of the southeast is kicking up and our tent shudders against the strong gusts. |
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| The truth is, in this era of free market globalisation, the black economy is alive and kicking. |
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| The horse was moving at a steady gallop, hooves kicking up tufts of dirt and grass. |
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| Rhea jumped up, kicking off from the demon's shoulders, turning a high somersault across the room. |
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| In despair he turned to heroin, later kicking the habit through a method of his own devising. |
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| I turned the heat down in my apartment a few days ago, and since then I've made efforts to bring it back up, but it's still not quite kicking in. |
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| With DJ Bonics kicking things off on the turntables, Wiz treated the crowd to a special live performance later. |
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| He mooched up and down on the gravel path, moodily kicking the gravel and giving a good impersonation of a teenager looking for trouble. |
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| Training in silat includes cultural, spiritual, and mental aspects as well as tumbling, striking, kicking, blocking and agility movements. |
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| The kids are kicking around the house mopily, needing chores, but I haven't got much for them to do. |
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| He pointed at her fine steed, which was currently occupied with kicking his hind legs in the air and stomping and snorting like an unbroken colt. |
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| His bodyguards knocked me unconscious, punching and kicking all over my body. |
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| Ascending with climbing skins is easier than kicking steps, and skis let you make a fast exit when bad weather rolls in. |
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| We strap our skis to our packs, and McLean hands me a ski pole with a Whippet grip before we start kicking our way upward again. |
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| Kale pulled out his sword and slashed at the operative, slicing Lance's arm across the shoulder before kicking him out of the way. |
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| In this game Royal made the mistake of either kicking too deep or not chipping. |
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| The horse leapt out of the stable doors, kicking them open in unison with the thunder. |
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| And where in all this do people have the capacity to make and unmake governments and keep a democracy alive and kicking? |
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| He smashed him across the face and then when he was down starting kicking him. |
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| It showed intelligent, literate and bouncy pop music is still alive and kicking if you look hard enough. |
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| Then he was lying on the floor and staring bovinely as the child's mother was yelling hysterically and kicking him. |
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| McKidd, who plays the leader of the bovver boys, admits he's probably in for a kicking. |
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| It flails and writhes desperately, kicking and screaming, its razor-sharp teeth biting and snapping at the air around it. |
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| The carbon fibre unstayed masts have aluminium wishbone booms which when set are angled down, needing no kicking strap. |
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| Many of them, heedless of the no-wake zone that they were in, were gunning their engines, kicking up huge wakes as they headed straight for us. |
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| He was cantering down the trail towards them, his bald-faced sorrel kicking up dust. |
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| Subjects were also asked about their training, including their weekly distance of breaststroke swimming and kicking. |
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| It's the rotator muscle that provides power during breaststroke and freestyle kicking. |
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| The inside kitchen had a propane-fuelled stove and most of the utensils had been kicking around for generations. |
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| While everyone's attention has been focused on the election results, the Foreign Office has been quietly kicking the UK consul in Romania. |
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| Just as Diego almost cut the cow out of the herd it lashed out kicking furiously and howling. |
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| I mean, it's obviously not a bundle of laughs and you don't go round kicking up your heels and thinking, tra la-la, how lovely. |
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| My boss is off on maternity leave soon, which is kicking off a dreadful bunfight to do her job while she's away. |
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| He let us know of his dissatisfaction by kicking out at the splinter bars behind him. |
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| It was hard not to feel some sympathy for his opponent, who must have been kicking himself afterwards having squandered a two-set lead. |
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| Any wayward kicking will be returned with interest by the English back three. |
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| She put up a good fight, biting, kicking, squealing, and spitting at her two attackers. |
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| As coach, he dragged players who ignored his leads, even if they were kicking goals, and put many players offside. |
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| When Halifax were penalised again for offside he didn't let a second attempt through his grasp, kicking the goal with ease. |
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| In all cases, the parents revealed their offspring were kicking a ball, handling a racquet or racing about before their fifth birthday. |
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| If the family is in the safe room and the intruders are kicking down that door, the carbine, rifle or shotgun comes into its own. |
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| If you're a fan of car crashes, she is being given a real kicking over on the Guardian's election blog. |
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| Next thing you know, Gareth caught the spark and went for the big ollie, kicking it out and severely stomping his heel. |
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| If it's nothing special, why are the first-mentioned group of people kicking up such a stink? |
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| I take a look around the classroom and notice I stand out like the one-legged man in a kicking contest. |
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| The men followed him to the first stop light and then began kicking his cab, shattering the passenger side window and removing a rearview mirror. |
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| Our swimmers do their kicking drills in a streamline position, on their back, and also on their side. |
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| They allowed their forces to gather strength and experience kicking the Germans out of Africa, then Sicily, then up the Italian Peninsula. |
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| He was stripped naked and dragged kicking and screaming to the lawn directly in front of City Hall. |
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| I was starting to do a caesarean section on a really stroppy cow who was kicking and thrashing about all over the place. |
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| They were outmuscled but kept on coming back, kicking unbelievable penalties under pressure. |
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| Armitage, for his part, is nostalgic about Subbuteo, the kicking, flicking football game which features heavily in the novel. |
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| They wanted to pressure me into kicking Walt and his crew off the job and hiring a union subcontractor instead. |
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| No kicking under the table or champing on food during silent grace. No skipping or running in the hallways. |
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| The song's chant-like hook and lush strings make for a kicking, catchy aural carnival. |
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| The guards now took over, kicking and shoving him in the direction of the ablutions. |
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| I took a quick step back before walking forward, lifting my leg, and kicking the door open. |
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| Thanks to harassed arts writers looking for easy targets, mime traditionally gets a bit of a kicking at the festival. |
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| New evidence proved the man he was jailed for kicking to death had never received a kick. |
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| Certain prey like bush pig and warthog, with their razor-sharp tusks, are handled differently from the horned and kicking antelopes. |
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| And if they come from God, then it is a dark and awesome divinity, pulling us towards our fate, kicking and screaming. |
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| The acidity in this wine is mean, and there are unripe gooseberry flavours ready to give your taste buds a good kicking. |
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| His other arm held her remaining hand to the wall also, and she writhed, kicking weakly at him. |
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| While you have to drag me kicking and screaming into sentimental, weepy Disney flicks, this one really got me. |
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| Renae jolted her leg forward at him, kicking Trent's legs crossed on the floor. |
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| On nice days, you can enjoy food and drink while kicking back in an Adirondack chair on the lawn. |
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| The result was that we were treated, if that is the word, to a form of aerial ping-pong, and not very well-directed kicking at that. |
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| His lyrics are offbeat and whip-smart, while the music is stately and pristine yet very much alive and kicking. |
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| Moniker rasped under his breath and yanked the reigns, kicking his steed into action. |
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| As soon as she heard his heavy breathing, she lashed out, kicking anywhere and everywhere. |
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| I lashed out, kicking at his shins, trying to scratch any area of skin that I could reach. |
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| Aged about 12 or 13 years at most, the girl started screaming abuse, crying, lashing out with fists and kicking. |
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| The man finally stops his kicking and he grabs me by my hair and slams me against the wall. |
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| The main man played keepy-uppy, resplendent in a Celtic tracksuit, before kicking a couple of balls into the crowd. |
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| Rather than focusing on punching or kicking opponents, aikido involves using an attacker's own energy to gain control or throw them off. |
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| There was also a lot of aimless and ill-directed kicking from both sides but suddenly England struck and from an unexpected source. |
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| Finally the ball came down on the touchline and Levi was there in a second, kicking the ball into the goal. |
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| For our part, we would greatly prefer to deal with the adjustments that are necessary for robust economic growth, rather than just kicking the can down the road. |
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| As for her most memorable lines, they are demonstrable reworkings of old vaudeville and burlesque gags that had been kicking around since the dawn of creation. |
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| Fine Gael too look as if they may be about to modernise themselves thought there are some music ignoramuses who will have to be dragged kicking and squealing into the new era. |
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| Scotland have an uncanny knack of finding heartbreaking ways of exiting tournaments, of getting the nation's hopes up before kicking them in the teeth. |
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| He scored big with Tommy, then was nearly deported for kicking an NYPD officer in the groin at the Fillmore. |
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| I dare say that the people who said no are kicking themselves. |
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| All in all, Teddy Hall were deserving winners but with sailing at all levels of the University alive and kicking, they'll have to fight to keep the cup next year. |
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| If you miss this show you'll be kicking yourself all winter. |
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| Of course, the football landscape has changed since Gray was kicking a tin can about the streets of Drumchapel, Glasgow, and dreaming of becoming the next Colin Stein. |
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| The entire crowd was in a constant groove, heads bopping and legs kicking up doing the twist, swing dancing, and just plain old quaking and shaking. |
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| Charlize Theron was there, too, God bless, kicking it in 2003 with her portrayal of Aileen Wournos in Monster. |
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| It has been kicking the tin for a year already with cash for us. |
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| He may crave the role of honest voice in the wilderness, but what really pushes North's buttons is giving his old allies in the green movement a right royal kicking. |
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| In particular their kicking was superb as they humbled the Saints in a one-sided contest which saw the equal highest winning margin in the competition's history. |
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| As many of you know, she is kicking the tires of colleges right now. |
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| The baby will come into the world, perhaps kicking and screaming, but babyhood will only be the beginning of a continuing process of growth and change. |
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| The look on a man's face as he is being rugby tackled or when putting 100 per cent effort into hitting or kicking something are quite beyond belief. |
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| She had no idea of the paces we would put her through or do but by Wednesday she was dancing, kicking up her heels, doing a whole number, a tango thing with the dancers. |
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| The National Post is running a column by Colby Cosh that touches on the theme of tolerance, a concept I've been kicking around in my head a lot the past week. |
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| I groaned out loud again, kicking against the floor with my good leg. |
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| On kick-offs, they're squibbing the ball or kicking it short. |
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| A spate of postponements in the north left the morning's leaders Cove Rangers kicking their heels and allowed Huntly to move into pole position in the championship run-in. |
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| Clifford removed General William Westmoreland as Vietnam commander, kicking him upstairs to become Army chief of staff and replacing him with General Creighton Abrams. |
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| And there is no honor in kicking somebody when they are down. |
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| He threatened to give particular employees the kicking of their lives. |
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| My hips were sore and my thighs burned from the repeated kicking. |
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| Butler, who had now taken over the kicking duties from Feeney, looked to have struck the conversion well but into the difficult breeze, the ball sailed narrowly to the right. |
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| The notion has been kicking around since late November and the very fact that it has taken me until late January to look at it shows where it figures on my Richter Scale. |
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| Vanessa shrieked, bucking and squiggling, kicking and flailing. |
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| Well, thankfully I don't have a gun kicking around my New York apartment. |
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| Some of the songs on here have been kicking around for years. |
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| Now a light rain began to fall, and the three queens began kicking up mud in their wake, splattering themselves and everyone as they sped for the finish. |
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| He got sucked into trouble and appeared before the courts on charges of failing to stop after an accident, burgling an unoccupied building and kicking a car. |
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| We were kicking around Napa when we stumbled upon the CIA's campus, and I remember hearing their food was great and their prices were relatively cheap. |
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| The bold Jamie adds them to his salsa verde, a kicking green sauce which he makes from parsley, mint, basil, anchovies, capers, garlic and chopped gherkins. |
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| You've been kicking us around for three years, and we've had enough of it. |
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| Flutey's kicking nightmare continued as he fluffed the conversion and Hodgson slotted another three points on the stroke of half-time to rub salt into the wound. |
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| Teachers, students and school administrators have joined forces to find ways of dealing with troubled students without kicking them out of school. |
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| We've been kicking around ideas for a change in basic format for quite some time now, and our Managing Editor is the driving force behind the entire scheme. |
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| I have spent enough autumns wandering around the fading glory of the summer garden kicking myself as I remember that I should have planted autumn crocus. |
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| I don't know why, but sweet ice tea never tastes better than when you're kicking back in a lawn chair, belly full, sleepy eyes drooping as you listen to the band. |
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| The aughts went out like a cranky kid last night, kicking and screaming until the bitter end. |
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| With a spate of layoffs kicking in, worrying about your 401 starts to look like a high-class problem. |
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| California Republicans detest him, and they're torn between working with him to pass a budget or throwing all their weight behind kicking him out of office. |
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| It is time for FIFA and Uefa to act by kicking the team out of the world cup and send the clearest signal possible that the football authorities will not tolerate racism. |
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| The new independents movement is alive and kicking in small towns and in the neighborhoods of big cities, where storefronts are joining the battle. |
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| There they were, kicking it with George Stephanopoulos, when Dowd burst out with this observation on the Shutdown Showdown. |
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| I squealed, kicking my feet as he opened the door and slid out. |
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| Anil's father went to the UK to study but ended up kicking over the traces and having his hair cut, which was tremendously rebellious for his community at the time. |
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| The spring show will build on this success by kicking off the trade season with an entire slate of new records for number of buyers, exhibitors, scale, and selection. |
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| Most of these characters are, spiritually speaking, kicking a dented can down a dusty road. |
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| She doesn't seem to have twigged that if I've been sailing since I was six, mostly in a Wayfarer, I've had to dodge quite a few booms and guillotine-like kicking straps. |
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| Along the East Coast, towns hard hit by superstorm Sandy are kicking off summer. |
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| You stick your fingers up in anger as you wheelspin away in your old banger, kicking out enough fumes to create another twenty foot hole in the ozone. |
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| He was a tyre kicker, a time-wasting pauper who when he sees a cart for sale walks around it kicking the steel tyres as though he has the necessary. |
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| I used to love doing that, jumping feet first into quivering mountains of brown and red, kicking my way through the gutters where the leaves collected best. |
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| His brotherly instincts were kicking into high gear, no doubt. |
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| Sharpton later accused Ryan of kicking a blind man in a scuffle with demonstrators. |
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| And withdrawing from the non-proliferation Treaty or kicking out U.N. nuclear inspectors would implicitly do the same thing. |
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| In 1977, Wes and 1 rediscovered a fossil-rich Eocene lakebed in the small northeastern Washington town of Republic by kicking over a stone at the edge of the main street. |
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| Or how kicking a reaction-less eunuch in the crotch over and over again is comedy. |
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| The world's best kicking coach is quite the most lovely shade of bronze. |
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| About 10 attackers jumped on top of me, punching and kicking me. |
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| On the night George Zimmerman was acquitted, for instance, the NAACP was kicking off its annual meeting in Orlando. |
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| The baby starts kicking and Claire moves her hand on to her stomach. |
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| With the game being a drudgery of spilled balls, abject kicking and woeful execution of the few scoring opportunities that were created the mind wandered. |
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| Some of the blacktrackers in the South Australian Police Force are rigged in smart uniforms a la white troopers, whereat the said troopers are kicking. |
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| A debate is under way among ministers, kicking around the alternative vote system, which allows voters to name their second as well as first choice. |
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| There were the sounds of punching and kicking, objects being broken, grown-ups begging for mercy, children crying, chickens clucking, dogs yelping and pigs squealing. |
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| They raise the profile of particular bands amongst their mates at school, skateparks, blue light discos, or wherever else the yoof are kicking it these days. |
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| The book was timely, arriving at a time when youth culture was just kicking off in Britain, and linked nicely with the existentialist thought slowly filtering in from France. |
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| She would attack anyone who went into her field, kicking, biting, lashing out and rearing and the more people tried to frighten her away, the worse she became. |
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| Now in his 60s, Clough is very much alive and kicking, as alert and acerbic as ever, and still with a myriad of views to express on any subject you care to mention. |
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| Sabrina has been kicking about the slopes of New Zealand for the last few years, bagging herself a steezy set of tricks and some amazing skills on the mountain. |
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| David was sent off for kicking another player after a tackle. |
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| This was late 1986, and Doolin's music scene was alive and kicking. |
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| His men were playing a banjo tune and kicking up their heels. |
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| As the rest tried to circle around him, he crossed his arms over his chest and began the Kazachoc Slavic dance, squatting and kicking each one squarely. |
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| After some lean years, the spirit of indie US cinema is alive and kicking again and this may be the most anarchic romantic comedy since the heyday of screwball. |
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| The mountain received enough rain and frost in recent weeks that the dirt is wet, he explained while kicking away a layer of leaves to expose the earth beneath. |
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| In kicking off the season by claiming five straight victories without the loss of a goal, possibilities for United and Ferguson have begun to be reappraised tentatively. |
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| Emily nodded slowly in agreement while kicking a box to the corner. |
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| I have seen teams win gruelling matches through good goal kicking. |
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| He also excels at getting off his kicks in a hurry, achieving desirable hang time, placing the ball inside the opponent's 20-yard line and directional kicking. |
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| I have seen victims of brutal assaults where head kicking has taken place. |
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| For the last minute, Clarence had been lying on his back, shimmying and kicking his legs, almost as if he was listening to James Brown and dancing, but upside down. |
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| It's a brute of a soundwave kicking me in the back of my neck. |
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| They respond by kicking him and smashing him repeatedly from behind with an iron pipe until he is on the restraining conveyor belt that carries him to the stunner. |
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| I'm currently having terrible trouble kicking the smoking habit. |
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| They say promises to begin the New Year afresh by giving up smoking or junk food are broken so quickly we become convinced that kicking a bad habit is beyond our control. |
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| For example, what is with this ritual of kicking and punching the corner flag after scoring? |
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