| 单词 | spanner |
| 例句 | Presumably—since he had sometimes seen her with oily hands and carrying a spanner—she had some mechanical job on one of the novel-writing machines. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A young Beta- Minus mechanic was busy with screwdriver and spanner on the blood-surrogate pump of a passing bottle. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She fell on her knees, threw open the bag, and tumbled out some spanners and a screwdriver that filled the top part of it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z So it was Mrs White in the study with the spanner, all along. Is Amazon's literary whodunnit really a scandal? 2010-04-19T12:01:00Z “The current process, which pushes the majority into blame, often against their will, can really put the spanner in the works,” Shepherd says. ‘We're very close. We couldn't not be’: the secret to a friendly divorce 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The actor had a face that elicited many similes, among them "a stone archway" and "a bag of spanners". Pete Postlethwaite obituary 2011-01-03T18:27:54Z That may be true, but someone appears to have stuck a spanner in his time machine – he's definitely heading backwards. Cold Cave: Cherish the Light Years - review 2011-03-31T22:00:02Z The resurrected woman hits the demon on the head with a spanner and he explodes into burning ashes. 'Kickass girls killing monsters': is Warrior Nun the next Stranger Things? 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z The cathedrals and their continuing life threw a spanner in the works of English reformed Protestantism, directly confronting many of its cherished beliefs. Our Church by Roger Scruton – review 2013-06-19T11:29:56Z You don't ask a plumber what sort of spanner he or she is using; you just want to know that the pipes won't leak when they're done. Jon McGregor: My desktop 2012-06-20T09:06:32Z It wasn’t “A Doll’s House,” but it threw a spanner into the central premise of romantic comedy, the idea that if it’s true love, it’s made to last. Mindy’s Happy Ending 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z While calamities such as floods, communal riots, and terror attacks did not deter them, when COVID-19 hit India last year, it threw a spanner in their works. Mumbai’s dabbawalas delivered thousands of lunches a day — lockdown changed everything 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z But then, this is the problem with approximately 93% of all modern "horror" fare: it assumes the viewer is a spanner. Lightfields: a supernatural chiller that assumes all its viewers are idiots 2013-02-23T11:50:42Z But the artist is asking locals to provide 250 spanners to complete the landmark in style. Spanners search for Welshpool artist 2014-04-16T11:45:43Z Spielberg was about to throw a spanner in the works. Oscars 2013: how Argo beat Lincoln 2013-02-25T08:47:00Z Ms Waghorn said the part of the metal and stone sculpture made from spanners would be welded together to form the engines's cab. Spanners search for Welshpool artist 2014-04-16T11:45:43Z It’s a convenient spanner to throw in, an easy way to up the stakes, and even easier to move on from. Lights, camera, depression: Why does mental illness on TV rarely look like real life? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Then the Screen Actors Guild threw a spanner in the works by preferring Denzel Washington’s booming cinematic replay of his Tony-winning stage triumph in Fences, and all bets were off. 'And the Oscar will go to' … who shall win the 2017 Academy Awards, and why 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z An artist is looking for people to donate 250 spanners for an artwork that is destined to adorn a mid Wales town. Spanners search for Welshpool artist 2014-04-16T11:45:43Z It was lusty and passionate and all, "Excuse me, could you just move that spanner?" My first X-rated movie 2010-08-12T21:46:00Z In these cases, the gene codes for a vital metabolic protein – and to harm it is to throw a huge spanner in the works. Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z OK, that puts a tiny spanner in things. Will the Labyrinth sequel work without David Bowie and Jim Henson? 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z At one point, the special little spanner used for this was unavailable and the registrar called for a toolkit from the maintenance department. How Comrade Ilizarov saved my leg 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z But a spanner is thrown into Kit’s calculations when Dr. Severin recruits a high-flying prodigy to work on the grant, leaving just one slot open. Competing Scientists Plus a High-Stakes University Lab Equals Murder 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z We've got another leading heart surgeon with his supercar and he's dangling a spanner under the bonnet, to show where we are with heart-fixing at the moment, it's still like a mechanical problem. Horizon: How to Mend a Broken Heart and The World's Worst Place to Be Gay? 2011-02-15T07:59:01Z "If it's not done right, it's going to look and sound like a sack of spanners." Beatles musical has London launch 2012-08-23T16:45:49Z Then the instruments were laid out: xylophone-like creations fashioned from toilet pipes, cymbals made from bicycle wheels, daisy chains of spanners for chimes, and piles of rubbish to be battered with whatever was to hand. Spirit of the underground: dance 2011-01-30T21:30:00Z Johan Wieth explosively conjures brittle melodies and clankingly metallic chords, but handles his guitar with all the outward joy that a mechanic might a spanner. Iceage – review 2013-02-27T17:47:07Z My own method is oily rag and spanners. Jeanette Winterson: teaching creative writing 2012-05-18T21:50:01Z One critic said he resembled an unmade bed or a bag of spanners. Michael Sheen, Passengers and why Hollywood's hottest leads need a quirky Brit 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z What I liked about the book that would appeal to older readers is that at the end of the story there is a spot the difference puzzle and a spot the spanner game. Mum's Cronky Car by Anita Pouroulis - review 2012-11-17T12:00:00Z The search to find a planet-friendly way to get rid of rubbish remains a tough race, however, as seemingly every year a new trend comes along to throw a spanner in the works. How AI can help process waste and increase recycling 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z EU member states agreed on the sanctions late on Friday after hectic last-minute haggling, after Poland temporarily threw a spanner into the works. EU adopts fresh sanctions amid vow to ramp up pressure on Moscow 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Europe, most notably Germany, is keen to build a hydrogen value chain, amid a halt in cheap Russian gas supplies that has thrown a spanner in Germany's efforts to keep industry competitive. Thyssenkrupp Uhde aims to double sales, open to co-owners 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The ECB has been looking to support the economy's green transition but an unexpected surge in inflation along with rising interest rates has thrown a spanner in the works, requiring a new approach, Schnabel argued. ECB must step up efforts to 'green' monetary policy, Schnabel says 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z They found Milburn went into Ms Jones’ bedroom and hit her with either a hammer or heavy spanner, inflicting fatal head injuries. Anglesey murder: Buddug Jones's partner jailed for 20 years 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The only spanner in the works is the sobering sums involved. The ships full of gas waiting off Europe’s coast 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Two spanners have recently been thrown in the works. Scotching the trade deal with India? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Biker jackets were paired with skirts bearing cutouts, shimmering silver jackets were cropped and had large shoulders, while prints on colourful dresses depicted spanners and bolts. Gucci surprises with twin-themed show at Milan Fashion Week 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z He almost threw a spanner in the works during a 2020 radio interview, where he declared: "I promise you now, no one younger than me is bothered about grime". Aitch on his rise to fame: 'I've still got goals to achieve' 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z "Honestly, 2020 was just such a different kind of learning environment and everything and it did throw a spanner in the works." he said. Students reveal 'tough' reality of exams post pandemic 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z But a mystery injury, sustained in the 4x100m relay, may have stuck a spanner in the works for the Commonwealths. Home nations stars to watch at the Commonwealths 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z "Pupils came home upset, disappointed and disadvantaged. It's just thrown a lot of spanners into the works," he said. GCSE and A-levels: Mistakes in AQA papers caused ‘pupil distress’, Ofqual says 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z A weakening growth picture outside the United States too is battering investor confidence, as war in Ukraine threatens an energy crisis in Europe and lengthening lockdowns in China throw another spanner into supply chain chaos. Shares drop as stubborn U.S. inflation stokes worries on rates, economy 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Steven Gerrard's side are 10 points behind Wolves and unlikely to force their way into the European reckoning, but will love nothing more than throwing another spanner in the works of Bruno Lage's side. What to look out for as Premier League returns 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z A further delay would put another spanner in the works for the facility just as a broader approval process reaches its final stages. Tesla faces day of reckoning on water supply for planned German plant 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z He said these measures “have thrown a spanner in the works of economic and social development and scientific and technological progress of the targeted countries.” US and Russia clash over use and impact of UN sanctions 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The announcement of the Met Police investigation has inserted a spanner in the works - especially as all contentious evidence had been given to the police by the cabinet office last week. Why has Sue Gray's report not yet appeared? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Omicron threw a spanner in the works before Christmas, with a highly transmissable variant of Covid spreading quickly, just as the booster vaccination programme was ramping up. Covid-19 in Wales: Five key figures to keep an eye on 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z "We still haven't figured out whether this is a spanner in the works or a fly in the ointment," Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Director General Subhas Menon said of Omicron. Asia airlines hope Omicron setback will be short-lived 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z The spanner in the works has been a fresh resurgence of the Delta Covid variant in a country still pursuing a complete elimination strategy with every outbreak. Winter Olympics 2022: Testing times in the Chongli mountains 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z But with the next federal election just a few months away, the conservative government is aiming to throw an American-style spanner into the — some say overly — streamlined process. Australia leader pushes voter ID law, courting right-wing support before election 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z "It's another spanner in the works of the artisan. We are a family business and don't have much economic muscle." Bad recipe: World’s baking champion struggles with energy price spiral 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But new paperwork needed for the post-Brexit seascape put a spanner in the works. Lone French fisherman left adrift in UK-France fishing spat 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But nine times out of 10 there's something that throws a spanner in the works. My Day at COP26: 'It's my job to keep the summit fed - sustainably' 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z His colleagues presented him with a ceremonial spanner and unveiled a plaque in his honour on Wednesday. Gloucester mechanic retires after 75 years with same company 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The pandemic threatened to throw a spanner in the works, but the Indian team stayed on the extra year in the Sports Authority of India campus in Bengaluru revising their lines, devising their plans. Indian women's hockey: Sixteen stories of struggle, one tale of triumph 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z And then former champion Wilder threw a spanner in the works after an arbitration ruling stated Fury must fight the American for a third time next. Will Fury v Joshua ever happen? 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Norway's oil and gas industry is counting on renewable power from hydro plants to cut emissions from its offshore platforms but rival demand from the green economy is putting a spanner in the works. EU watchdog tells banks to have a 10-year climate plan 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z But that's not discouraging environmentalists from throwing spanners in the works. Explainer: What’s happening with Tesla’s $7 billion German ‘gigafactory’? 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z League One: In the game they’re all talking about, Blackpool have become the latest side to throw a spanner in the works of Sunderland’s automatic promotion push. Newcastle v West Ham plus EFL latest: Saturday clockwatch – live! 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z "But physics has a habit of throwing up spanners in the works." Microsoft-led team retracts quantum 'breakthrough' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z It really throws a spanner into the works in terms of getting viral transmission under control. Public health doctor on pandemic holiday travel: "It sucks, but cancel your plans" 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z A teenager who beat a schoolboy to death with a spanner has told a court he did not think his friends would accept him if he was gay. Alex Rodda death: Murder accused 'embarrassed about sexuality' 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z "It's a borderline decision for us and we still don't know if there's something in the legislation that will throw a spanner in the works," he said. Covid-19: Lockdown restrictions lift across NI 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “But there’s a few potential spanners in the works, so people are thinking: ‘Lets just hold off pushing the market even higher,’ and that’s why everything’s just stopped where it is.” Pound teeters, dollar dithers as traders look to Brussels 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Having said all of that, about Trump not being able to stop the transition of power, it’s not beyond the realms of possibility for him to throw some spanners into those works. US election 2020: Biden to announce Covid taskforce as Trump still protests defeat– live updates 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z But for her friend Emmelia Georgio, 24, from Cyprus, the prospect of a second lockdown would throw a spanner into the final year of her Masters in dance movement psychotherapy. Second lockdown 'inevitable': Views on tighter rules 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z He accepted he hit Alex at least 15 times on the head with the spanner after driving to remote woodland. Alex Rodda death: Murder accused 'embarrassed about sexuality' 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z But this year, there is a spanner in the works. Australia’s sheep left without shearers as Covid halts travel from New Zealand 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z “These are my bolts, nuts, spanners these days,” he said jokingly, pointing to cabbages, carrots, tomatoes, onions and potatoes packed in the back of the pickup. Many Zimbabweans sell goods from their cars in hard times 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z “The only concern is the United States. That’s a spanner in the works.” China rally triggers gains in European cyclical stocks 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z The boom in demand for spare parts was a spanner in the works for Claudia Watts, a data ecologist using her time on furlough to do some DIY on her old bike. Will you really have to wait until 2021 for a new bike? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z These new shows, along with Chinese government restrictions on people's movements as a result of the coronavirus threw a spanner in the works for reality TV producers. Live TV moves to livestreaming in virus-hit China 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Companies including Disconnect.Me and Jumbo act as something like a digital concierge for their users, tweaking privacy settings, deleting sensitive data and throwing a spanner into the inner workings of surveillance capitalism. Internet privacy: the apps that protect you from your apps 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z EU leaders were beginning to wonder if the UK could continue as a full member if it was prepared to put spanners in the works of integration whenever it had a grievance. Farewell Europe: the long road to Brexit 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z There are no books on these east Belfast shelves, instead they're filled with spanners, sewing machines and saws. The library which lends tools instead of books 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z To these, I add my own questions, which include: what kind of spanner doesn’t back up their novel? There’s a lot to hate in Love Actually. But it’s also the ultimate Christmas fantasy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Getting content to go viral required creating what Ressa called an “information cascade,” generated by “niche accounts” linked to “boundary spanners” whose social media connections crossed social groups, classes and geographical areas. The Journalist vs. the President, With Life on the Line 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The other spanner in Thomas’ wheel was partly of his own making and part rotten luck. After Tour hit single, 2018 champ Thomas has good B-side too 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z He said when he started working he dealt with "basic and simple" 1930s cars that required "a greasy spanner". Mechanic retires aged 80 after 63 years in job 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z “Brexit headlines have thrown a spanner in their works for the sheer number of characters moving the currency on a daily basis.” Rage within the machine: Brexit headline blizzard overloads FX algos 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z But before long, Smith throws spanners in the works. Review: Jeffrey Kahane returns to L.A. Chamber Orchestra with Mozart and more 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z And if he does a number on them as West Ham United boss tonight, he’ll throw a spanner in the works of their latest championship challenge. West Ham United v Liverpool: Premier League – live! 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z “Without any pathologist throwing a spanner in the works and making Dag and his colleagues into martyrs.” Inside the weird, sinister world of apartheid’s secret mercenaries 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr Pompeo had barely caught his breath when President Trump threw another spanner into the works, posting a tweet threatening Turkey with 'economic devastation.' Why the Khashoggi crisis is far from over 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z This process is evident in a writer’s urge to change tack, to throw a spanner in the works. In these dark times, embracing laughter is an ethical choice | Charlotte Wood 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z In the latest demoralising example, Steve Smithers was prevented from flying for the crime of carrying spanners, in case he used them to “dismantle the plane” instead of adjusting his wheelchair. Travelling while disabled is hell. We need major change – and kindness | Penny Anderson 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z But a spanner was thrown in the works at the US box office, in the shape of Denzel Washington. The Equalizer 2 beats Mamma Mia in the US 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Rain is forecast though, so that could throw a spanner in the works. Spanish Grand Prix: F1 – live! 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z As they had done against the All Blacks in Chicago, Ireland spoiled the party, and threw the first spanner in Eddie Jones’ England machine. England v Ireland: Six Nations – live! 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Canada threw a spanner in the works at the Apec summit in Vietnam last year, derailing efforts to finalise the deal. Trans-Pacific Partnership revived after 11 nations agree to trade deal – without US 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z He argues that providing girls with 12 years of good-quality education is “the Swiss army knife, the universal spanner” to tackle a range of problems, from radicalisation to poverty – and in particular, population growth. Boris Johnson: 'Let us have a grown-up conversation with our American friends' 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Not to win any Premier League rights - which admittedly seems an unlikely outcome - would be a spanner in the works of that model. Premier League TV rights battle kicks off 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z The character, with pencils and a spanner in her hair, is described as "intelligent, ingenious and inventive". Little Miss Inventor joins Mr Men range 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z That same month the PNG supreme court threw a large spanner in the works, declaring the centre and its detention of asylum seekers and refugees illegal under the country’s constitution. Manus Island: dark chapter of Australian immigration poised to close 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z After a series of loans that he spent on a hammer, spanners, saw, plane and a square set, he was able to launch his now thriving business. Food in a fragile world 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Home of the Scottish parliament and another potential spanner in the Brexit works. Andrew Rawnsley’s A to Z of Brexit 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z In recent years, as Washington has become more ungovernable, there's been a growing literature about the inoperability of the constitution, and how its checks and balances have acted more like spanners in the works. 100 days: America in a time of Trump - BBC News 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z But in recent days, extra provisions requested by the White House put a considerable spanner in the works. US government shutdown: How did we get here again? - BBC News 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Italy were expected to be fodder for Eddie Jones' England at Twickenham on Sunday, but exploited the intricacies of the laws to throw a spanner in the works as the hosts spluttered to victory. Six Nations 2017: Jeremy Guscott on Scotland, England, Wales & Ireland 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Rosberg stunned Formula One, and threw a spanner in Mercedes' plans for 2017, when he announced his retirement on Friday five days after winning his first world title in Abu Dhabi. Mercedes have to consider Alonso, says Wolff 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z And there is another big spanner in the works: the US constitution has a provision that could potentially make life difficult for Mr Trump. Trump to trust in daughter power - BBC News 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Anyone who has seen the documentary Weiner may not have been entirely surprised that it was former congressman Anthony Weiner who threw a late spanner in the works of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. WikiLeaks emails: what they reveal about mechanics of Clinton’s campaign 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z And there is another big spanner in the works for both presidential candidates: the US constitution has a provision that could make life very difficult for either of them. US election 2016: Trump and Clinton trust in daughter power - BBC News 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z "In order to destroy terrorists in Syria it is necessary to act together, and not put a spanner in the works of partners. Because the rebels exploit that in their own interests." Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Her ouster less than four months ahead of the games for alleged budget violations was one of many spanners in the works of Brazil’s Olympic preparations and impacted the opening ceremony itself. Rio delivers a simple, but spirited, Olympic welcome 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z "This is not the moment to throw a spanner into the works, with growth picking up," Sapin said. Smelly bins, pickets plague France on eve of Euro soccer kickoff 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The Victorian man was trapped under the capsized tinnie and drowned while his 72-year-old friend hurled spanners and spark plugs at the croc in a desperate bid to keep it at bay. Woman feared dead after crocodile attack in far north Queensland 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z “Why are they pushing this? Because they’re trying to put a spanner in the works — they don’t want us to progress.” World Digest: May 20, 2016 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z As such, the Eagles’ preferred plan would be to let Wentz develop for a year behind Sam Bradford – but the latter has thrown a spanner in the works by demanding a trade. NFL mock draft: Rams go for Goff, Eagles take Wentz, and Chargers nab Ramsey 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z They will also deploy devices called gap spanners on the hull of the station to facilitate the movement of crew members on future spacewalks. Russian cosmonauts ready for ISS spacewalk - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z If they turn a spanner, their body tries to rotate in the opposite direction. What could possibly go wrong on a spacewalk? - BBC News 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z He mimics the rapid arm movements of someone tightening bolts with a spanner. End of the road draws near for Land Rover Defender 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z But Saudi Arabia is not the only nation being accused of plotting to throw a spanner in the works: the Financial Times reports that China is trying to weaken the agreement being negotiated in Paris. Paris climate talks, day 10: What we’re reading 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Analysts say such delays tarnish the US’s international standing and blame spanners thrown in the works by which ever party is out of the White House at the time. US ambassadors in diplomatic limbo as they wait for Senate approval 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Alexander Pacteau, 21, was jailed for a minimum of 23 years after admitting bludgeoning the 24-year-old with a spanner and strangling her in his car. Karen Buckley murder: Alexander Pacteau appeals against sentence - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Under that philosophy, by intervening in the market in the hope of making the outcome ‘fairer’, we only throw a spanner in the works. Money matters 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Vast trade-union banners rich with symbols—masonic eyes, spanners, linked hands—hang like ecclesiastical tapestries from the walls and ceilings. The land that Labour forgot 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Throw spanners into the works of international diplomacy? Is it worth making enemies of Russia, Qatar over football? 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Then I poach spanner crab really gently in oil and cook the linguine, then just toss it through at the end with tons of fresh chiffonade lime leaf. E.P. & L.P.'s Louis Tikaram digs up favorite Fijian flavors 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z For Italy, they will hope three games in Rome will give them a chance to upset the favourites and throw a spanner into the works, rather than the typical wooden spoon. Six Nations - all you need to know 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z So let's be grateful that it was a Facebook engineer dropping a virtual spanner into the pipes, not a fiendish hack attack, that disrupted the network this time. Facebook - lessons from the panic 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z We've seen traders hitting the side of a boiler with a spanner to make it seem as if the work has continued into the next charging band. How to get a decent plumber 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z They get an adjustable spanner and a screwdriver. What workers hate about TV depictions of their profession 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z But the dramatic drop in cases in Liberia, although reason to celebrate, could throw a spanner in the works, because it's harder to demonstrate that a vaccine protects people when fewer people are at risk. Ebola vaccines move closer to ultimate test 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z "It's the principle of the spanner - the longer the spanner the less force you have to apply in order to shift the nut," Andrews says. How easy is it to push a plane? 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Far Cry 4 throws a spanner into the narrative that Ubisoft lost its mojo this year, by which I mean the Assassin’s Creed Unity debacle, though “debacle” probably overstates the issue. The 10 Craziest Things I've Done in Far Cry 4 So Far 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z "We've had cases where we've seen traders hitting the side of a boiler with a spanner to make it seem as if the work has continued into the next charging band." How to get a decent plumber 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z “We think changing the council tax system would help level the playing field without putting a spanner in the works of the property market.” Ed Miliband promises £2.5bn ‘time to care’ fund to transform NHS 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z However, there’s one spanner in the works here. Quindell Wins A Valueless Libel Victory Over Gotham City Research 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Boundary spanners connect engineers to a solid “in the gut” understanding of market timing and customer needs. Who are your organization's superheroes? Hint: Look beyond the C-Suite 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z And the Scot always taped a spanner inside his cockpit from then on. Spa remains a track for all the ages 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z But a petition against his re-employment has thrown a spanner in the works, quickly going viral and gaining coverage across national media. Ched Evans is a rapist – he does not deserve to waltz back to Sheffield United 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z What we are suggesting is that somehow the anaesthetic molecule is putting an electronic spanner in the works. Electron Theft, Not Drug Effects, May Be How Anesthesia Knocks People Out 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z “I hope that our Western partners will not put a spanner in the works,” he said. Ukraine Agrees to Red Cross-Led Aid Mission 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Sometimes boundary spanners are the executives — those who plan strategic communication down into the organization so that every part knows how it connects with the others. Who are your organization's superheroes? Hint: Look beyond the C-Suite 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z It was only when Bondurant crossed the road and borrowed a spanner from some spectators that they succeeded. Spa remains a track for all the ages 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z "I hope that our Western partners will not put a spanner in the works," he said. Ukraine Agrees to Red Cross-Led Aid Mission 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Mr Harty's real passion from childhood was in engineering, with screwdrivers and spanners as common in his schoolbag as pencils, and a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD followed. Silicon dairy farming in rural Ireland 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Removing the right of one country to block decisions was supposed to speed things up in the EU by stopping the UK and others throwing spanners in the works. Humiliating defeat for David Cameron pushes Britain towards EU exit 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z These people are rare indeed, and they are the most important people in your organization: Meet the “boundary spanners.” Who are your organization's superheroes? Hint: Look beyond the C-Suite 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Now the former Germany striker is trying to put a spanner in the works of their latest campaign and help his current United States squad into the knockout stages. Klinsmann and Loew put friendship on hold for World Cup 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The title is a pun on the British term “a spanner in the works,” similar to the American expression “a monkey wrench in the works.” Imagine all the artwork: Lennon trove at auction 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The title is a pun on the British term "a spanner in the works," similar to the American expression "a monkey wrench in the works." Imagine all the artwork: Lennon trove at auction 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Advani, a wily old lion of Indian politics, may still be capable of throwing a spanner in the works. India Ink: A Doyen’s Rebellion 2014-03-21T15:16:26Z Boundary spanners connect product, marketing, and strategy into one wide-reaching conversation — bringing all concerned closer to market truth and good decision-making. Who are your organization's superheroes? Hint: Look beyond the C-Suite 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z "He said: 'Don't worry, this is my last run for the day. When I've finished, send an Englishman down with a spanner and you can have mine.'" Scandal and drama at the Winter Olympics 2014-02-02T21:33:13Z “It will be cool if an old hippy can throw a spanner in the big FBI machine.” Silk Road Vendor Filing Claim For Seized Bitcoins, Argues He Sold Only Legal Items 2014-01-31T14:00:00Z The men followed a "silent routine", as the enemy sonar operator would have literally been able to hear a spanner drop on the Ocelot. Life on a British Cold War submarine 2013-12-12T01:43:53Z Usually something happens to put a spanner in the works. Lawro's predictions 2013-11-28T20:49:14Z Boundary spanners bring together groups and individuals who would otherwise be isolated in context and insight to their functional specializations. Who are your organization's superheroes? Hint: Look beyond the C-Suite 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The gates are made of scrap metal items including spanners, chains, car parts and axes. Bob Dylan: From electric to metal 2013-11-17T02:55:28Z And if all treasuries were tainted by the impossibility of knowing which were actually in default, well a spanner the size of an asteroid would be inserted into the global system for manufacturing loans. Onset of the storm 2013-10-01T08:18:15Z Vladimir Putin is often accused of sticking spanners in the works of international diplomacy. Russia's nimble footwork on Syria 2013-09-11T09:09:27Z For instance, America, home to some of the largest technology firms, is much warier than France of throwing a spanner in the works of the digital economy. Corporate taxation: A call to action 2013-07-19T11:06:14Z Having identified natural boundary spanners, it is valuable to focus on retaining them. Who are your organization's superheroes? Hint: Look beyond the C-Suite 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z One potential spanner in the works is the weather. Giro d'Italia 2013: stage 12 - live! 2013-05-16T12:01:00Z If the reader is a computer, as is more and more prevalent, the restrictions are a spanner in the works. Licence restrictions: A fool's errand 2013-03-27T22:50:27.353Z Michael Stephens, researcher at the Royal United Services Institute in Doha, said Alkhatib's resignation throws a spanner into the summit. Moderate face of Syrian uprising quits 2013-03-24T16:42:18Z The country's inconclusive election threw a spanner in the EU works, insofar as Italian voters rejected austerity and sent a defiant message to the leading eurozone nations. Morrisons needs Ant, Dec and Dalton to put on a show 2013-03-10T00:04:07Z In August last year, Switzerland threw a huge spanner into the works. A scheme designed to net trillions from global tax havens is being scuppered 2012-11-22T21:00:02Z Going forward, the spanner in the works for Mr Osborne's debt reduction plans will probably be weak economic growth. Government borrowing: what the economists say 2012-11-21T12:07:11Z Labelling your minor woe a #firstworldproblem is, for many people, like saying, "I'm a spoilt spanner for whingeing about this, but ..." Despite its flaws, #Firstworldproblems ad campaign breaks new ground 2012-10-09T11:41:23Z For an organisation where minutiae is all, this was an old-school spanner in the works. McLaren back in gear after Lewis Hamilton's decision to leave 2012-10-06T21:59:02Z "What's more, it uses standard industrial components - which reduces commercial risk; it will last for decades and it can be fixed with a spanner." Liquid air 'offers energy hope' 2012-10-02T00:31:43Z The new entity would have dwarfed Asklepios and smaller unlisted rival Sana, a possible motive for Asklepios to throw a spanner in the works. UPDATE 2-Fresenius misses acceptance hurdle in Rhoen deal 2012-06-29T21:46:06Z Yet for all that, it is possible that the Supreme Court, by throwing a spanner into the works, may actually help Mr Obama as much as hurt him. Lexington: Waiting for Robbo 2012-06-14T15:06:51Z Ireland had thrust another spanner into the works. Europe's banks on the brink 2012-05-17T12:54:29Z Yet then McLaren's finely tuned machine met Lewis's spanner and that was exactly what he did. McLaren back in gear after Lewis Hamilton's decision to leave 2012-10-06T21:59:02Z The unseen spanner in the works is the idea of main road priority. Viewpoint: Is it time to get rid of traffic lights? 2012-05-16T09:36:38Z To operate d it is knurled or milled at g, or it may have pin spanner holes as at h. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z A man was bending over the engine, spanner in hand, adjusting a nut on the carburetter. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z He saw an engineer's spanner on the floor by the bunk across the way, and with no small physical effort he succeeded in obtaining it. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z These twisted beams of light are useful in nanotechnology, as optical 'tweezers' or 'spanners' to manipulate tiny particles. Twisted Radio Waves Could Expand Bandwidth for Mobile Phones 2012-03-03T01:15:00.423Z "If for any reason there is a scandal and they do fall apart and have an early election, then Austria has the capacity to throw a spanner in the works." Austria far right leader hurt by "new Jews" comment 2012-02-06T12:25:22Z The latter, however, stood quietly still, with his shoulders resting against the wagon wheel, and the spanner in full view in front of him. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z "We could get a big spanner from the engine room, an' put it on his head," he said. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Lay down that spanner an' come on deck, I'll tell ye what t' do. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z For example, he says, radio waves could be used to make a scaled-up version of an optical spanner. Twisted Radio Waves Could Expand Bandwidth for Mobile Phones 2012-03-03T01:15:00.423Z “But sometimes it takes someone like Telecomix to put a spanner in the works.” Web Vigilantes 2012-01-03T14:00:00Z "Stay there until I make it possible for you to slip away!" he whispered sharply; then he stepped swiftly back a few paces and leaned against a wagon with the spanner in his hand. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z “But sometimes it takes someone like Telecomix to put a spanner in the works.” Meet Telecomix, The Hackers Bent On Exposing Those Who Censor And Surveil The Internet 2011-12-26T15:29:44Z As lithe as a tiger the bulk of a man sprang at him and crushed him to the floor, wrenching away the spanner. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z He adjusted the nut to the now exhumed bolt, and began to screw it tight with the spanner. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z When they reached the edge of the breaking, Harding stopped the engine, and, taking a spanner from a box, turned to look about. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z If the man had seen you with the spanner, Corporal Slaney would, no doubt, have heard of it afterward. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z Kim Jong Il's death is the latest spanner in the works. Asian Shares Fall 2011-12-19T05:49:15Z I had t' show ye that no spanner ever bothered Mike Bannock. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Here she encountered the head of the mechanic, who was lying on his back, engaged apparently in the task of removing mud-stalactites from the bottom of the car with a spanner. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The S&P news threw a spanner in the works just as it was beginning to look like some much-needed progress was being made by German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy. European Stocks Dip 2011-12-06T08:04:55Z I might go so far as to point out that if you went into the stable you would find a spanner on the ledge behind the door. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z Special spanners and socket wrenches are very desirable. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Norton raised the spanner, and, dizzy as he was, faced this seafaring Hercules courageously. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z "It throws a spanner in the works for sure," said Dana J. Lockhart, a former finance director for Airbus Americas. Analysis: AMR bankruptcy clouds Boeing jet order 2011-11-30T04:46:34Z "It throws a spanner in the works for sure," said Dana Lockhart, a former finance chief for Airbus Americas. Analysis: AMR bankruptcy may cloud big Boeing jet order 2011-11-29T22:00:18Z Alison disappeared into the stable and came back with the spanner in her hand. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z “Every day, sometimes you get stuck somewhere in the middle, especially when the lawyers throw the spanner into the wheel,” Al Baker told a press conference in Dubai. Qatar Orders $6.4B in Airbus Jets After Ridicule 2011-11-15T17:50:04Z "Is that so?" said the giant, eying the spanner and the shaking hand that held it aloft. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Ducati Motor Holding SpA’s Monster is rough as guts unless it’s kept revved hard, clanking like a bag of spanners while the Speed Triple and K1300R ease along with buttery smoothness. Triumph Out-Monsters Ducati, BMW in ‘Naked Bike’ Commuter Trial 2011-11-14T22:11:14Z Talk about throwing a spanner in the works. Blog: The Euro Crisis 2011-11-03T18:21:10Z The man arrived with the spanner and Alison heard Hall ride away. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z Germany's constitutional court put a first spanner in the works last week by suspending the work of a special parliamentary committee created to approve in secret market interventions by the EFSF. Greek referendum call blows hole in euro zone plan 2011-11-01T14:08:14Z Some purists may find it silly to deliberately throw a spanner in the works of such finely engineered cars by fitting them with such capricious tires. Column: Vettel aside, tires are star F1 performer 2011-10-03T20:57:16Z I'll be back with the team news as soon as it drops, if this current dispute with the Football League hasn't put a spanner in those works. West Ham v Cardiff City - live! 2011-08-07T11:33:01Z Even Jack Jaikes, a dark figure of a Spanish hidalgo, in engineer's blue serge and pockets continually bulging with spanners, looked in and said with brusque courtesy: "Anything I can do for you, Chief?" A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Nearby there is a monument portraying a mechanic holding a spanner in his outstretched hand. Greece for sale 2011-06-25T07:37:06Z Diving down the engineroom ladder, I find Mr. Crafter frantically tugging with a spanner at a refractory nut. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z But then the Slovenes threw a spanner in the works. A long journey 2011-05-26T19:12:41Z Bilateral talks on what to do about Syria, Yemen and Iran are unlikely to throw any surprise spanners into the smooth running of the visit. Rekindling the 'Special Relationship': Britain Rolls Out Red Carpet for Obamas 2011-05-21T05:40:00Z Twiss and his colleagues armed themselves with the largest spanners they could find to go room by room and check the Somalis had all gone. Special report: As pirate attacks grow, shipowners take arms 2011-05-03T09:10:37Z The iron rod, i i, or spanner, gives motion to the handle, h. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z They carried their tools, not the spanners of the motor production line, but valuable violins, black lacquered clarinets, highly-polished horns. Harmonious discord 2011-04-16T11:00:57Z "They think I'm more use at my trade," I replied, making play with the spanner in my hand. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z Gnomeo and Juliet has been out for a few weeks and doesn't pose a threat, but the launch next weekend of Buena Vista's Mars Needs Moms might throw a spanner in the works. It takes two to Rango: Hollywood's wild west braced for a cartoon shoot-out 2011-03-07T11:26:25Z The only potential spanner in the works is Firth's recent interview with fellow Brit, CNN's Piers Morgan, where he admitted he found it a "problem" that the Royal Family is unelected. Sir Colin: Oscar Winner Firth in Line for Knighthood 2011-02-20T05:50:00Z This week's decision to scrap EMA payments to some of the UK's poorest young people threw another spanner in the works of the youth aspiration machine. What am I planning to do after graduation? Panic 2011-01-20T15:02:43Z The killing of the Prudential deal appeared to put a spanner in the works for a quick payback. Special report: Inside AIG's tortuous turnaround 2010-12-21T15:31:38Z "Generally I'm working repairing the cars," he said shyly, sitting on top of the new frame of a truck, holding a spanner. Child labor helps war-torn Afghan families survive 2010-12-18T06:03:12Z Hochtief tried to throw a spanner in the works of ACS's hostile all-share bid on Monday by issuing 7 million new shares at a discount to the Gulf state of Qatar. ACS challenge to Hochtief's Qatar move seen likely 2010-12-07T13:19:00Z Obviously a lot of the boys play against these lads week in week out, and it'd be certainly nice to sort of throw a spanner in the works. Gareth Bales insists Wales can cause an upset against England 2010-10-13T21:30:00Z They are not, their barrister, Paul Girolami QC, insisted, "trying to throw a spanner in the works" of Liverpool's sale to New England Sports Ventures. Liverpool FC sale: High court hearing verdict - live! 2010-10-13T07:35:00Z They are not, their barrister, Paul Girolami QC, insisted, "trying to throw a spanner in the works" of 's sale to New England Sports Ventures. Tom Hicks and George Gillett play injured parties in Liverpool saga 2010-10-12T20:00:00Z Paul Girolami QC, representing the owners, said his clients "were not trying to throw a spanner in the works" of the proposed sale deal. Liverpool ownership set to be decided in court tomorrow 2010-10-12T17:06:00Z Sources had indicated all week that a negotiated withdrawal was the most likely solution, but a last minute intervention from PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, threw a spanner in the works. Three Pakistan players charged and suspended by the ICC 2010-09-02T22:51:00Z As he has shown many times before, if he doesn't like it, he can easily throw a spanner in the works. Ivory Coast electoral commission produces final list 2010-09-02T21:40:00Z Fitch's downgrade is a spanner in the works…and I think it does set us up for a reversion ... 'Chaotic' Times for Euro As Worries Remain 2010-05-30T15:04:00Z But Brown threw a spanner in the works on Monday when he said he would step aside in coming months. Brown resigns as British PM, Cameron to take over 2010-05-11T19:06:00Z Poundland charges just one price – £1 – and sells hair grips and books alongside sandwiches, shampoo and sets of pink spanners for women who change their own tyres. It's the wonder of Poundland - budget stores sold for ?200m 2010-05-04T19:49:00Z But the ratings agency Standard & Poor's threw a late spanner in the works by downgrading Spain's debt just before the London market closed, sending investors rushing for the exit again. Debt crisis: European markets fluctuate as financial turmoil spreads to Spain 2010-04-28T18:01:00Z This could really throw a spanner in the works for my lifestyle. Best of Chatterbox - w/e April 9 2010-04-19T20:25:00Z For the first time in a week the rain, which would have thrown a spanner in everyone's works and lent exhilaration to the torpor of the afternoon, failed to arrive. Vettel wins Malaysian grand prix 2010-04-04T17:45:00Z Adoptions, women who married and changed names, and paternity issues can also throw a spanner in the works. 2010-01-29T12:05:00Z “What’s democracy?” the mechanic continues, still offended, banging his two spanners together. 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z Savage and berserk, he fired till his last round was gone, then drew his motley collection of ratings around him, and with pistol, knife, and spanner they waited for their chance to board. H.M.S. —— Mozara had here alighted to attend to his engine, and after propping open the bonnet had gone back to the tonneau, saying he wanted to get a spanner from the tool-bag he kept there. The Princess Galva A Romance Spring H is adjusted by means of nut I which is turned with a spanner wrench furnished with each holder. Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. Most professional operators hammer the wing piece home with a spanner or other convenient implement a barbarous method and really unnecessary if the cones are in good condition, but, nevertheless, almost always adopted in practice. Optical Projection Part 1: Projection of Lantern Slides He’s carrying two spanners and a piece of wire. 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z Here's my hammer to ring them true and my spanner to wrench them tight. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen Her little girl was howling from her blows, The cowboy smoked and with a spanner whackt The metal target of his shooting act. King Cole He had a momentary pang as he picked up a spanner from the rack of tools by the door.... The Giants From Outer Space Assuredly, Dale was not versed in the punctilio of the duel, but he knew how and where to hit with a fist that was hard as one of his own spanners. Cynthia's Chauffeur They’re drumming on their boxes with spanners, like beggars rattling their bowls. 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z This was an allusion to the delicacy of the position of one who adjusts a sliding spanner to the foot of Beauty, to determine its length to a nicety. When Ghost Meets Ghost Lying on the plates is the spanner which must have spun from his hand as he fell to destruction. An Ocean Tramp The spanner was twitched from his hand flung across the room. The Giants From Outer Space Now take that spanner, and bang me over the head. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Smithers clutched a spanner and watched the mouth of the Tube with a strained attention. The Fifth-Dimension Tube The crowd that cheered and waved flags—and sometimes spanners and kitchen pans—and the youth who waved his gloves back and forth with all their own freedom from ceremony, were the things that mattered. Westward with the Prince of Wales I saw him working frenziedly with a large iron spanner in his hand; but nothing he could do produced the least effect. The Red Hand of Ulster "Take this spanner and wade across to the reef yonder," he said. Thurston of Orchard Valley Here and there little groups of the green men, braver than the rest, fought with spanner and hammer and whatever improvised weapon they may have found. The Great Dome on Mercury It is a bad workman who complains of his tools, yet even the best of them may be justly annoyed when his spanner goes completely off its nut. Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling Without misadventure he reached Aix, and purchased a dozen spanners similar to those used by plate-layers, except that the handles were short and lacked the great leverage necessary for their work. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns I could hear McConkey’s spanner ringing against the iron of his gun. The Red Hand of Ulster A tall, good-looking man of middle age, evidently a decent artisan, was in control, and he came forward, a spanner in his hand, to repel the intruders. The Secret House One end of the spindle, which has a square upon it, comes through the ring, and has a spanner fixed upon it, by which it can be turned in either direction. James Watt “He jumped at me unexpected when the spanner hit him, and I fell.” Prescott of Saskatchewan Always have a spanner sticking out of a pocket, and a hunk of bread and cheese tied up in a coloured handkerchief in our hands. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns Ah! the lapse of courtly manners, Ah! the change from knighthood's code Since the day when oil and spanners Ousted horseflesh from the road! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, May 20, 1914 Perhaps it was as well that permission had been denied, she reflected, since had Isabel screamed or turned even the least bit pink she, Flora, would certainly have hit her with a spanner. Men of Affairs Then he took the candle, and hobbled stubbornly and angrily up again, with spanner and hammer. The Lost Girl In one hand was a heavy spanner, which he was bringing down with deadly force on the navigator’s skull. Unwise Child This difficulty would, however, be easily got over by cutting stout rods from the woods and lashing them to the short spanners. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns I saw him approach the pipe, turn the spanner which shut off the water from the fountain and also from the hose pipe, and then proceed to unscrew the brass cap. A Master of Mysteries "But they will have spanners and wrenches, and such weapons, sir." Sonnie-Boy's People Then pull out a big spanner, or anything handy, and go round there. The Sins of Séverac Bablon The spanner caught him on the shoulder, and he grunted in pain, but he kept on moving away from Mellon. Unwise Child Then rapidly Max selected two pairs of rails, one pair on the up-line and one on the down-line, and the dozen great spanners were quickly at work. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns Hammers were clinking, spanners and screw wrenches rattling on nuts, and the work in progress was being patiently watched, the engine-house and boilers being for the time unnoticed. Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea Cadogan could see a long spanner, or bar, held ready on the shoulder of the man on the raft. Sonnie-Boy's People Off ran the agile politician to his appointed post; and the chauffeur, armed with a heavy spanner, disappeared in the shadow of the barn. The Sins of Séverac Bablon Behind him were Chief Multhaus, also armed with a stun gun, and four members of the power crew, each armed with a heavy spanner. Unwise Child The drop from thence to the sand, however, was not above six feet—a mere trifle in water—so they let go, recovered the spanner, and got to work again. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection In a second Jim threw his strength into the balance; the spanner showed signs of slipping round the nut, but the next second it flew round, and the nut gave at last. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru Cadogan diverted the blow with his free forearm, and before the other could recover wrenched the spanner from him and dropped it into the sea. Sonnie-Boy's People The third was a big kitchen, empty; the fourth a paved scullery, also empty—with the chauffeur at the door, holding his spanner in readiness for sudden assault. The Sins of Séverac Bablon He had the feeling that everything was all wrong, somehow, and that any use of stun guns or spanners would just make everything worse. Unwise Child Nadia watched him for a moment, her very heart in her eyes, then picked up her spanner and went after more steel, breathing a long and tremulous, but supremely happy sigh. Spacehounds of IPC “Wait a bit, Jim,” replied Terry, working away like a madman with spanner and screw-wrench; “if I can but loosen this nut I can disconnect this bent rod and replace it in half a jiffy.” Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru The man on the end of the raft poised himself above him and aimed the long spanner at the cap. Sonnie-Boy's People The spanner had to be hunted out, the screw loosened, and the bar straightened; and thus a little time was occupied. Jack of Both Sides The Story of a School War Take those spanners back to the tool room in Power Section, and then get back to your quarters. Unwise Child Wielding torch, pliers and spanner with practised hand, she repaired or cut out of circuit the damaged accumulator cells and reunited the ends of each severed power lead. Spacehounds of IPC The young man heaved and strained at the spanner, with the perspiration dripping off his forehead, but he could not get the refractory nut to turn. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru It's the servant man looking for a spanner for your father, Miss Mary. The Drone A Play in Three Acts I couldn't have floored him so beautifully if I'd hit him with a spanner. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York He was working at it with a spanner when O'Donoghue, breathless and in a bad temper, came up with him. The Simpkins Plot But Eagle had turned round in his seat, and was handing me a spanner. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley And the discouraged Stires beat, with his spanner, a refrain to his involuntary epigram. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story But though familiar with valves, and tubes, and gauges, spending his hours polishing brass and steel, and sometimes busy with spanner and hammer, his talk, too, is of the fields. Nature Near London Egbert flung down a spanner, and turned to her the most astonished face in the world. A Popular Schoolgirl We stopped all the way down into Cetinje, at intervals, and had a long wait actually in the town itself while the driver hunted up a friend and borrowed a spanner. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro There was an involuntary flinch of the nerves as the heat burned through the thick mittens I wore and scorched my fingers, but I didn't scream, I'm glad to say, or let go the spanner. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley He told me that, straight, emphasizing his statements with a rusty spanner, which he wielded in a curious, classical way, like a trident. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Be that as it may, the honey-badger certainly went straight in, right under the lion's guard, right under the lion, and rearing, he bit home, and hung like a living spanner. The Way of the Wild "We must do this in record time," I said to McLaughlan, who knew nothing about cars, and kept handing me the wrong spanners in his anxiety to help. Fanny Goes to War The yard hydrants should be placed at a distance of fifty feet from buildings, and covered with a house which should also contain hose, axes, bars, nozzles and spanners. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 The thing I had to do, as I seized the situation, was to turn the spanner on a loosened nut in the petrol pipe, to which Eagle pointed. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley And the spanner went down as if Neptune were rebuking the seas. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Taking about ten yards of "cable" wire, I cleaned about a foot of it in the middle, tied one end to my spanner, and threw the latter over the line. With Steyn and De Wet Ellice stood watching him while with a borrowed spanner he adjusted the handle-bars. The Imaginary Marriage "I'll bring you one round the next time I'm in the neighborhood," he said, and Winston sat still with the spanner lying idle in his hand when he rode away. Winston of the Prairie On steamers, of course, we have no yards, and so little items like spanners and wrenches and three-sheaved blocks fall from aloft. Wide Courses I left him poking in the dust with his spanner. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story There would be pleasure in winding up the lock with the spanner; pleasure in adjusting the priming; or with the matchlock in lighting the match. The Amateur Poacher The accident, it seemed, was a trivial one, and with the help of a special spanner, with which we were supplied, was already rectified. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora Payne wondered, as he watched him, who had taught the gambler to use spanner and file. Winston of the Prairie He turned and said to the sergeant: "If you like, I will count those plugs for you while you sort out the spanners from the other crate." The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps Already a delay of twenty minutes—due to a defective tire and to the inexcusable absence of the spanner with which the spare wheel was manipulated—had aroused his just anger. The Price of Love Tom cast a hasty glance over the mechanism of the machine before he started to cross the stream by the additional aid of the grippers, or spanners, as he sometimes called this latest device. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam Here the spanner I was using slipped off a nut. The Brother of Daphne In another instance a spanner fell a distance of 300 feet, knocked off a man's cap, and broke its way through a four-inch plank. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine With a spanner and a couple of clear hours I could make these maxims about as deadly as bicycles. Greenmantle Too long is the tongue of the spanner of bows. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga The spanners would be pulled out from their sockets on the side of the tank by means of steel cables, which were operated from within. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam Upon the shelf she arranged a tin of singe—the French bully beef—a gilt box of powder, a toothbrush, a comb, a map, a packet of letters to be answered, and a magneto spanner. The Happy Foreigner Again, another spanner fell from a great height, actually tearing off a man's clothes, from his waistcoat to his ankle, but leaving him uninjured. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine I made a mighty serious business of my repairs and a glittering shop of my repair kit, spanners, pump, and the like, which I spread out orderly upon a rug. Traffics and Discoveries He waltzed in with a spanner in one hand and a trumpet in the other, and sent fourteen men home on a shutter in less than three minutes. Roughing It, Part 5. "Suppose the spanners break when you're halfway over, Tom?" asked his chum. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam At this moment the man in the sweater returned, carrying a spanner. The Clicking of Cuthbert No matter how much of a twitter he was in, he should have had sense enough to see that he was throwing a spanner into the works. Right Ho, Jeeves Strung tight by a spanner, the strands of twisted wire resemble a stringed instrument. The Life of the Fields This time, however, it was the judges who threw a spanner into the works. Underground They ground with a clash of steel on the surface of the spanners. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam There was a by spanner lying on the ground. Huntingtower One doesn't want to throw a spanner into the works of Love's young dream. Indiscretions of Archie "Stephen's methodical, but when I want my spanner it isn't in the box." The Girl from Keller's Then and there he tried it on in the booth, Wat and his boy walking round him with spanner and wrench, fixing bolts and twisting rivets. Sir Nigel But the heat and insomnia so excited my poor companion that he went from a state of idiocy to one of mania and nearly killed me with a blow from a coach spanner. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot The next second he observed the threat of attack, and ducked his head so that the spanner only grazed his scalp. Huntingtower At this the man straightened himself up, dropping a spanner he had been using, and faced us; but he trembled in all his limbs. A Set of Six "The trouble is you need a bent spanner to get at some of the bolts." The Girl from Keller's If you mean that you lost the spanner, you don't seem to have suffered much. The Girl from Keller's They give you spanners with the plows, and there's a box on the frame to put them in. The Girl from Keller's He picked up the spanner and went to work again without paying any further attention to us. A Set of Six |
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