Lesley Sentence Examples

The earliest system adopted for the collection of petroleum appears to have consisted in Early skimming the oil from the surface of the water upon Methods which it had accumulated, and Professor Lesley states, that at Paint Creek, in Johnson county, Kentucky, a Mr George and others were in the habit of collecting oil from the sands, " by making shallow canals loo or 200 ft.

The most important unofficial contemporary works are the Histories of John Knox, Bishop John Lesley, George Buchanan, and Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie; the Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents from the death of James IV.

After the failure of the royal cause, and whilst Mary was a captive in England, Lesley (who had gone to her at Bolton) continued to exert himself on her behalf.

It is clear to any reader of Ferrerius, Lesley and Buchanan that they all drew from a common source, now unknown, and this source may well have been a chronicle inspired by James's enemies.

The truth of this matter is obscure; our early historians of this age, Protestants like Knox and Pitscottie, with Buchanan and the Catholic Lesley, are seldom to be trusted without documentary corroboration.

On the Catholic side there was as interest of the Scottish Protestant party, while Lesley, later bishop of Ross, brought the promises of Huntly.

His father was Gavin Lesley, rector of Kingussie.

At the Reformation Lesley became a champion of Catholicism.

A slight sketch by Lesley of Scottish history from 1562 to 1571 has been translated by Forbes-Leith in his Narrative of Scottish Catholics (1885), from the original MS. now in the Vatican.

In the early r6th century the use of the vernacular is extended, chiefly in the treatment of historical and polemical subjects, as in Murdoch Nisbet's version of Purvey (in MS. till 1901), a compromise between northern and southern usage; Gau's (q.v.) Richt Vay, translated from Christiern Pedersen; Bellenden's (q.v.) translation of Livy and Scottish History; the Complaynt of Scotlande, largely a mosaic of translation from the French; Ninian Winzet's (q.v.) Tractates; Lesley's (q.v.) History of Scotland; Knox's (q.v.) History; Buchanan's (q.v.) Chamaeleon; Lindesay of Pitscottie's (q.v.) History; and the tracts of Nicol Burne and other exiled Catholics.

Dunn finds a rather bitter irony of circumstance in the fact that the anniversary of Lesley's death has coincided with Mother's Day.

Madabhushi, S.P.G., Schofield, A.N., Lesley, S. A new stored angular momentum (SAM) based earthquake actuator.

I felt bold enough to try it solo in the open boat, thinking I would have Lesley for company.

Around the base of these climbers, Lesley planted some lovely little cyclamen, pink miracles.

Medics who attended Professor Lesley Fallowfield's intensive three-day training courses became much more empathic toward their patients.

But with Lesley Waters, TV chef extraordinaire, this is food that you will rush to cook.

Beloved husband of the late Nellie, dearly loved father of Peter and Michael, much loved father-in-law of Lesley.

Dearest husband of Marcia, dear father of Christopher and Michael, father-in-law of Shirley and Lesley, loving grandpa of Victoria and Marcia.

I spotted Lesley Joseph coming out of top hairdresser Charles Worthington in Percy Street, central London.

Lesley Don't be too hasty in cutting back herbaceous plants.

Louisa Brown, Lesley Browning and Andrew Henderson tell all off the record, on the QT and very hush hush.

Elsewhere, too, Dunn frequently and understandably expresses incomprehension of Lesley's death, asking the rhetorical " Why?

Lesley Blanch vividly recounts the epic story of their heroic and bloody struggle and the life of a man still legendary in the Caucasus.

However, given the wilful refusal of Lesley to compromise, the case had to go to court.

Lesley suggests enriching the soil with well rotted manure, or mushroom compost and adding blood, fish and bone before planting the hedge.

Lesley was first and chose a border spade, left handed secateurs and as she attracts rain her purple waterproof.

I was led into the physio's room where Lesley make me this plastic splint within minutes.

Lesley had been a keen participant in - and ardent supporter of - the sport for some years.

Lesley pointed out the striking architectural Eryngium agavifolium which forms rosettes of sword shaped sharply toothed rich green leaves.

Classical songstress Lesley Garrett will be treating audiences to an intimate evening of entertainment at The Bridgewater Hall on Thursday 15 June.

I was led into the physio 's room where Lesley make me this plastic splint within minutes.

Lesley, who has been a vegan for many years, thought she was eating healthily.

Lesley was keeping a watchful eye out for suckers on plants.

Play is a critical part of developing creativity, according to Mary Mindess, a child psychology professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.