Peter —, opera by Britten

Usage examples of grimes.

Craven knew and as Grimes knew, theory and practice do not always coincide.

But, Captain Grimes, I must, as you Earthmen say, put you in the picture.

She was, Grimes decided, at least as attractive as her mistress, and she had the advantage of youth.

He was some ten years older than Grimes, but he would never get past his present rank.

The man came to a rough approximation to attention as Grimes approached, saluted him as though he were doing him a personal favor.

On the deck Grimes counted three cigarette butts and one cigarillo stub.

The reek of his breath was so strong that Grimes, fearing an explosion, did not relight his pipe.

The temperamental telepaths had always to be handled carefully and Grimes did not wish to provoke the man into insubordination, with its inevitable consequences.

The first time that Grimes put in an appearance in the wardroom, for dinnip was ready for liftoff in three days.

Lindisfarne Base to which they had all been looking forward, and the officers in charge of the various Base facilities grew thoroughly sick and tired of being worried by Grimes, all the time, about this, that, and the other.

Whether or not Tangye was capable of using these instruments Grimes had yet to discover.

Brandt endeared himself to Grimes still further by putting his thoughts into words.

Brabham came in just then on some business or other, and Grimes was able to pass Brandt on to the first lieutenant.

There was, as far as Grimes was concerned, an unusually strong premonition of impending doom.

Grimes had been shipmates she had been a lieutenant while Grimes was only a lowly ensign.