Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at farnes.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Farnes.

Examples

  • Offhand this year, for instance, Northants nod ton-up thanksgiving for nice Norman Oldfield; Essex supporters hosanna remembrance of Ken Farnes, England's fastest between Larwood and Tyson; Notts and Sussex respectively salute their two classy "juniors", refined thoroughbred Joe Hardstaff and busy enthusiast George Cox; just as Derbyshire do their bald, bounding stalwart George Pope.

    Tons of reasons to support the monarchs of sport | Frank Keating 2011

  • In the pit the 13 players, crisply conducted by Richard Farnes, capture the mood with sinewy virtuosity.

    The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida Fiona Maddocks 2010

  • The Telegraph quotes Professor Mike Harris, Emeritus Research Fellow at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, which monitors sea bird populations: The dramatic decline on the Farnes along with that found earlier this year on the Isle of May leaves no doubt that the North Sea has lost a substantial proportion of its puffins.

    Puffin Populations Declining Divers 2008

  • Farnes like a garden where only pink roses grew, the Princess Margaret would be on the battlements looking out, always looking out, for her father and brother to return.

    Stories of the Border Marches Jeanie Lang

  • Bidding farewell to the rocky Farnes, we sail past Budle Bay, into which runs the Warenburn and the Elwick burn, and underneath whose sandy flats is the buried town of Warnmouth, once a busy seaport, to which Henry

    Northumberland Yesterday and To-day 1908

  • "Kindly, friendly and quite eccentric" is how Opera North's music director Richard Farnes recalls his one-time landlady Gertrude Pfaffinger.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Rupert Christiansen 2012

  • "Kindly, friendly and quite eccentric" is how Opera North's music director Richard Farnes recalls his one-time landlady Gertrude Pfaffinger.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Rupert Christiansen 2012

  • Farnes, to the horror of his old bosses, has been working out of his home, paying house calls to clients, and - gasp - blogging about it.

    Inc.com 2010

  • Ede & Ravenscroft is suing Farnes for breach of contract, contending that he secretly made suits for a rugby team and stole client data.

    Inc.com 2010

  • 'Black headed gulls on the Farnes sometimes mob puffins in the hope they might drop a few sand eels to be left alone, but it was very unusual this one actually made impact.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.