After the charity dinner, she had eaten like a horse and needed to lie down.

By the time we left, Sarah had eaten like a bird, barely touching her plate.

The director assembled an A-list cast to ensure the film would attract worldwide attention.

After years of hard work, she finally made it onto an A list of celebrated authors.

The studio is desperate to sign an A-list actor for the lead role to secure international box-office appeal.

We saw a single bird arrive and cheered, but one swallow does not a summer make, so let's wait for more signs before declaring the season has changed.

Old Tom counted his sheep on the hillside and, reaching a dozen, muttered 'tyan-a-dick' with a wry smile.

I didn't mind the delay; as a matter of fact, it gave me extra time to prepare.

If you want to improve your productivity, take a page out of someone's book and adopt their time-blocking techniques.