I'm in a position of having to make bricks without straw, here.

For the news programmes, this means finding a thousand and one different ways of making bricks without straw.

"So we make bricks without straw," she said.

Of the organ piece, though, the critic said that it was "a contrived attempt to make bricks without straw."

"Without more support and resources - both public and private, we are asking them to make bricks without straw."

Whatever RIV does to a human, it can't make bricks without straw.

"It's bootless to make bricks without straw," said the Mouser, cutting him short.

"If you can't find that certificate, I'm making bricks without straw," Moss warned.

Pharaoh made the Israelites make bricks without straw.

One cannot make bricks without straw.

He describes the conditions in Tuskegee and his work in building the school: "much like making bricks without straw.

"But in the meantime, I'm forced to try to make bricks without straw," Svasikili said, sighing.

Not as hot as the Marines digging stake-pits, perhaps, but at least the diggers didn't have to make bricks without straw.

I can think no better of you for your modesty: whoso would make bricks without straw may as well plan pyramids a hovels.

'Talk about trying to make bricks without straw, Mrs. Dr. dear!

I can't make bricks without straw, Rumpole.'

It's like in the Bible where old what's-his-name-Pharaoh-made the Jews make bricks without straw."

The first twenty minutes after lunch were occupied by some gallant efforts on the part of Mr. Jamieson to make bricks without straw.

A reviewer of a concert performance in the 1960s called it "a contrived attempt to make bricks without straw", although other commentators have been more favourable about the piece.

When the Children of Israel made bricks without straw, They were learnin' the regular work of our Corps, The work of, etc.

"We'll give you our estimate of the situation in Ohio, and then we'll send you West to-" "Make bricks without straw," Morrell broke in.

As captain of Surrey for a dozen seasons, Fender was expert at making bricks without straw or, to be more precise, winning matches without bowlers on perfect Oval pitches.

There is a saying that you cant make bricks without straw, and nor can you run a good quality health service and a quality in home/ or care home service on a pittance!

And yet, the mystery of genius -and Ives was that, no matter how durable his music turns out to be - is that it can make bricks without straw and get blood out of a turnip.

Mr President, Mr Karas, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to thank you, Mr Karas, very sincerely for your work, and in particular for essentially making bricks without straw.