How to use "boat" in a sentence

There was a small boat on the Nautilus which we used to get to land

We jumped into the boat, leaving all our food and guns behind

We're close to Europe, and we can take the small boat to get to land

"Professor, wake up! The boat's ready

I found Ned Land and Conseil in the small boat on the platform

"Don't free the boat

The whirlpool threw our boat away from the Nautilus

Bubba and I decided that we would get a shrimp boat when we got home again, and catch shrimps, and make a lot of money

And the next day he took Sue and me out in his little boat, to look for a good place to start the shrimp business.

It took almost a month to start things up - to get nets, and a boat, and everything

He is alone on the jetty, apart from the boat attendant at his chair twenty metres away, his feet on a boat and a cigarette in his mouth

No, it is her idea to go on a boat

"Look," continues Oliver, "my wife wants to take a boat out

"A boat, man, we want a boat."

"Oh thank you!" Sylvia says, and the attendant helps them into the small rowing boat and passes Oliver the picnic bag

"Of course," Sylvia says, and she stands up, which makes the boat rock

Then he falls from the boat, and the ice-cold water takes the words and the air from his mouth

For a moment he goes down, but then he kicks his legs, and he comes to the surface and looks up at Sylvia in the boat

Sylvia and the boat are gone, and the half-light is complete darkness now

If he hears me, he can bring a boat out.

We're going on the same boat as Helen

'It leads to a small bay where we used to keep a boat

In the bay was a green and white buoy, but no boat.

At the edge of the woods was a low stone building, a cottage or a boat-house

Another door at the end of the room led into a small boat-house

'There's no boat there

What happened to it? Was it the boat Rebecca was sailing when she died?'

A strange name for a boat - "I'll come back"

And that boat would never come back now.

There was a sound in the boat-house and Jasper ran up to the doorway, barking angrily.

I saw at once that the boat had gone.'

It was a little sailing boat

It's the boat that belonged to the late Mrs de Winter.'

'Must you tell Mr de Winter? Can't the boat be left there?'

Someone had been in the boat with Rebecca that night.

'What are you trying to tell me? Captain Searle told me about the boat

I carried her body to the cabin, took the boat out that night and sank it

They've found the boat

'I carried Rebecca's body to the boat

Then I took the boat out into the bay

I wanted to take the boat a good way out, but the wind was too strong for me.

Rebecca's boat was already sinking

'I knew the boat would be found one day,' he said

They're going to get the boat up tomorrow morning

'They will think the boat sank when Rebecca went down into the cabin

He has to be there when they get the boat up tomorrow

'Is it true,' she asked slowly, 'that Mrs de Winter's boat has been found and that there was a body in the cabin?'

'We found a body in the boat this morning

Frith and Robert were in the room and no one wanted to talk about the boat

De Winter will have to say that the body in the boat was the late Mrs de Winter

Then the boat-builder will say that the boat was in good order when he last saw it

There's only the boat-builder, Mr Tabb, to speak now

Tabb, the boat-builder, standing in the centre of the room, was answering the Coroner's questions.

'Was the boat in good condition?' the Coroner was asking.

'It was a strong little boat

'Excuse me, sir,' said the boat-builder

There was nothing wrong with that boat when I last saw it

The boat sank too far away from them

'There were three of them, in different parts of the boat

They must be kept tightly closed when the boat is sailing

The boat-builder was speaking again.

'With those holes, sir, and the sea-cocks open, a small boat like Mrs de Winter's would soon sink

That boat was sunk on purpose.'

Who looked after Mrs de Winter's boat?'

'Then whoever took the boat out that night also made those holes and opened the sea-cocks.'

Then I read about Rebecca's boat and the body in the cabin

I heard the boat-builder's evidence

What about those holes in the boat, Max?'

She didn't make those holes in the boat

'Aren't those holes in the boat enough proof for you?'

You remember the lady with the boat

Were you on the beach when she took her boat out for the last time?'

about the boat," Elliot said, not even knowing where he was going to go with that line, ready to say anything to keep Tom from putting up the garage door and throwing them out.

"What boat?"

He probably forgot to tell you about the boat."

Sol said we were to pull in, out of the driveway, so that he'd have a place to put the boat when he got here with it."

"What's he bringing a boat here for, anyway?"

Did you already pay him for the boat?"

Just to hold the boat until we could see it and make up our minds."

"If you gave him a deposit, and if he gave you this address and claimed he lived here, then it's not very likely this Sol Fitzpatrick even owns any boat in the first place."

I saw an empty boat, very small and far away, moving down the river and, taking off most of my wet clothes, I swam to it

They sent a small boat and agreed on a price of thirty-six pounds for the three passengers

There were already around forty passengers on the boat, some of whom had spent their last money getting a ticket, but the captain stayed until five in the afternoon, picking up passengers until the boat was dangerously crowded

Then on Monday you're happy, because it's time to get off the boat.'

The hard work on the boat will make us hungry, so we'll enjoy our food

If I see a rat, you won't stop the boat so I can run after it

When I'm asleep, you'll probably rock the boat, and I'll fall into the river

'Harris, you and I will go to get the boat at Kingston,' I said

We row our boat into a quiet corner on the river

There is water in the boat and all your things are wet

You get out of the boat and pull out the tent

At this point, the third man has pulled the boat out of the water

'In order to travel to the north part of the River Thames, we need a small boat,' George said

'With a small boat, we can carry only necessary things

We can put a canvas cover I over the boat at night

Kingston, our boat was waiting for us below the bridge

We got on the boat happily, but Montmorency was worried

When we passed Molesey Lock, we were the only boat in the big lock

At Hampton, Harris wanted to stop the boat and have a look at the church

Harris said, 'George! Why can't George be here to do some work? Why doesn't he help us with this heavy boat? What does he do at the bank? He sits behind a piece of glass all day and does nothing

'If you're thirsty, we have water in the boat.' I said.

I saw him looking at the church, as we passed near it, so I moved the boat suddenly, and Harris's cap fell into the water

Now that George was on the boat, we decided to make him work

It's healthy! Come on! Get out of the boat and TOW!'

He started walking and pulling the boat.

They didn't notice that there was no boat at the end of the rope

They had probably had a boat at the end of the rope when they started

Then he tied it to his own boat

When they looked back, they saw that they were towing a boat that was not theirs

The most exciting thing is to let girls tow your boat

They pull the boat too fast, and they are soon tired

While they rest, your boat goes out into the middle of the river

'Oh, look,' they say, 'the boat's gone to the middle of the river!'

It is never boring when three girls tow a boat.

We stopped there and decided to spend the night on the boat

We tied our boat to a big tree.

However, George said, 'No, let's put the canvas cover on the boat first

You put them into special holes in the side of the boat

When the rods were in their holes, we tried to put the canvas cover on the boat.

He tied it at the front of the boat

George and Harris had told Montmorency and me to stand at the back of the boat

This was the only way to make the water boil on a boat

I wasn't comfortable in the boat

We tried again with a boat hook

I wanted to go back to the boat

When I got back to the boat, I was very cold

'You donkey! I Why can't you be careful with things? Why don't you go and get dressed on the river bank? People like you don't know how to live on a boat!'

We looked in every corner of the boat

The wind blew and the boat flew up the river.

I was steering I the boat, and George and Harris were enjoying the trip

Far in the distance, we saw a small fishing boat

We sailed straight into the fishing boat with the three old fishermen! At first, we didn't know what was happening

But, when we heard the bad words that came from the other boat, we knew we were near people

'I'll steer the boat now, J,' said George

At Marlow, we left our boat by the bridge

After this, we did our shopping, returned to the boat and continued our trip up the river.

We towed the boat past Henley and stopped near Wargrave for lunch

We got out of the boat at Sonning and walked around the village

Harris wanted to stay on the boat and drink a whisky.

When we returned to the boat, Harris was sad and confused.

We had left the boat near a swan's nest

The swans attacked Harris and tried to pull him off the boat

We agreed that we would row the boat, and not tow it

Harris said, 'On this boat, I'm the only one who works.'

Harris worked very little on the boat.

After this discussion, I said to Harris, 'You and George row the boat up to Reading

He went to sit at the other side of the boat, alone.

This man had slept on the river in a wet boat, like ours

'But we have decided to stay and die on this boat,' said George

We asked him to take care of the boat until the next morning

Here's to Three Men well out of a boat!'