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scurrying
1. With the night sky calling forth the hunter in her soul, she opened the curtains, stepped out onto the balcony and gazed down the dusty little lane that ran towards the local coastal strip, with its bright lights, its noise and its scurrying human possibilities
2. The scurrying of sharp little claws on flagstones was a reminder of life and the slightest feather touch of frayed rags on his bare legs was a breath of civilisation, a small memento of his humanity
3. Gerde was indeed delighted with the flowers, scurrying around happily finding vases and chattering about the latest gossip
4. More scurrying as he entered, he hoped it wasn't that larger animal
5. Abandoning their clothes in a heap, the young serving girls leapt naked from the bed and went scurrying out of the room
6. The wall was alive with motion, hundreds of shadows scurrying up and down its dark tube shaped interior
7. the hurrying and scurrying passengers
8. “Actually they’re on the walls, in the cupboards, scurrying on the floors, and can be found most anywhere at any time…”
9. Dark brows furrowed and he bettered his sword grip when he thought he saw shadows scurrying in one of the far corners of the room
10. And the mere whisper of the Elf's name would be enough to send them scurrying to cover
11. Russell was so sleepy when he arrived at the third floor, he almost bumped into Victoria as she came scurrying down the hall
12. There was a scurrying along the floor as the cockroaches and rats ran for cover but not before Bert stamped on a few roaches with his boot
13. The sound came again, a light scurrying, close to him
14. He snapped his fingers and they got up, scurrying away and leaving through a door behind him
15. Scurrying passed Rodger’s office I put my head in quickly
16. Now other creatures began to stir, crawling and scurrying out into the moonlight
17. As the temperature rose, creatures began scurrying about their business, using this last opportunity to collect winter stores
18. Time passed and the snow returned, gathering its strength to send heavy flakes scurrying around the slender trunk of the ash
19. "Just a minute, I fergot me 'at," Uncle Hobart shouted, scurrying back into the house
20. Surely I recognised that voice? Struggling to my feet, I swore quietly when I spotted Detective Inspector Hives scurrying around the corner of the house
21. A moving silhouette along a wall offered hope, then showed itself to be a man in rags scurrying through the gloom who looked neither left or right: an addict, she thought, hurrying to score
22. Rather than spend his days lying around La Hacienda drunk and stoned, occasionally supervising his workers, he began passing both days and nights in San José, scurrying from one brothel to another
23. Such a dank and dreary place, with just a weak orange glow from a distant streetlamp illuminating the mist that hung in the air! Undoubtedly, there were rats scurrying everywhere
24. The Badgers had stopped their frantic scurrying
25. His peripheral vision caught the flight of Acron, and the scurrying shape of Ranger, leaving the pond to fulfill their mission
26. Gordon could imagine the frantic activity on the other end of the line, as he sent secretaries scurrying for their bosses and the bosses to the task of closing files and redirecting officers in the field
27. All around them the land was still, without even the sounds of scurrying desert rats or the rush of wind from a night gale
28. He grabbed his and Beth’s bags and dove sideways from the door, scurrying behind a rock, grateful to note that there hadn’t been anyone at the roadblock willing to take up chase across the field of rocks
29. Argyl made it to the top of the boulder by holding Jades' arm and scurrying up
30. The first salvo of cannon would likely send them scurrying to the rear and we would run them down on our horses and wipe them out
31. scurrying parallel to where he waited
32. immediately as she squeezed between the soldiers, scurrying over
33. Luis came scurrying up and asked if they would be allowed to go
34. sheet as he was scurrying along, it was still damp and he hastily
35. After scurrying through dozens of lanes and narrow passageways, my escort finally stops and points at an inconspicuous crack in the Earth
36. scurrying around within the compound
37. It won’t take long for them to figure out that our shields aren’t there, Yigal thought as he caught sight of the long line of his men, now battle tested, scurrying down to the small safety of the greatly diminished numbers still in the encampment
38. What they were told sent them scurrying back to the protection of their fortress
39. scurrying between the now-empty barge and sand drawings as if trying to interpret the
40. No children scurrying toward home and mother, no women attending to the early
41. She spent a while watching it scurrying around before it finally disappeared through a crack in the wall
42. tested, scurrying down to the small safety of the greatly diminished numbers still in the
43. What they were told sent them scurrying back to the protection of their
44. The crew scurrying to raise the sails
45. blotches of dirt along the riverbed, colourful insects scurrying
46. so, was that what it would come to: my scurrying around on all
47. smell to its source, a few tiny scavengers scurrying out of the
48. Then there scurrying across a depressed room with a lone rusty cot was a rat
49. The happy rodent was dancing more than scurrying its way over to a corner of the room where a top hat and cane rested quietly
50. “What the hell? That’s no scurrying rat
51. Both of you head bang down the expressway, you lean on the horn coming off of the exit ramp scurrying the cars ahead of you down onto the service road
52. On their disconsolate way back to the car a slight sound sent them scurrying for the trees bordering the private road
53. a soft rustle of leaves they brushed past, occasional scurrying of unseen animals, bird calls in the canopy high above, sudden bursts of loud cackling laughter, a high whine and crack of a whip, were only a few of the strange sounds that begged to be investigated
54. and scurrying along on low-gravity walkways, they finally picked up the Captain‘s trail in a
55. The assembly bell sent the boys scurrying out the window, and Robert to the top of the steps where he handed his cigarette packet to Bart
56. The alley below was deserted and quiet, save for the scurrying of rats and the occasional mewing of a feral cat
57. Sancha showed an inclination to remain with him, but he jerked away her twining arms, blaspheming luridly, and accelerated her movements with a tremendous slap on the posterior that sent her scurrying across the plateau
58. Balthus saw the women and naked children scurrying to the huts
59. They stopped once and took shelter under an awning and watched people scurrying by
60. A scurrying sound in the thick leaves caused them to peer into the predawn stillness, straining to determine the source of the commotion
61. Merely the broadcast announcement of the Schweitzer’s arrival and the Federation’s intent to secure the system over the open communications channels was enough to send half of the pirate ships scurrying out of the system
62. sensitive ears, this cat can detect the scurrying of the tiniest
63. aware that this dog will chase after rodents or other scurrying
64. With squeeze of the cannon’s trigger a mech popped out a round at some Nycarmans scurrying around in the shadows
65. If she had known that Aureliano Segundo was going to take things the way he did, with the fine pleasure of a grandfather, she would not have taken so many turns or got so mixed up, but would have freed herself from mortification the year before Amaranta Úrsula, who already had her second teeth, thought of her nephew as a scurrying toy who was a consolation for the tedium of the rain
66. She heard scurrying down the ladder, with pings of something hard, perhaps claws against the metal rungs
67. The scurrying sounds above took on a desperate quality, as though sensing her intentions of deserting this dark tube
68. Her real poking paw would send it scurrying to the deck, giving the cat
69. forgotten about the scurrying, shadowy creature that I’d seen
70. scurrying creatures would’ve been chased down that day
71. How many times in the past had his blows sent her scurrying to some bleak refuge? How many hours until her weary legs retraced her tracks to his craziness? Some dark corner of her being needed that mad sick bastard
72. day, the sun tempered by scurrying cirrus, the wind fresh and gusting, bearing a tint of
73. The mail box was just ten strides away and she took a deep breath before scurrying the distance in stuttering strides
74. A biting south-westerly squall of rain had him scurrying across the road seeking the shelter of a hoarding which quoted the gospel – ‘John 3 :16
75. The surgeon’s unscheduled absence from the Langham was probably all that was needed to send them scurrying from their holes in search of the border and safety
76. Rather than scurrying toward rehab to be
77. The live ones, whining and scurrying their way along whatever mad path they were inclined toward, scared the bejeezuz 182
78. Ralph came scurrying over as the Caddy pulled up
79. I came out from Shantanu’s house scurrying
80. The water was now slapping against his face and little bugs were scurrying to get out of his way
81. " The waiters were scurrying back and forth, some clearing away the dirty dishes, while others were delivering dessert
82. Blake couldn’t help but get in the way of the scurrying
83. Dahms stepped out from behind the department store building and looked to the left, down Tower Avenue where she could see the last of Hurd's men scurrying from Government Square through the large double doorway and into the Tower Building
84. Pretty secretaries were scurrying about with stacks
85. Between the glass counters, shelves, food, and the frightened counter girls scurrying back and forth, she's fighting with too many handicaps
86. before scurrying off to spread the news among the other employees
87. and scurrying to and fro the same as ants might
88. Because for all that we're ants in this life of scurrying about the planet, our hopes and dreams are no doubt, very different
89. She could hear the scurrying of little feet as though the owners of the eyes were moving all around her
90. The fans had been spinning and the rats had been scurrying, over
91. He looked around, to see his younger self scurrying off into the distance
92. He turned and ran, scurrying as fast as he could back towards the darkness
93. These forms might take the images of food, cash, marriages, politics or anything else that are scurrying away differently than us and so anomalies could be noted out from the results that these versions would always leave behind
94. The front door had been bashed outwards and they saw a quick glimpse of Raven scurrying down the porch steps and into the yard
95. She left with the scurrying leaves
96. “Jonas,” the man said scurrying to the round window
97. It was then that he discovered the small furry creatures scurrying about
98. That is when the staff of our master Moses turned into a scurrying serpent
99. Swarms of animals and monsters took to the hills and open fields, scurrying in different directions, looking for a place to hide
