“The two birds would struggle against the wind to find shelter from the impending storm.”

“The people would dawdle across the road like they had all the time in the world.”

“The saxophones and the flutes would stop with a single abrupt wave of the conductor's hand.”

“He continued to research the iPad and what he could use it for and decided that he was going to save his money and buy one himself.”

“He doubled over and started panting heavily for a period but was able to relax and resume the race.”

“On the edges of the battlefield, damaged hulks of defeated ships would implode in showers of sparks.”

“He was an articulate man with a good sense of humor, a strong sense of responsibility, and had a tendency to underplay his own achievements.”

“With the passing of her husband, Betty sinks into grief and despair and allows her roses to wither and die.”

“I come on time for once and everyone else is late.”

“The revolving blades of the wheel suck the air in through a bore in the chamber and shoot the air forth along the neck to the main.”

“Well aware that he'd never again have the chance to commit himself wholly to the undertaking of such a mammoth project, Larry was determined to maximize his opportunity.”

“I perceived that she was using this matter to conceal her tactics in seeking me out.”

“At one place, my car was stoned and the people who had gathered there tried to deflate the tires of my vehicle.”