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’ I said, gratified by the startled indrawing of breath at the other end of the phone which this statement causes
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A startled and outraged Teekra
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was startled by what he saw
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He startled me when he said that, so you know of the Twins?
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before Ethereead was startled and started to go freefall
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went off with a bang they were all startled
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I think it was my sudden appearance that startled her and her sudden axe that made me jump
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They fought with a ferocity that startled him, taking out 9 of his dragons within minutes
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Although startled at first, the boy came over to the cell window when he heard mention of easy money
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Startled, Elizabeth jumped, and then getting herself under control she answered, Always, why? I don’t repeat anything I hear
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'I don't know about that,' I was startled
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I was so startled I jumped up and down, waving my arms, laughing and shouting, spitting fluff and feathers from my mouth but more to scare my demons than because I found it funny
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The tannoy announced another departure and this time she jumped as though startled awake
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Further along, I realised I was not alone with the sound of startled lizards scratching over the rocks and you don't know they're there until they've gone
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Lord Tarak turned to say something and was startled by the look on her face
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The boy looked startled by the sudden instruction
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Startled Tarak blurted out, “By Hagar, you are good Denair! Serena always said that you had the strongest psychic ability …” he trailed off remembering
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A loud roar went through the pol and startled us
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Startled, he tried to control his reactions as he felt himself stirring and was taken aback at the intensity of it
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Tevid turned to a startled Tarak
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A startled Rayne jumped as she realized there were actual voices singing within the sound itself
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Although startled at first, the boy came over to the cell window
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He blinked, startled
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Amanda stepped back, startled at the outburst
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A startled cry of
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Harry wheeled, a bit startled, as his Great-uncle wasn't there when he had walked up
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Andy looked at him, startled out of his neutrality
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Bram looked startled for a moment, then looked again, studying
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on him with a ferocity that startled everyone
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seemed startled, but recovered his composure quickly and
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He was startled out of his reverie by a slight
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' Reynard was a little startled, but
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was startled by the question and again hesitated before
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“I’m guessing you’re tourist and quite startled to find habitation?”
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What he did instead startled her
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" she was startled by his assumption
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against the startled Bailli
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’ Grossin startled them all by
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’ Grossin was startled at the
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’ Josephine looked startled
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They are both quite startled
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They looked together to the Captain and as if startled by the sudden recollection of his own role in the occasion, he said abruptly, “I pronounce you man and wife!” He wiped his own flowing tears aside, muttering, “Impetuous
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ramifications of this latest dead end, until Jean startled
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startled to see him leap from his seat and rush over to
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It startled all three of us
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"How did you get here?" She was too stunned by this apparition to say something rational, her startled instinct had taken over
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He was someone she never expected to see again and it startled her enough that she almost forgot the words of the song they were in
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Startled by the outcry, the other girl roused as well, her hairless eyelids opening to reveal a pair of confused eyes
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The soldiers took positions behind the startled council members and froze in place gauntlets gripping the hilts of the jagged edged swords hanging at their sides
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She started to deny it out of hand, then seemed startled and was going to say something else, then went ahead and denied it
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warm and dry – however briefly), when they were startled
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He tried to sort his thoughts and must have dozed for when his head bobbed he was startled to see that the sky was already lightening
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Alec had been lost in thought, staring into his mug of ale before the voice of the elf startled him to attention
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Alec had been leaning over the wall, watching the bugs lounging in the sun, when a sudden crash startled him upright
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“Where’d he go!” The startled men looked around, but all they could see was a falcon sitting on top of the thatch roof
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Pressing it gently to the startled bandit’s
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was startled, and wasn’t sure how to react
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An immense strangled cry of pain vibrated above their heads and even the beast stood startled, then raising its enormous head, it gave a huge mournful bellow in return
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Smiling, he fantasized a startled look on its tall grey face
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He took her hand firmly and led her past the startled
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It startled Theoton
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“Nerissa!” a loud voice from across the agora startled her
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Dona’Cora was startled when the giant suddenly roared with laughter
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Tejas Narula,” he started and I was startled to hear that, for
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and with a startled look up as Christine lowers her glasses, for the first time, face to face, their eyes meet and melt together, forever instant
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” Willow startled me and I jumped to hug her
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“Did I miss something? When did you go from despising the dark arts to shopping in a store dedicated to it?” Her startled reaction was rewarding
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” That startled her
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Savannah gave my mother and me a startled look
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They’d startled her as she searched for the sort of boggy meadow where a certain yellow flower grows
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“You love someone?” he asked so coolly that it startled me
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The slam of a mug on an adjacent table startled all present, forcing them to jump in their chairs
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“See what?” I asked, as I jumped up a little in the tattered wicker chair I was sitting on, having been startled by the sound of a voice that had so unexpectedly shattered the silence of the moment
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A husky and heavily accented voice suddenly cut through the evening and startled him as he stood up again
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As his eyes returned from the sky, the same ruby flecks now in the snow underfoot startled him to the point of lurching back
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In the passage Zarko startled the chief physician who was in conversation with a nurse
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Not even he was sure what startled him, but something in his mind told him to go to his cot in the commander’s tent
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She was startled
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' She startled a pair of women just entering from the same hallway she had left
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“Swansea!” Professor Mendes blustered, and to my startled ears it sounded like a pistol crack
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But before he could, Mr Pinscher startled him with a sudden exclamation
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Ben was sat there with his usual look of startled surprise upon his face
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Rick removed the leash and the big dog came close to the startled schoolteacher and sniffed at her cunt
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I looked back at the freak that had startled me and found him staring at me, staring through me
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Rex startled him, as he appeared on the
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Bush seemed almost startled by his question
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The blond boy glanced up at her, his blue eyes startled for the moment
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It was not until the door chimes startled her and she had gone to the door to open it and saw the handsome, young - very young - man standing there, that she made up her mind
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dramatic way I was startled by that father who was
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Lucy did not reply but tried to hide her startled expression
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They both looked up, startled and then they dove for the
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Let’s go,” he shouted to the startled, but calm commander
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She had quite forgotten the Duchess by this time, and was a little startled when she heard her voice close to her ear
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Now he was hardly even startled to see the creature once again
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” One of the Sappers who had his water can resting on the edge of the well was startled by the shout he jumped and his water can hit the floor losing the water and his hook plummeted down the well and if he had not grabbed the rope he would have lost the lot
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Roidon was jolted out of his thoughts, obviously startled, foolishly embarrassed
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Laura was startled when the lights in her office instantly failed and the computer screen on her desk went black
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Startled, I sat up
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“Oh Billy Boy I am so happy to see you it seemed like you had been gone for years, Mabel told me you were back last night and I was so excited that I nearly came to your room to see you”, I noticed she looked a bit startled as she revealed this