crouch

Wires led out from beneath it to a black curtain a few feet away, where a man crouched and clicked commands into a computer.

I'm crouched over my yoga mat in a squatting position, with my arms out in front of me, parallel to the floor.

The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

bertuccio , crouched in the corner of the carriage , began to examine with a feverish anxiety every house they passed.

the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner.

She crouched in her chair to stand up to wash hair, for a piece of fresh clean gray suit, she punched a phone, I do not know to whom.

Crouched in a radio station's small tent, he made a simple pitch: "I'm the candidate who wants to spend less, borrow less and tax less. "

Along the shore were children crouched behind rocks and buildings and shrubs. "They waved to me, " he said.

Just inside the gate, with the moonlight shining on it, stood an enormous lion crouched as if it was ready to spring.

Behind a huge desk crouched a grey-haired old man. With a flash he thought of Professor Liu and his own mother.

The naughty boy crouched down at the corner, ready to spring on the coming parents.

The Mole came and crouched beside him, and, looking out, saw the wood that had been so dreadful to him in quite a changed aspect.

Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

One day at the local library, I was crouched, looking for a book, and I became aware of a woman looming over me.

He crouched low and used the parked cars as shields while working his way down the street.

Chenayya wiped his palm against his sarong, pushed the door open, went into the store, and crouched by a corner of Mr. Pai's table.

another boy crouched in his corner all day, and makes the world's gave him chewing the pain.

When the bad guys got close, the hunter automatically crouched down in a stealth position and moved to higher ground.

Ordering the boy to stand still, they crouched behind a mud wall, tossed a grenade at him and opened fire from close range.

As he crouched and frantically scrubbed his arm with loose soil the tears came again, racking him like a whipping.

He passed like a shadow under the darkness of the tree and crouched, looking down at the trodden ground at his feet.

And here's the one I suggest: A hairy ape man with a thick brow sits crouched, working a tiny hole into a small shell.

He would have been placed in a crouched position, lying on a mat of rushes, facing the setting sun.

In the evenings after work, Mike King can often be found crouched down on all fours in the living room playing bucking bronco with his kids.

The youngster turned abruptly when he was six feet away. The police chief crouched into the firing position.

Dr. Dunn, a biologist from North Carolina State University, was five feet in the air, crouched on a bough of a Japanese maple.

strike The lioness crouched ready to strike.

and dropping her sunshade , nana crouched down in the mire under the full force of the downpour.

The lioness crouched ready to strike.

He crouched in his shabby room with a little bald disheveled hair. He looks like older than his real age.

when my beggarly heart sits crouched. shut up in a corner, break open the door, my king, and come with the ceremony of a king.

In true folkloric tradition, the devil just so happens to be crouched behind the stove, and overhears Pakhom's prideful statement.

because of this , you will need to take a higher posture ( ie crouched ) in many situations to see and fire with accuracy.

First, last and all the time, the old beggar crouched in the corner all winter long.

The next evening they came upon a huge Valyrian sphinx crouched beside the road.

They crouched over the grate with a flashlight, searching for the lost gem.

The cat saw the bird and crouched down ready to jump.

We were crouched on a shrub-laden plateau some 8, 000 feet up in the mountains.

Both men crouched down, facing each other, Nino plucking the mandolin for a few harsh chords.

Could it be some cricket singing, crouched in the moss and the sterile ivy that the forest wears out of pity?

some models will not shoot cows with guerillas crouched behind them, but will fire at anything stenciled with an AK-47 silhouette.

He crouched there for a long time before he hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.

I loosened my knees to better feel the mountain underneath and crouched to follow my husband's figure receding into a black dot below.

Backs to the walls, crouched behind concrete blocks they unleashed a barrage of return fire towards where the Gaddafi gunman hid.

I go to the roadside crouched, ready to fight a protracted war, continue to wait.

and here, she crouched, drawing up her feet under her. But she was colder than ever.

the huge shape crouched against the stone was a great furnace.

Harry crouched down so that Albus's face was slightly above his own. Alone of Harry's three children, Albus had inherited Lily's eyes.

Yesterday night, I crouched in the quilt, listening the outside wind howling like a maniac.

They then walked twice across the same sand surface while assuming a crouched stance.

You're crouched behind a burned shell of an old minivan.

I crouched there for a long time, he picked up a conch, . . . Winds blow blow, blow the memory. You also think?

the man crouched solicitously by the wheel , and peered at the little engine.

A platoon of U. S. soldiers crouched in the darkness of Afghanistan one night last April, awaiting a group of approaching Taliban fighters.

On top of a cupboard in the corner crouched Dobby.

Andy managed to scarf down several days' worth of dog food as I crouched on all fours in pain.

I had stayed crouched behind the wall. I didn't much feel like following him into the minaret.

I made a drawing of myself crouched over a rifle, blowing out my heart.

crouch down He crouched down among the tangled of foliage.

On impulse he crouched down behind the wall . . .

I felt confident, remembering my ski instructions. I crouched into the ride, tucking my body in.

At the other end of the box crouched a white-footed mouse.

She made straight for the fire and crouched over it shivering .

He crouched down among the tangled foliage.

The policeman crouched down to talk to the lost child.

Breathing hard, I struggled upright and approached the girl, who was crouched behind a tree, sobbing.

But only moments later, the officer found her -- crouched between a car and the building, smoking a cigarette.

Wilbur crouched low, with his thin, curly tail toward the rat.

Parker crouched in the roadside New Mexico brush at midnight, watching a tank burn on the highway.

In the laundry, Dane is crouched under the sink, his bare backside showing pink over his jeans.

Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched.

The servant crouched to his master.

The boy still crouched there, small for his age, small and wiry like his father.

He crouched over the papers on his desk.

Today, l was crouched on the ground in the doorway at a haunted mansion.

Gnea and Bela were crouched behind her, masked and vigilant, looking more than ever like barbaric gladiators lifted from some Roman arena.

I went, of course, out of curiosity, and found him crouched next to the steps holding a large, old-fashioned pocket watch.

Then Shahin turned and crouched down with his back towards me.

They crouched there, clutching the open hatchway.

As we entered one home, a husband and wife were crouched over their floor with hammer and nails.

She crouched by the fire to get warm.

You sit crouched in your palanquin and repeat the names of the gods in prayer.

He crouched behind a lightning charred tree and waited.

Trevor and Lionel crouched into the hole and slid out.

Picture this scene. The cave family is crouched around a fire.

Stray cat crouched in the cold wind rain lane angle, smell musty.

Obeying commands: "It's best if you're standing and not crouched down when you call him. "

She crouched down beside the heating vent to listen.

The jungle crouched, humped in silence.

He crouched now in the robe and holding the pistol in both hands.

He crouched now in the robe and holding the pistol in both hands.

We crouched on the sofa, shooting the breeze.

He and Wray were crouched behind a hedgerow.

Doyle crouched behind a hedge.

They eat crouched in corners or on the street as cars whiz by.

I crouched behind the sofa.

Before I realized it I was crouched over, my head upside down beneath the table.

Jimmy crouched low in the field of barley.

And where is my mother, crouched over something she's doing?

The ground was shaking harder and harder. My sister and I crouched down beside a pillar. My father cried, "Are you OK? "

Five or six men were crouched over papers on the desk.

he crouched down in front of me , low enough to bring us to eye level

They crouched over the grate with a flashlight, searching for the lost

Green cockscomb-styled kettle with a crouched monkey (Lia Dynasty)

crouched, crawling, simplified, savage, alone;

In the groin of the natural doorway I crouched like a tailor

four lean hounds crouched low and smiling

he crouched down for shelter