A janitor was mopping down the hall, and she stood once more in front of the closed door to Ashley's room.
A little suffering never hurt anyone, and already she was beginning to have a new appreciation for the comforts that she had once taken for granted.
A single marble obelisk marked the bloodline and legacy of a once powerful clan.
Adrenaline and battle lust reared once again.
After a call to Fred at Bird Song and the necessary schedule changes, they once again boarded the Jeep for the one-hour ride.
After once again setting up Dean's tent, this time in the dark, Fred suggested they go someplace quiet and talk.
After turning the knob once to confirm it was locked, he paused, somewhat unsteadily, and glanced across the motel parking lot.
Alex had once asked if Josh would be the person she turned to when they were having problems.
Alex was alert for the rest of the ride, even noting a bear track once.
All at once a light flashed out from the tower.
All at once a sudden shock passed through my whole being, my eyes swam, and I seemed wrapped in a dazzling white mist.
All the people of the world were once Egyptians.
And for once, we've got a lead they haven't overheard.
And keep going once you get started.
And the Council has broken up at least once.
And to think she once thought she and Alex had nothing in common.
And to think you once told me I was hard on the wildlife.
And what did he mean, for once?
Apotheosis after his death, being in the hands of the senate, did not at once cease, even when Christianity was officially adopted.
Apparently that was what inspired his decision to arrange for a trash truck once a week.
As he watched, spellbound, she revolved toward him, but he quickly closed his eyes lest he look upon her once beautiful face.
As if sensing her doubt about how much of a jerk he was, he slapped her hard on the ass once more.
As long as you have water, you only need to eat once a day.
At once, her body felt energized where she'd been drained before.
At once, she wished she'd told him to change into a new one and bring her the stained shirt.
At once, the cold and dark was replaced by soft light and heat.
At the door he paused with his hand on the knob, his tone once again authoritative.
Before entering, he looked up at the cerulean fall sky once more to feel the sun.
Berzelius saw at once that it afforded an admirable test for the correctness of Dalton's views, and he made numerous experiments expressly designed to test the law.
Both Lana and the general turned icy, less-than-impressed looks on him, and for once, Brady was glad he couldn't speak.
Both shook the proffered hand, surprised to be greeted by a man once charged with overseeing the wars abroad.
Brady recovered his balance, once again amazed at just how weak his body was.
Brutus whined and his tail lifted once in recognition of her voice.
But a careful study of the seventh poem of the last book, in which Propertius gives an account of a dream of her which he had after her death, leads us to the belief that they were once more reconciled, and that in her last illness Cynthia left to her former lover the duty of carrying out her wishes with regard to the disposal of her effects and the arrangements of her funeral.
But even with those bleak thoughts swirling in her head, she felt herself slide under his spell once again.
But once back in bed, the complexities and the happenings of the day raised their heads like so many ghosts crying for attention in his tired brain.
But once her father was like that.
But their little sojourn to Scranton had not yielded once and for all what Dean had hoped for, a dead end to close off speculation on this business.
But then, he forgave her once before, in spite of it all.
But when Ahmad Shah returned to Kabul the Sikhs rose once more and re-established their religion.
By the time he engaged the third, the woman was running once more.
Changes undergone in the immortal world normally weren't permanent, once they returned to their world for twenty-four hours.
Checking the record, her face grew warm on discovery that Alex had once again tried in vain to reach her.
Convincing herself it was only his magic, she couldn't help sensing once more there was something else between them.
Cooper was at once placed on the privy council, receiving also a formal pardon for former delinquencies.
Darian started towards the palace, intending to take her to bed with him once more before he started his official duties.
Darian watched his little brother, at once proud of the White God that Damian had grown into and crushed by the sense of his own failure.
Dean dropped once more with the same bone-jarring result, this time slamming against the cliff-side with his entire right side and arm.
Dean followed her, happy beyond belief to have her once more share his bed.
Dean gritted his teeth and dropped once more, just as a block of frozen mass as large as his head struck a glancing blow to his already aching shoulder.
Dean had tried to telephone Cynthia once more with no luck.
Dean once suggested a bike ride in the country.
Dean told Fred once they were alone.
Dean wondered how Effie would accept the final chapter of Annie's diary, once he had a chance to share it with her as Cynthia had promised.
Despite the piercing gaze she'd never quite gotten used to, she stepped past Jetr and looked up at her mate, taking him in breathlessly once again.
Don't contact anyone once we're done talking.
Don't overextend yourself for me, she said, her face warm once again.
Durango, Colorado, once one of the wildest cities in the old west, was now the home of 12,000 citizens and one of the country's last narrow-gage railroads.
Dustin ran up to the young man Jenn assumed was his master, and the golden eyes at once told her who this Damian was.
Dusty grudgingly faced off against Sofi once more.
Edith at first looked shocked, but almost at once, her face melted to a resigned look—a condemned maiden mounting the guillotine steps, Joan of Arc as the match ignited her pyre.
Edith looked once more at her son and then picked up the garment and the comb.
Edith looked up at the ceiling once more but in a few moments there was only silence.
Edith Shipton had attempted suicide once before, after her stepson drowned in her presence.
Elisabeth entered the room, and once again took his breath away.
Emergency lights were now on outside the motel, making the return trip easier once he reached the road.
Every once in a while, things turn out the way you hope that they will.
Every once in awhile, he absorbed too much, and the result threw him on his back.
For once his expression was readable.
For once in your life, let your heart make a decision.
For once, he didn't know what Damian might be thinking.
For once, I agree with that ass.
For once, its words soothed her.
For once, let someone else take care of you, Jenn.
For once, let someone take care of you.
For once, she almost understood Brady's ability to kill without regret.
For once, she wished she'd listened to Gage or Talal.
For once, someone in the chain of command had some common sense.
For once, the tables had turned.
Government will splinter once the attacks occur.
Greenie—and those he was working with—would be crazy not to pursue her, once they found out what she did.
Half a head shorter than him, the Black God didn't back down for once when Xander strode to him, stopping when his toes clipped Jonny's.
Hannah's pretty eyes grew dark. Kris kissed her on the forehead, not wanting his mate to worry, even if he didn't know what would happen once he and Kiki left for the underworld.
Having once formulated his idea, he made it more general in order to apply it to the history of all nations.
He amused himself briefly with the thought of eliminating Sirian himself once the battle began.
He appeared, however, only once at its conferences, owing to his age and to disappointment at the comparative failure of his work.
He approached and stood a short distance behind her, watching once more.
He called her, at least once.
He circled the portal once again, stalling, before finally Traveling to the nearby station.
He considered once more the folly of his undertaking, but pushed away his second thoughts.
He could feel himself getting redder as the man spoke, but for once, he held his temper.
He did not like the tone of her voice, at once considering and deceptive.
He didn't doubt that once she reached her new home and his sisters reminded her how to act, she would be both exquisite and tame.
He drew closer once more, pausing on the opposite side of the counter, watching her in a way that left her feeling as if she was standing naked in his living room, armed with a gun.
He expressed no emotion, simply dropped his eyes to hers once more.
He filled in Fred before the two once again parted.
He found this entirely entertaining, and only approached her once while patrons were demanding her attention.
He frowned and rubbed his face, at once aware that his hands smelled of her.
He had just been admitted to the bar, but on the outbreak of war he at once offered his services to the governor, and became lieutenant-colonel and then colonel of the 42nd Ohio Volunteers, recruited largely from among his former students.
He had no idea if he possessed the strength to stop his fall once the loosened slack had expired.
He had once told her that any time she didn't want to cook, they could go out to eat, but this hardly seemed the time.
He had only kissed her once, a peck on the cheek.
He had scored once, in his junior year, producing one-third of his team's production in a 13-to-3 lapper for Easton High.
He had stopped Josh from shaking the life out of her once.
He hefted Kiki once again. Hannah sniffled and crawled to her feet. Rhyn hurried towards the Sanctuary, concerned for Kiki but even more anxious about making sure Katie was alive and well.
He intended for the problem to right itself in his absence, once she adjusted.
He is kind, he is one of God's chosen, he's a benefactor, he once gave me ten rubles, I remember.
He knew once someone questioned the suicide note and seriously examined it, he was all finished.
He lifted the teen carefully, his gaze going to her face more than once.
He looked her over once more.
He lowered his eye-band once more, engaging his other senses.
He nodded once before following the woman.
He paused once to give a long look over his shoulder at the still body propped in the Springs.
He placed his weapons on a pillow and tossed himself into the bed, at once sinking into the soft comfort.
He pushed off once again, committed firmly to the pursuit.
He ran through the city and into the apple orchard on the side of the city she'd only seen once, for peasants didn't go there.
He reached past her, his heat and scent stirring her senses once more.
He released her and clenched her wrist once more, pushing back her sleeve.
He released her once they were away from the scene.
He seemed lost for a second then focused on her once more, the uncertainty fading.
He set her on the bed and lay on his side, pulling her into his body once more.
He spotted Dean at once and joined him on the next stool.
He started to speak once and then swallowed.
He swung the ax once more, now only half a body length away.
He then sat on the sofa, put his feet up on the overstuffed ottoman and once again congratulated himself on his prowess.
He Traveled to the small town, at once struck by the scent of barbacoa again.
He tried to grab her once, but the offending hand was swatted away.
He was asking for a second chance, but could they ever reclaim the relationship they had once enjoyed?
He was at once appointed on the council of thirty.
He was beaten once, at the age of seven, and the second time, his mother was.
He was once again the rebel commander and not her Guardian.
He was silent in surprise once more, unable to understand how she might consider his battle plans nothing more than a complex game.
He was studying her, his air relaxed for once.
He was, however, elected on the council of state, and was the only Presbyterian in it; he was at once accused by Scot, along with Whitelocke, of corresponding with Hyde.
He watched with anxiety every opportunity of once more freeing his country from Austria.
He went with the first rush to Klondike in 1897 and tramped across the States and Canada, being in gaol more than once as a vagabond.
He would never be what he once was, but he wasn't Jonny, headed down a dark path.
He'd even taken her dancing once, and yesterday he picked her a mess of greens.
He's usually very predictable but he surprises everyone once in a while with something totally off the wall.
Hearing that she once had a goat dairy might have piqued his interest, though.
Her attention shifted to her laptop once more.
Her blue eyes went to him once, and he saw the look of infuriated accusation within them.
Her eyes flew up to the guard as she sought to orient herself once again.
Her gaze went once more to A'Ran's face as they walked.
Her grip tightened on the phone involuntarily and it shot out of her wet hand, bouncing once on the ledge before plunging over the bluff.
Her heart hammered in her ears, her eyes watering once more.
Her heart quickened once again.
His direct gaze left her unsettled once more.
His frame tensed once again, and he breathed in her scent, savoring the way its musky sweetness filled his lungs.
His heart was pounding hard, but it wasn't from desire for once.
His instincts warned him there was no stopping someone like General Greene, once he set out to find someone.
His lips teased her, his mouth opening so she could taste him once more.
His path was once more clear.
I believe the Council will be visiting us as well once they receive word of what I have done.
I can assure you, I'd never kill you once we were lovers.
I can't be in two places at once.
I can't find words for how beautiful that was, tender and haunting all at once.
I can't really blame the ones that step over the line once in a while.
I did that once, and I nearly made the mistake of my life.
I did. But she never let me forget I was once a human. She always resented my human weaknesses.
I expect you to repay me once it's sold.
I guarded both doll and cradle with the most jealous care; but once I discovered my little sister sleeping peacefully in the cradle.
I kept the kingdom together and will rescue it once she's dead.
I know you can – and you will too after you've done it once.
I like fresh rabbit meat every once in a while, and I like taking care of rabbits.
I read a story once where this here woman pretended to be crazy, eating bugs and stuff like that....
I see them once a year at most, but you had access to me and the government's secrets that would've put you in danger had anyone found out.
I should be wearing black instead of enjoying myself, even if it's only once in awhile.
I thought I loved you once, but we're too different.
I told you once I'd make it so no one you love ever died.
I understand you don't want to throw everything at me at once, but you need to explain this now.
I'll bring a couple of cages home from work tomorrow, so we can catch the chickens and bring them all up here at once.
I've seen you once in 13 years and you were in a lineup.
I've thought more than once I'd like to set them off.
If they could only bring back the joy they once shared — the trust.
If you loved me once, it's still there.
In April, upon the king's declaration that he was resolved to send for James from Scotland, Shaftesbury advised the popular leaders at once to leave the council, and they followed his advice.
In two weeks Alex would be making the decisions and everything that once belonged to her parents would belong to him as well.
Inside was the red gem, Xander's only belonging, that he'd kept once his mother died.
Instead, he returned to Bird Song to once more try to contact his wife.
It dates from the 11th century, and once belonged to the Ogilvies, from whom it passed in 1535 to the Gordons.
It had nearly happened to him once.
It is evident how this initial position at once defined to him the tasks which philosophy had to perform.
It is good to see the position of Grey God filled once more.
It is totally different in appearance from the pasture mushroom, and, like it, its characters are so distinct that there is hardly a possibility of making a mistake when its peculiarities are once comprehended.
It isn't likely, though - for the simple reason that the odds of a tornado hitting any specific spot once are slim.
It must be nice to only have a birthday once every four years.
It swiped at her and retreated once more.
It was a pleasant reminder of the innocent bride he once knew.
It was a reminder of what they once shared and lost — a lesson that for some things, there is only one chance.
It was an unforgettable day and Dean never once thought of the missing Mr. Byrne until mid-afternoon while they were taking a short break and Cynthia mentioned his name.
It was clear and cool outside of Gabe's small cottage in the middle of a possessed jungle. Rhyn felt the sense that someone else was there once more and looked around. Assuming the feeling has something to do with his magic, Rhyn shook it off once more. He opened the front door without knocking, already sensing it was empty. Gabe had left in a hurry. The wardrobe near his bed was open and his walls were missing many of the weapons Rhyn had seen last time.
It was just too much for him to deal with all at once.
It was one thing to discuss financial plans, but would the desire be there for the intimacy they once shared?
It would be hard enough to get him on his rug once she had him in the barn.
It would be nice if I could make the decisions that affect my future, for once.
It would be so exciting once they were married.
It would heal once he reached the main craft with the help of the medical unit but was useless in the meantime.
It's good to have hopes and dreams, but we need to live today to its fullest because it's only going to happen once.
It's not bad once you get into it.
Jackson awoke, famished; he once again had not fed all day.
Jackson kissed her gently, then took her arm once more.
Jackson was once again struck by how much like a family it felt.
Jellia at once departed on the errand, and she was gone so long that they had almost forgotten her mission when the green robed maiden returned with a troubled face.
Jenn nodded once to show she heard.
Jenn stepped into the city, at once aware of the sorrow the place held.
Jessi began laughing, once again not at all certain what she agreed to – or why.
Jessi breathed in his scent, wanting to feel the safety of his arms once more but torn by her situation.
Jessi hesitated once more then ascended.
Jessi looked away, gaze settling on Xander once more.
Jessi studied Xander's body once more, forced to admit that the man had the perfect combination of rugged beauty and flawless form.
Jessi whirled and ran, only to come face-to-face with him once more.
Jonny demanded, at once guarded and tense.
Jonny faced her once more and pulled free a piece of paper from his pocket.
Just prompt them once in awhile.
Just that fast, he'd turned the tables on her once more.
Katie angled herself towards the voice once again. The woman was close. She continued and then stopped suddenly, nearly tripping over the small form in her path.
Katie said something about it once.
Kiera roused herself, climbed to her feet, and stretched before the prisoner snagged her arm once more and began the quick pace again.
Kiera wiped her eyes and gazed at her with a deep frown, then said, "I had a dream once about being sent into outer space."
Kiera would figure things out soon, especially once Evelyn got her into this new world and its customs.
Later, when the game had run to silence, she became serious once more.
Leo at once announced that he would excommunicate the king of France and release his subjects from their allegiance unless Francis laid down his arms and surrendered Parma and Piacenza.
Leo at once formed a new league with the emperor and the king of Spain, and to ensure English support made Wolsey a cardinal.
Let me know at once when you will start.
Liberated by an amnesty, Garibaldi returned once more to Caprera amidst general sympathy.
Marrying me will do wonders for your social life - once you learn to dress properly.
Maybe he feared his punishment would be worse when she told Mr. Tim what he did, for Mr. Tim would surely crush Brady's PMF militia once he found out his friend was a traitor.
Maybe he was getting nervous because he had been this close to getting married once before and she simply didn't show up for the wedding.
Maybe once I'm good and drunk.
Maybe once the demon was a gift to Tiyan, but now, it is Tiyan's curse.
Might it have been one of those situations where Fred mentioned something to Cora Abernathy who told it to her second cousin, once removed, whose brother-in-law's best friend was seeing the sister of Arthur's housekeeper?
More importantly, she had to find out what Jonny's next step was, once the month-long truce between White and Black Gods was up.
More than once someone had purchased frozen colostrum cubes from her to feed a newborn calf.
Musat returned to the island once more and made himself master of it, but was defeated and taken prisoner under the walls of Cagliari in 1050, when the dominion of Pisa was established.
My parents at once determined to take me to Baltimore to see if anything could be done for my eyes.
Ne'Rin only came for her once during the third day, to bring her to stand by him while he received visitors.
Nishani at once looked uncertain again, her frame tense.
No Alex, once was enough.
No one could take them back once the papers were signed.
No one was supposed to move in or out of the city once Memon's advisors entered.
Not once did he look in their direction.
Not once had he ever asked her what he should wear.
Not once had he ever said anything bad about her parents.
Not once had she declared any affection for him.
Not once have you uttered those words.
Nothing did, and she trailed Gabriel once again.
On the arrival of the news that Hyder had descended from the highlands of Mysore, cut to pieces the only British army in the field, and swept the Carnatic up to the gates of Madras, he at once adopted a policy of extraordinary boldness.
Once a god then a slave, he was just starting to figure out who he was now.
Once across the creek, she pushed her way up the overgrown trail and across the field, pausing to watch a couple of ducks on the pond.
Once again blood rushed up into her face.
Once again Carmen was reminded of the fact that Alex wasn't a tall man.
Once again fear squeezed her stomach.
Once again he asked for forgiveness.
Once again he had been unable to reach her on the cell phone – for whatever reason.
Once again he had caught her napping.
Once again he moved to the window and looked out.
Once again he was doing something that might be considered effeminate in another man, and yet he looked totally masculine.
Once again his gaze traveled over her face.
Once again in darkness, Dean made his way toward the form, his arms outstretched before him.
Once again it crossed her mind how pleased they would have been with Alex.
Once again mealtime was silent.
Once again she crossed the field – this time back to her house.
Once again she had let her imagination carry her into misery.
Once again she sighed deeply.
Once again she tried the cell phone, with the same results.
Once again she visited the library, this time to research the symptoms of pregnancy.
Once again she was inviting him to visit, but this time she said Carmen had offered to let him use a room upstairs.
Once again someone was making decisions that shaped her life... without consideration for her plans.
Once again the rear end was on solid ground.
Once again there was no evidence to make Jeffrey Byrne's death anything but an accidental drowning.
Once again they were both silent.
Once again, he was the Sirian she remembered, the man she worshipped as a child as he belted orders to the army.
Once again, she didn't answer directly but described a well-known seafood restaurant on the New Jersey shore, at least two hours from Parkside.
Once again, she mimicked his unwelcome feelings perfectly.
Once again, the mysterious notebook took a back seat to the more pedestrian happenings at the Ouray inn.
Once again, the phone rang unanswered at the Indiana location.
Once again, there was too much behind his simple statement for her to address.
Once again, Weller had found a way to make Dean feel stupid.
Once all the boxes were in the house, he turned to her.
Once back in human form, she stretched then groaned.
Once before he had felt that way about a woman and she had literally left him waiting at the altar while she ran off with another man.
Once before he had used that logic, and it had been a prelude to a fiasco.
Once before she had thought she was pregnant, and he had been sorry when she found out she wasn't.
Once beyond access to the river below, the seldom-used path presented an unbroken cover of fresh white, now blanketed in more than a foot of fresh powder, as it followed the large pipe toward the reservoir.
Once Dean introduced himself, he sat with the phone several inches from his ear, unable to inject a word as she built up her tirade.
Once dressed, he returned to the kitchen.
Once Elisabeth had composed herself, she asked, "What else do you want to know?"
Once established at Palermo, Garibaldi organized an army to liberate Naples and march upon Rome, a plan opposed by the emissaries of Cavour, who desired the immediate annexation of Sicily to the Italian kingdom.
Once he had told her that there would be times in their marriage when they would regret giving up their freedom.
Once he saw the area, he knew he'd made a mistake in not accepting her offer and staying longer.
Once he saw the doctor, the entire issue would be settled.
Once he would have wiped it away and consoled her.
Once home she washed the roasting hen and put it in a pan.
Once I had a means of discounting the suicide note, everything else made much more sense.
Once I located him, about as you'd expect—shocked, couldn't believe it, blah, blah, blah.
Once I questioned what you told me, everything began making sense.
Once in a while they did things together socially, usually to fulfill mandated coupling at necessary functions and seldom for the entertainment of either.
Once in his bedroom, he closed the door and again tried to telephone Cynthia.
Once in the house, they all scattered.
Once inside the barn, she grabbed the pitchfork and a flashlight and then darted out the barn door, screaming at the top of her lungs.
Once inside, he reached out and took her hand, pulling her across the car seat.
Once into the woods, she began to relax.
Once it was established the law wasn't there to jail Dean as soon as he'd recuperated, Cynthia relaxed.
Once more, she held the dress in front of herself.
Once more, Shipton laughed.
Once more, the silver ring flared to life and spun around her cool green irises.
Once on the dance floor, he stretched his long fingers across the small of her back and took her hand.
Once on the street, Dean put up a halting hand.
Once out of bed she slipped into a nightgown and headed for the kitchen.
Once outside the pen, she latched the gate back and turned Ed toward the forest.
Once outside, they headed toward the forest.
Once past that, the last hurdle was the human wanting to be turned.
Once past the scrub brush and small trees, the near-total darkness surprised him, causing him to pause until his eyes became accustomed to this darkened world.
Once people had their chat with the artist and had made their selections, they settled in and the atmosphere seemed more like a party.
Once Sarah left the room, Jackson asked, "What made you decide to stay?"
Once she did that, she could risk contacting Tim on her net and pray he reached her before Greenie or anyone else found her.
Once she disabled her translator, he couldn't communicate with her.
Once she gave up her bond and accepted another, she belonged to him.
Once she gets enough blood in him, he'll calm down.
Once she had found him irresistible.
Once she knows he is human she won't feel so alone.
Once she thought she couldn't live like that.
Once she turned him and helped him through the painful first weeks, he abandoned her.
Once she was in Arkansas he wouldn't be able to locate her.
Once she was in his arms, she would forgive him.
Once she was outside she viciously kicked at a stone.
Once she was settled in the seat, he shut the door and walked around the car to the driver's side.
Once she woke when something tugged under her ear.
Once that fact had gnawed at him, but he had come to terms with it.
Once the bags were all filled Sarah removed the needle from Elisabeth's arm.
Once the chickens were happy in their pen, she turned to Alex.
Once the details to that "caper," as Fred O'Connor called it, were settled, life and business at Bird Song had proceeded peacefully.
Once the floors had been waxed and the furniture polished, the house sparkled - in an empty kind of way.
Once the garage door was secured, she pulled away from the house.
Once the guy saw me clearly by the door, he knew my face and all hell broke loose.
Once the shock wore off, rational thinking set in and he calmed down, feeling this might be an advantage.
Once they had settled on October 12th for the wedding, and decided to use the same caterer they used for the Halloween gala, Elisabeth suggested they give it a rest until after Christmas.
Once they moved the chickens, there would be no reason to walk down to the farm every day.
Once they reached the highway, Elisabeth opened her laptop.
Once they were gone, Elisabeth began to pace.
Once they were like brother and sister, but he had changed.
Once we are here, we can Travel at will.
Once you are, there's no going back, Jenn said.
Once you get something into your head, dynamite couldn't blast it out.
Once you have her, you have your personal assistant toss her out the next morning.
Once you realize that, you have to question everything she said.
Once, he'd wanted her as much as he did vengeance.
Once, long ago, her father had entertained a friend from the mountains - an old army buddy from northern Arizona.
Only once had Josh actually hit her, and Alex had been there.
Only once in her life had she heard that word.
Or, we can do things my way for once.
Our greatest Champion, Overman-Anu, once climbed the spiral stairway and fought nine days with the Gargoyles before he could escape them and come back; but he could never be induced to describe the dreadful creatures, and soon afterward a bear caught him and ate him up.
Pain registered once more.
Panic and fear made her hands shake once more.
Prince Vasili knew this, and having once realized that if he asked on behalf of all who begged of him, he would soon be unable to ask for himself, he became chary of using his influence.
Princess Ozma once brought him to life with a witch-powder, when she was a boy.
Ready cash could alone fill up the void; and it was to the hoards of native princes that Hastings's fertile mind at once turned.
Rhyn considered how he might use the demon, as he had once before. He didn't answer, pushing the door open to the cell block. Nearly all the cells were empty. "Where is everyone?" he asked.
Rissa started toward the bathing chamber once again, rattled and exhausted.
Rissa was dressed in clean men's clothing, her hair braided once more.
Romas had attempted once to explain the clothing was not woven aboard the ship but created on his home planet, molecularly broken into invisible pieces and stored somewhere aboard the ship.
Scaling the wall once again, she dropped to her feet and was still for a long moment, using her senses to see if anyone was there.
Senor Medena glanced at them once and frowned.
Shaking his head, he continued to his destination. He emerged through a portal leading to Death's corner of the underworld. It was a place no demon or Immortal was allowed to go, and he'd thought it impossible to get there, until he'd tried. He'd visited Gabriel once before.
She apologized that she would once again need his detailed report now that the body remained missing.
She at once quitted Nohant, taking with her Solange, and in 1831 an amicable separation was agreed upon, by which her whole estate was surrendered to the husband with the stipulation that she should receive an allowance of £120 a year.
She could have eased his mind by telling him she had only been up here once alone, and that was after Dad died.
She created that side of him for her purposes without considering what happened, once she saved her world.
She did get permission to turn a human once, Peter Standish.
She didn't do enough for Ashley and Brandon, hadn't bought life insurance, so they'd be okay once she was gone.
She entered the dark, sensual bedroom once again and accepted the necklace with the rough, round red ruby at its center.
She felt panic bubble and tears sting her eyes once again.
She felt the loss of his warmth and body at once and assumed he was angry at her.
She flushed and rose, visibly frustrated once more.
She gave a harsh laugh and relaxed once more, her head falling back again.
She groaned as hunger and need hit her hard once more, the way it did the last time he bit her.
She had met once with her immediate neighbor, the king of Palmis, but this clan that had snatched her plainly did not know who she was, or they would not seek to kill a queen in such a way.
She had once told him that children were her greatest dream ... next to a husband, she had amended.
She had shot a few rabbits with it, and once a skunk that threatened the chickens.
She held his gaze in silent challenge a moment longer before dropping back and stretching out once more.
She lagged behind so he could open the restaurant door for them, but once inside he surrendered their care to Josh and Bill.
She leaned her head against the wardrobe once more.
She left before anyone could shut her up again in a room, running once she'd closed the door to the hovel the two families shared.
She looked around once more with apprehension.
She looked around, astounded by the beauty of the orchard, then realized she'd lose sight of Dustin once he crested the hill in the center of the orchard.
She looked at the ground instead of Evelyn, feeling bereft once again.
She looked down once but snapped her head up, unwilling to lose control.
She looked up at him once more then at Sofi, who was frowning.
She moved forward once again down an alley leading directly to the open area before the wall.
She once more closed the distance between them, leaning forward to kiss him.
She opened to him once again, reminding him of how she'd yielded to him earlier.
She poured it into the polished silver pot that reminded her of the fancy pots she'd seen once at an upscale hotel.
She pulled her hair back in a scrunchie at the base of her neck, growing nervous once again.
She realized the doorbell had rung not once but twice.
She renounced once for all the asceticism and isolation of the De imitatione for the more genial and sympathetic Christianity of Chateaubriand.
She retrieved her penlight once more and walked around the room, finally kneeling to look under the bed.
She sat down to plot, not wanting to think what would happen if she failed to deliver the Horsemen somewhere safe or how much her Guardian would despise her once she acted.
She stiffened, once again the leader, and gazed up at him.
She tested her vision once more.
She was at once lost in his bright smile.
She was calm and in control once more.
She was in his world now, offering him something he'd allowed himself to fantasize about more than once.
She waved her wrist before the access pad, but once more, the warrior prevented the door from opening.
She wiped her face once more.
She'd fantasized about him once.
She'd fantasized about meeting him more than once, even if she knew it was impossible.
She'd never let him touch her again, but once was enough for Talia to grow in her belly.
Sirian's gaze returned to hers, and the two exchanged a look that made the hair on the back of Taran's neck rise once more.
Start out someplace besides the clearance rack for once.
Still, she'd texted once, soon after Dusty disappeared, asking her Watcher where her mate was.
Still, the little girl inside wanted to believe the magic room had weaved its spell once again.
Swipe your thumb over it once, and it stuns.
Taran accepted it, once again unsettled by the darkness clinging to the book.
Taran glanced at Memon, who was frozen once again as he communicated silently with the demon.
Taran looked at the ocean once more.
Taran turned on his heel, retreating into the squat building once more.
Taran was quiet, pensive once again.
Tendrils of coldness stretched from its home within her chest, testing her strength before subsiding into stillness once more.
That I should repent on the morrow and rally myself on my over-wrought ecstasy never once entered my thoughts.
The assistant straightened her hair once more then stepped back.
The atomic theory has been of priceless value to chemists, but it has more than once happened in the history of science that a hypothesis, after having been useful in the discovery Present and the co-ordination of knowledge, has been aban- position doned and replaced by one more in harmony with later of the discoveries.
The demon had stilled, once again considering.
The device lit up once more at her feet.
The door was opened, and she was hauled out once more.
The engine turned over once and then headlights blinded her until he turned the car around.
The ensuing silence, however, reminded her once more of their awkward status.
The lodge was in the next block and once again mirrored the others he'd visited since this business began.
The message was from Jonny, who had texted only once, before their ways parted months ago.
The metal was cold against her warm skin, and she pulled her scarf on tighter once the necklace was where it belonged.
The moon is a fickle lover, like a beautiful woman…she gives her whole heart but once a month and leaves you before dawn…why fear you the night?
The only vamp that could change someone without them following the normal rite requiring human sacrifice, Xander had once created an army in months.
The other three were silent for a moment while what he said sunk in, then all at once they started laughing.
The principal located the boy, who willingly answered Dean's questions once he learned his own activities were of no interest to the police.
The prisoner stepped into it, the disc soaring away once more.
The rotators caught, pulling them out of the spin, slowed their ascent, then gave out once again.
The rupture of the concordat at once terminates the obligations which resulted from it on both sides; but it does not break off all relation between the church and the state, since the two societies continue to coexist on the same territory.
The sense of falling once more made him clutch the cloak.
The Sicilians refused to be made over once more to the hated French whom they had expelled in 1282, and found a national leader in the regent Frederick.
The thought passed Dean's mind that he'd already carried her to bed once today but he held his tongue.
The tiny specs indicating crafts or personnel in the 3D image moved and changed; the image itself spun slowly, as if to present her with all sides of the battle at once.
The two stayed together through the years, even attempting to be lovers once, though they quickly realized theirs was a relationship of brother and sister.
The unearthly shrill of the telephone shattered the scene, once, twice, three times before Dean clawed at the instrument and grumbled something.
The wild dog cried out sharply once and dropped.
Their goal had been to get rid of as many of the Others as possible and save Jessi, because Darian wasn't able to disable the dozens gathered at once.
Then, all at once, he heard footsteps.
There are signs of trade with Etruria as early as the 7th century B.C. The Carthaginians made it into an important grainproducing centre; and the Romans set foot in the island more than once during the First Punic War.
There was no telling what was going on around her, and she hoped once again that her stealth magic hid her from the Others.
They may make certain concessions or privileges once given without any corresponding obligation; they constitute for a given country a special ecclesiastical law; and it is thus that writers have sometimes spoken of concordats as privileges.
They saw others on the trail only once when an elderly couple steamed by them with a wave.
They shouldn't be. I heard a story once about the Army of Souls. I'm wondering if they are what Darkyn was after, not killing Death.
They were all joking, of course, but how much would Alex change once they exchanged vows?
This goal is within our grasp—and with the vaccine presently priced at about thirty cents a child, shame on us for not ending polio once and for all.
This has come down to us through a Latin version of an Arabic manuscript; it cannot, however, have been written by Archimedes in its present form, as his name is quoted in it more than once.
This was a decision she had already made once - but not really.
Though he made no move to stop her once she was visible, he did trail her.
Tomorrow they would fly back to Arkansas and for once she wasn't ready to go.
Uneasy, he placed it across the chamber on the table once more.
Watching his retreating back, it occurred to her once again that she might lose him over moral issues.
We all do something on the spur of the moment once in awhile.
We all drink a little too much once in a while.
We had a common goal for once in history... do you know who that bitch with him is?
We will conquer them and return here, once we have created an army.
We'd have a little wine when we had something to celebrate and once in a while a beer in the summer.
What peace she'd found in the familiar orchard fled as she looked at the charred, crumbling ruins of the once great city that lay beyond the wall.
What was once mine is now ours.
What would it be like to really be with someone like Xander, who loved so deeply and completely, he'd only done it once?
What would Jonny do to her, once he found his goons dead?
What's the heat if I double rent once in awhile?
Whatever beauty the day held was lost once he was behind the wheel, listening to a chorus of horns amid a blue haze of exhaust.
When he hit the master switch that bathed all the cars at once in light, he turned to watch her reaction.
When the road straightened once more, he heard a noise behind him and a dozen daredevils in the tuck position sped on by him with a wave and a rush of air.
When Xander moved closer once more, she braced herself but stayed still.
While she'd been one of the original Guardians to escape the immortal world with Damian, she'd also been at the bottom of the totem pole, once the Guardians in the mortal world rallied around their White God.
While the independent woman had only been to Ouray once in the six months the Deans had been married, she and her son-in-law got along spectacularly.
Why couldn't he be wrong – just once?
Why not interpret at once and render intelligible the common conception originating in natural science, viz.
Xander brushed his lips across hers once more then eased off her.
Xander rolled onto his side and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his body once more.
Xander started forward once more, determined to interfere, deals and choices be damned.
Xander understood how dangerous of a weapon he was; Eden exploited it once before.
Yet it is admirable to profess because it was once admirable to live.
Yet somewhere deep inside she feared that if he was capable of betrayal once, then he might be again.
You can't forget that we were once almost engaged, can you?
You can't just answer the question for once?
You know, I never once heard him bitch in all the years he worked for me.
You made a selfless choice, one I've failed to make more than once. Besides, I ordered Katie killed. I alone can make this right.
You ought to go out once in a while.
You really should pick some losers once in a while to skirt suspicion.
You said once we were fated to be lovers.
You will be drinking a lot once you feel the effect.
You've already fallen once!
You've betrayed me once al - -