A car horn outside woke him in less than five minutes.
A comfortable bed replaced the cot utilized in Peabody and absolute darkness proved more conducive to sleep than the leaked light that often snuck into our old quarters.
A feeling other than anxiety washed over her.
A few minutes later, Jake returned with a jug of water, appearing less than excited.
A teacher doesn't have to be smart—just brighter than the student.
According to Lisa, they were the closest thing to a family that she had other than her parents and siblings.
Actions spoke louder than words.
Actually, she'd rather get a room than stay in the house.
Actually, the bra and panties were far less revealing than a bikini.
After that introduction, my wife listened; for more than five minutes, while Howie apparently continued to ramble.
After too much heated discussion, I agreed to give a less than specific tip saying I didn't believe the child was abducted.
After what seemed even longer than the Dean's first trip to the mine just two days earlier, they emerged into the basin where the valley floor was a sea of wildflowers.
Again he felt more was going on than the damn Watcher let on.
Alex had been hiding more than a father.
Alex seemed to be more comfortable around Morino than he was around his father's family.
Alex would never cheat - not on someone he respected and admired more than anyone he knew.
All I could think of was Randy and how lucky we are that he's got his act together in spite of this business with Jen—how much better off he is than Billy— and Jen than Melissa.
Allen had been drinking at the party a little more than usual.
An hour of sleep was the longest he'd managed in over a week, and he felt more tired than when he lay down.
Analysts declared each successive generation might be "the first to have a lower standard of living than their parents."
And if she told Damian who to kill, did that make her worse than them?
Another part of her couldn't fathom how a man colder than a sociopath could be working for the side of good.
Are you sure Europe is worse than here?
As if on cue, an old car with more rust than clear metal chugged to a stop at the dollar store.
As they strode into the gardens toward an awaiting helicopter, she couldn't help but think she'd just stepped into something far greater than she could ever imagine.
Assistant Director Summerfield announced to the press at the height of the search, more than two hundred officers and volunteers were involved.
At the moment, it felt more domestic than romantic.
At this point the loss of her car was more an inconvenience than anything else.
Back on the pavement, Dean pedaled past Tom, a well-known wild turkey who'd in past months adopted a location on the highway from which he never seemed to stray more than a few hundred yards.
Bertha and I are a team, and she's a lot cheaper than renting one of those pricey new Jeeps.
Besides, Dean thought, Randy—single or married—probably has more sense than to get knocked on his ass by a zillion pounds of water pressure aimed at his body.
Besides, I knew her far better than her husband.
Betsy was more than eager to comply.
Bianca healed me earlier, and I thought I could do more than I could, especially since ....
Bianca liked Jenn, though she felt there was more to the woman than she could pinpoint.
Bianca was warm and sweet, the kind of woman who deserved better than he'd ever have to offer.
Billy Langstrom, behind the wheel of a red Jeep similar to but older than Deans', honked from across the street.
Boys younger than Royce were working unsupervised.
But Fitzgerald had to be older than forty—he certainly looked it—a fact easily checked on his election application.
But I am making a simple statement that life is better now than it has ever been.
But the brief exercise failed to dispel the glumness for more than a few moments.
But there was no shepherd in Scotland that could have done better than Sirrah did that night.
But this guy figured he was better than everyone else in the place.
But you have less than a month to go.
But you're different than even Sean.
By his tone, something was more wrong than the horrible costume.
Carmen couldn't make out more than a few words, but one of them was mare.
Cassie had to smile when Bordeaux positioned himself in a spot less than ten feet from her and pretended to settle down for the night.
Consequently, it made more sense to submit to Alex than argue with him.
Crackling is much better than that faint wheezing.
Cynthia didn't ask him to join her and he was more than happy to remain rocking a groove in the front porch decking.
Damian caught his eye and looked pointedly at Dusty, silently asking if the Guardian had done as he asked and told his boss that the Natural was more than a new recruit.
Damian knew better than to trust the deceptive appearance of this type of creature.
Darian didn't remember it any more than he remembered much of the thousands of years he spend enslaved by Jonny's predecessor.
Darkness moved in quickly now, and he knew he'd soon need help and more light than a simple flashlight to locate a wreck, if in fact a vehicle had plunged to the valley floor, a hundred or more feet below.
Darkyn drank more from her than before, leaving her lightheaded.
Darkyn himself had shown some signs of being affected by her, perhaps not as much as she liked, but more than she ever expected.
Darkyn's approach to the mating bond was much different than Gabriel's.
Darkyn's daughter appeared frail and gaunt, her skin a shade or two darker than the white pillow beneath her head.
Dean could do little more than put his arm around her.
Dean had no stomach for going any deeper than necessary and the water from the mine seepage was getting deeper.
Dean muttered an agreement as he began to open Dawkins's bureau drawers, more out of a nosy nervousness than anything sinister.
Dean was more than just surprised by her request.
Did he suspect that she was beginning to feel more for him than simple friendship?
Did he trust her or assume she knew better than to run?
Don't you think that was more than a little distracting?
Dusty and Jule knew better than to pry what happened when he confronted Claire.
Dusty said you're safer here than anywhere.
Dusty wanted nothing more than to order Darian back to Ohio to finish one mess before dragging them into another.
Even Quinn showed more positive emotion than previously expressed.
Even the cat looked up, more from the cessation of her patting than Dean's expletive.
Even the usually bored Dawkinses ooh-ed and aah-ed appropriately but the brothers seemed more interested in the locale of the various shots than the scenery and flora so beautifully presented.
Even when I studied most earnestly it seemed more like play than work.
Exactly. But not everyone can do what we do, because we're, well, different than normal people.
Finding the most effective sources remained less than satisfactory.
Following a long drive that consisted of little more than two ruts worn by vehicle tires, they came to the Marsh ranch.
Food was more a distraction than a desire.
For him it was nothing more than a brief episode of pleasure.
For the first time in his life, he wondered what solutions other than execution would work.
For the most part, the work she did for the Giddon family was little more than she would have done at home - with the exception that at home she probably would have made a sandwich instead of a meal.
Four and a half acres contained a barn larger than the LeBlanc's Peabody home, beautiful gardens and plush lawn.
Fred displayed a tad more interest in the mysterious find than the prior evening.
Good. Easier for me than Darian to readjust.
Half a head shorter than Xander, Jule was speaking quietly to the vamp, whose arms were crossed and head tilted in consideration.
He and Sarah had done far more for her than could have been expected.
He cared for Claire, or at least, he was attracted to her, and she didn't know if there was more than what she knew about them.
He deserved more than the sympathetic ear she had been lending him lately.
He felt more than saw her shake her head no.
He gazed down at her with nothing less than adoration.
He glared at her, unable to shake the sense that if Bianca hadn't thought smarter than him, she'd be dead.
He grabbed her shoulders, pulling her roughly against him and kissed her lips in a demanding way that roused more anger than anything else.
He had access to his part much earlier than I did, so he was able to make some investments that really paid off.
He has lived more than eighty years.
He kneaded her breasts, wanting nothing better than to suckle her until she cried out in ecstasy.
He knew Sofia better than he knew Damian.
He knew the river lay far below and they'd negotiated less than half the distance.
He moved faster than she was able to follow.
He preferred his life much simpler than it already was.
He promised to return in an hour and ferry the group back to Bird Song, which was less than a mile away.
He really wasn't too much bigger than a cat, not when compared to an adult.
He rubbed it, vexed, and spotted one zombie-vamp moving slower than the rest.
He said he felt bad about it, but conceded that Tessa had been less than honest with him on more than one occasion.
He sensed rather than heard movement on the first floor.
He sensed rather than saw that someone was in it, watching them.
He stepped through the door, his expression less than friendly.
He still couldn't remember much more than what the Watcher and Original Vamp had told him.
He thinks you are better than us.
He walked with a slight limp and looked older than thirty-six.
He was built from the same mold—large and muscular, the kind of man more fitted to military special forces or UFC prizefighting than financial planning.
He was dead on when he said she was more afraid of her emotions than him.
He was different than the last deity she'd slept with.
He was even more striking than she remembered.
He was expecting worse than a cat in Darian's room.
He was her world, but she'd been nothing more than an afterthought, strung along with promises for years.
He was history, in more ways than one.
He was no more expressive around Mary than anyone else, but he often asked her opinion on things.
He was older, in his mid-thirties, and the light took longer to appear in his eyes than it had the younger man.
He was tall and lanky with a huge smile and close-spaced eyes that seemed more soulful than his youthful looks warranted.
He was taller than it by a head.
He was worse than a woman PMSing.
He wasn't like Dustin, who seemed more likely to kill a stranger than talk to one.
He wore a pulled up hoodie, but he was taller than our guy and Howie thought he was younger.
He wore nothing more than a T-shirt and jeans.
He wouldn't order your mate killed any more than he would his.
He wouldn't say much else, other than she cannot be fixed with the magic of Hell, Wynn explained.
He'd given her more than one as a child.
He'd traveled that road before, more than once.
He's a nice young man and I feel would make a far less labor intensive mate than Howie would have proved to be.
He's four years older than I am.
He's learning more about us than we're learning about him!
He's not much older than Randy.
Her bruises were gone, and her two-toned eyes were calmer than they'd been.
Her cheeks warmed with more than embarrassment.
Her erotic dreams were proof that he was becoming more than a friend to her, and that thought was troubling - both from the standpoint of her goals, and the fact that she was setting herself up for rejection.
Her evolving power told her more than she wanted to know, even before she faced him.
Her feelings for Bordeaux had become more than mere friendship.
Her first deal was made more out of emotion than anything else.
Her hope had been crushed in every other way – except that it stirred once more at the idea there was more to him than she knew.
Her skin began to flush until it was pink enough to look human rather than the sleep of the dead.
Her soft touch did more than erase the worry from his brow.
Her two canines were larger than before and gave her the appearance of a vampire.
Her visits are nothing more than an inspection tour.
His blue eyes were colder than the sky on a winter morning in Virginia.
His brothers weren't any closer than they had been, but the sound of their voices made him realize how alone he'd really felt the past two weeks.
His erratic moods had grown more volatile the past couple of days, and she knew better than to draw his attention.
His eyes were blacker than Gabriel's, and his plain features deceptive.
His fangs were long, his eyes burning with more than hunger.
His features were chiseled from golden granite, his blue eyes clearer than the Miami shallows.
His hair was brown rather than white-blond, his beautiful eyes deep set and large.
His kiss was no more out of line than her response.
His look was intense, much different than the warmth he'd displayed earlier that afternoon.
His nose bore the appearance of having been broken and set incorrectly more than once.
His remark about how she looked in the swimsuit made it obvious that he saw her as something more than a baby sitter or maid.
His skin was colder than snow, the power radiating off him like an arctic breeze.
His thoughts went to the memory he wanted nothing more than to forget forever.
His tingling senses awoke him, but he was too weak to do more than look around the room.
His tone was less than convinced.
His visions were more than just his death; they were the first-person experience of the torturing and killing of many, many others, as if she were mutilating others.
His voice was barely more than a whisper.
His voice was quiet and confident, and she felt like a visitor in his throne room rather than a woman talking to a stranger chained to her basement wall.
Hopefully her voice sounded more composed than she felt.
How can a man be a philosopher and not maintain his vital heat by better methods than other men?
However, while noticeable, his damaged appearance was less disagreeable than I expected.
I can do better than that.
I can make more than one kind at once.
I can't imagine the impact of both on him when one is more than enough.
I can't stay more than tonight.
I can't think of a nicer reward than remaining here.
I could see Quinn's hand in the decision, far more than Martha's.
I could understand why he would be chasing her, but if I'd have known she'd go for a guy older than me...
I don't see how that's any different than you trying to protect me.
I figured this county deserves a more astute sheriff than the current candidate, so I tossed my hat in the ring this morning.
I first spoke to Martha, while not fully committed; I knew she was more sympathetic to Howie than her husband.
I guess his stepfather thought more of him than her.
I guess the only thing he wanted more than that was a good woman and children.
I had more than an hour to wait at Philadelphia International Airport.
I have more money than anyone deserves.
I hope you find this trip a little more comfortable than the last.
I hoped to god my wife was smarter than John Luke Grasso.
I ignored her question rather than lie.
I kicked in more coins to our marriage than Paul ever did.
I knew what I was about to say was far more than I wanted to offer.
I know better than to trust Wynn, she said with a sigh.
I know the clerk down at Starbuck's more than I know my own mother.
I never had patience to arrange more than five or six groups at a time.
I owe you more than you could ever know.
I realize now my venture was doomed to failure from the start as my target was far better protected than I sensed.
I really don't know any more than the man on the street.
I require more than that.
I saw how you were created from a seventeen-year-old boy who wanted nothing more than for your mistress to love you.
I suppose no place is better than home on Christmas.
I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.
I tried to ask you more than once, but someone was always interrupting and throwing a new kink in my plans.
I was in the water fight myself when I was younger than you.
I was less critical than my wife on the slow workings of the law.
I was, for a reason known to God alone, much more calm than the situation dictated.
I wondered if Howie's loss of memory had deeper roots than his later accident.
I'd rather have entertained my house guest than listened to his sniveling and begging but alas, I do what I have to do.
I'm saying what we had together was more important than what I have now.
I'm sure I made more of it than it deserved.
I've chased more bad guys running Bird Song bed and breakfast than when I was a Parkside, Pennsylvania police detective.
If he was half as creative at torturing people and planning his battles as he was in bed, he was more than capable of doing it.
If he was in bed under the current circumstances, he must be sicker than he was letting on.
If it does, wouldn't you rather take a chance to owe me than be in debt to Darkyn?
If more than one person knows something, it's not a secret.
If she closed her eyes, she would have guessed him to be no older than her brother.
In all their years together, they'd never been out of communication more than a few days.
In an organization of less than five thousand, that's a lot.
In less than a month in early spring our lives were totally changed and we loved it.
In spite of all I said, his and Jen's baby has a lot better future than Billy Langstrom's.
In spite of the continual struggle for custody, he had felt more welcome at the Medena home than he had with his step-father's family.
It can't be any more dangerous than driving around in Tulsa.
It couldn't have been more than a few seconds, but it seemed much longer.
It crossed her mind that Alex might be more than uncomfortable in these surroundings.
It had been the mildest late winter in years and the lack of high country snow had opened the Jeep roads weeks earlier than usual.
It had taken more than an hour to get to school on the bus, making any after-school activities rare.
It left him more hands-on with the western front than he'd been in hundreds of years.
It seemed to me that there could be nothing more beautiful than the sun, whose warmth makes all things grow.
It seems more like days than hours.
It sounded more like a demand than a request.
It sounded more like a statement than a question anyway.
It took more effort than he thought to break the otherworldly connection binding them.
It used to be closed tighter than a kiddie cap on a pill bottle.
It was a mine portal, smaller than the main entrance to the Lucky Pup.
It was better than any jewels he could buy her, because it meant something to him!
It was different than the other portals; there were no doors visible through this one, just a hole in the world.
It was hard to explain how her beauty was different than so many others, but it was.
It was harder to resist him than it was Gabriel, which made her want to weep.
It was high, much higher than he could reach.
It was light enough to see a long way in the deserted street and it seemed more like morning or evening than night.
It was no fun to be pulled over the sharp stones in that way; but it was better than to be bitten by the wolf.
It was now more than seventy-two hours after the kidnapping.
It was on one of these occasions that she wandered farther than she realized.
It was so heart wrenching to Martha she insisted Howie try more than once, in an effort to succeed.
It was something more unsettling than friendship.
It was the first occasion the dream took place close to the present time; less than four years ago!
It was the last time we heard from Daniel Brennan for more than a week.
It was the worst place she'd ever been, worse than any horror movie, worse than any nightmare.
It wasn't the first time she'd heard such a thing, but it sounded far worse coming from the devil than it had Wynn.
It would cost more than seven dollars to have them dry cleaned and pressed.
It's been more than that for a long time - or am I only imagining things?
It's better than letting him kill the neighboring rancher's cows or my rescue animals.
It's far easier to calmly pen the words I said than it was to say them.
It's harder than I thought.
It's more of a cluttered box than a web.
It's not a solution but it will help a lot more than doing nothing while this guy may be getting closer.
It's our home and you're more than a sitter or maid to all of us.
Jennifer began snapping her small camera at the first vista until she realized she'd used more than half the roll.
Jenny is younger than any of us!
Jonny glanced around the room, his hesitation giving more than one vamp confidence to draw their weapons openly.
Jule grunted at the first few blows that fell harder than any mortal could strike.
Jule had always said he inspired men to follow him, though he saw nothing different in what he did than what his deputies did.
Jule obliged quickly, unwilling to keep the vamp close to his brothers' mates longer than necessary.
Jule refused to release her, sensing more danger toward her than to himself.
Jule was beginning to think death was better than his weakened state.
Jule was so much bigger than her father.
Jule's eyes glinted with the magic in his body, and the air around him shimmered in a different power than that of her father.
Jule's shaking had stopped, and he looked pale rather than flushed from a fever.
Jule's smiles were less reserved than those of the other men despite his unfriendly appearance.
Less than a week later she passed another milestone.
Letting go of Gabriel was much harder than accepting her new mate.
Linda says you're newer than me.
Linda was too easygoing to be affected by much of anything, and the men seemed more surprised than anything else.
Made of material softer than silk, the black dress she wore pooled at the top of her feet.
Making judgment after the fact is far easier than before.
Maria was a wee bird of a woman—probably a teenager, Hispanic, and even shorter than Cynthia, who barely topped five feet.
Martha, free to indulge, surprised me by drinking more than her share, an uncommon practice on her part.
Maybe he simply wasn't capable of having a relationship deeper than surface friendship.
Maybe he'd rather listen than talk.
Maybe it was his delirium, but Jule thought the vamp looked larger than even Damian.
Maybe it was more than that.
Maybe that's why you were so damn quick to be willing to take less than fifty percent of the land!
Men like Jake wouldn't want to die any other way than honorably defending people like you.
Molly appeared less shy around Howie than us, acting more casual toward him as if he was a member of her family.
Molly is fun to be around, chatty and inquisitive and far less reserved than at our first meeting.
More than a day followed until we'd chiseled, in ever increasing light, our precious opening.
More than enough, but once we reach the main Jeep road we're sure to see someone.
More than likely Alex didn't want to hear any more about danger, though.
More than likely the correction was to prevent her from being embarrassed.
More than likely the unidentified rider was only another drifter.
More than that, he was willing to make concessions - in front of the children.
My ambition is far different than yours.
My point is, lacking knowledge is sometimes safer than possessing it.
My terms are far kinder for you than I'd give anyone else.
Nervous, she stabbed him harder than she intended to, and Jule groaned, closing his eyes.
Never met anyone more lost than I am.
No matter what happened, he would always be more than a fond memory - maybe a first love.
No one could have been more private than Josh.
No sooner had he opened his eyes than he heard the voice he least wanted to hear.
No woman would ever be more than second to a man like that, but being the woman who was second in his world sounded better than anything else she'd ever wanted.
No, it was more than that.
Nonsense, you're not putting us out, but you're more than welcome to use the phone... and please call me Sarah.
Not more than four hours ago he was so mad at her that he could hardly speak.
Nothing she had ever experienced in her life was more painful than that moment, knowing his pain and not being able to say a thing to help.
Now that Molly had confessed more knowledge than any of us suspected, I felt obligated to tell Martha the full story before she learned it from overheard conversation or from Molly directly.
Obviously he liked ranch work better than anything he had studied.
Of course, it went a lot deeper than that.
Of course, most of the boys she dated were much younger than Yancey.
On Friday morning Bird Song's full complement of guests were treated to the usual bounty of Cynthia's baking, but with less zip and smiles than most days.
Once is more than enough.
Once you've got the bug, you'd no more pass up a good bargain than a cold beer on a hot day.
One might argue that manipulating the Future and unfettered access to the present provides more than enough influence.
One source of energy was darker than a stormy sky while another was as bright as the sun.
Or more than one, Dusty typed.
Other than the fact that she and Howard had already disrupted their lives enough for her, it was comforting to have her there.
Our kind tend to live much longer than the average human.
Quinn worked on increasing the precision of time and location but it remained about the same; anything longer than a couple of days was a problem.
Raindrops fell as if in slow motion, and lightning stayed, brighter than the midday sun.
Randy continued to talk, more rapidly than necessary, mentioning a small wedding.
Rather than drink from her, he kissed her.
Rather than incite her, it left her sleepy.
Rephrasing the question would be nothing more than a distraction.
Roger was a tiny man, no taller than Cynthia, with snowy white hair and sparkling blue eyes.
Running up the stairs to the main floor, she wanted nothing more than to return to the safety of her room.
She accepted Jonny's hand rather than Xander's and closed her eyes to the cold sensations of Transporting.
She acts more sorry for the woman, or exasperated, than afraid of her.
She appears more outraged than frightened which is annoying.
She bit his neck harder than she had before, and he chuckled.
She could summon Darkyn, though she feared his reaction to her leaving more than what these people would do to her.
She couldn't focus on anything farther away than her hand, and looking at her hand made her cry.
She didn't believe she'd turn into a princess any more than she believed she wanted anything to do with killing anyone.
She didn't expect it; she expected him to lie rather than point out the flaws in her desperate logic.
She feared seeing them happy again, knowing she really was nothing more than a disposable stand-in until they were able to be together again.
She felt more compelled to him now than ever before.
She glanced back over her shoulder to see Darkyn standing where she left him, hands clasped behind his back, watching her with the cold smile that told her there was more going on than she suspected.
She had to come up with something better than that.
She held his hand longer than she should.
She hesitated, sensing he would be angrier with her than Jule or Dustin had been.
She kept the movies playing, focusing on nothing other than the brothers' time together.
She knew better than to relax around her father, whose hand was likely to fly at the drop of a hat.
She lacked Jake's golden tongue, and her bluntness had gotten her in trouble more than once.
She left the post office feeling better about Russell Cade than she did about herself.
She looked away, wanting nothing more than to disappear.
She looked far different than Deidre recalled.
She looked far less harmless than the Other.
She looked healthier and happier than during their last two encounters, and Linda had let it slip that she and Rainy were talking again.
She managed a nod at the eyes that had grown darker than the sky.
She opens up for him; more than any other stranger.
She seemed more genuinely shocked than irate.
She sensed more than saw the largest difference within her.
She suddenly felt more alone than ever and rubbed her stinging cheek.
She tried to work the muscles in her lower back with her fingertips, but the effort was worse than the benefit.
She turned to see the hall in disarray, a mist darker than night slowly creeping through the crowd.
She wanted to think he was talking about more than her powers, but such an idea was out of the question.
She was far better than I at handling this type of emotion but just then, Molly skipped in the door.
She was fully a part of him when they touched, as if he'd been missing more than a piece of his soul all these years and just now realized it.
She was little more than half-done and already he thought it was too much?
She was more grateful to him in that moment than she'd ever been.
She was seriously disturbed at keeping secretes from Howie; perhaps more so than he was, doing the same thing.
She was taller than Howie but rail thin and possessed an engaging smile, long blond hair and arresting blue eyes.
She was worried about him, and he was touched by the idea she took pity on him when she herself was in more danger than he was.
She wondered how many more there would be and doubted she'd last more than another day or two if he kept draining her blood.
She'd sensed more danger from her father than from the man before her.
She's in the early stages of pregnancy, no more than eight weeks.
So far, deer and rabbits are easier for a few wolves to pull down than a healthy cow, but if the pack gets too big they may go after cattle.
So I've finally found something you're afraid of more than me.
Sofia asked with more emotion than she intended.
Some day Michael would grow up and realize there was something more in life than conquest.
Some people just put more effort into distinguishing right from wrong than others.
Somehow I get the idea that you will find it harder to be idle than working.
Someone knocked at the door before she could turn on more than the living room lights.
Something is better than nothing.
Something jarred her, a flash of magic, one that made her more nauseous than what she saw happen next.
Something more than Dusty killing bad guys was upsetting her.
Sometimes he did this after he'd hit her or screamed at her worse than usual.
Sometimes he gave her the creeps, and she suspected he was sharper than he let on.
Sometimes I think you'd rather eat me than talk to me.
Sunday was more productive than Saturday.
Surely such sleuthing and cleverness deserves more reward than hiding in the bushes and watching the dogs of law ineptly do their duty.
Talon stumbled, and Dusty froze rather than pounced, his head whipping around.
Talon's boys are more violent than most of them.
Thankfully, most times people react rather than ask questions.
That night, for the first time in more than a week, she tossed and turned in the bed, her sleep interrupted by memories of her family.
The basement area was considerably larger than Quinn's small cabin lab-room, noticeably so with fewer plants and absent the desk.
The bond creates more than dependency; it gives you a helluva lot of influence over him.
The breakfast atmosphere was much better than supper.
The downside of setting up identities was that someone would learn more detail about us than we'd previously released.
The encounter had frightened him more than he would admit.
The escape was less than stealthy, and it was impossible to tell if there was more than one pair of feet.
The footsteps were soft, but it sounded like more than one person.
The girl was younger than Annie, but she was taken from her bed, same as Annie, and held for a week or more.
The gray eyes held a glint of something more than humor, but his lips twisted into a satirical smile.
The group left the Jeep and spent more than an hour on foot with Cynthia taking infinite care with each of her photos.
The hospital was much more extensive than I expected.
The house sits more than a mile off the snow plow route, so sometimes I'm snowed in for a week or so.
The humans mean more to you than they do to me.
The hundred mile drive up the coast to Santa Barbara took more than two hours during which we chatted the entire way.
The idea was especially welcome, as she had become so organized that cleaning took no more than half the day.
The kid was hard to read, and she guessed his anger had more to do with his struggle to understand his new role than the vamps who clearly had no respect for him.
The light of the black fire was too dim for her to see much more than the outline of his form.
The medication they were giving her to clear up the congestion in her lungs was making her sleep a lot, but they thought that was better than having her upset all the time.
The minute he detected something more than a platonic relationship, it was going to be good-by friendship.
The needle was smaller than she remembered needles being, and she steadied her breathing before plunging it into his arm.
The number of beings capable of killing one was less than five, and the last thing they needed was an Original Being showing up to complicate matters.
The Originals have a truce that's older than all of us combined.
The other side of her face displayed facial features that were heavy rather than feminine, resembling her father's.
The other two were too occupied by whatever happened to do more than glance at the newcomer.
The phone rang more than a dozen times before a man with groggy voice answered.
The portal was smaller and dryer than the main mine entrance and seemed to lead downward from this elevated location.
The scars the Dark One created when he turned her Immortal were more faded today than yesterday.
The school was more than a mile from their home, and the children trotted along as fast as their short legs could carry them.
The seclusion she knew well, having been brought up less than five miles from this house.
The summer you two came up here, I had a major crush on my handsome California cousin but you were seven years older than me and didn't know I existed.
The tome was far heavier than she expected, made of something much different than cardboard and paper.
The town is delightful; much nicer than a mythical Idaho location they'd like me to believe.
The trip to the airport and the flight to Illinois were both uneventful, the hotel accommodations better than they could have expected on such short notice.
The two drinks and lack of a third caused him to be more direct than normal politeness would dictate.
The two were closer than they should have been.
The unknown can be worse than reality, and she had no idea what to expect on the flight.
The vehicle, older than Fred, sounded better than Dean's Jeep.
The visions were less invasive than those from others, like background music at a department store.
The water wasn't much more than a drip and it took us a long time to fill the canteens.
The woman's fate was suddenly of more concern to Jule than messing with the purple-eyed or green-eyed trolls.
There are … creatures older than me in the universe, and they were fighting a turf war over who ruled what part of the universe.
There are four bedrooms, two more than they need and I've peeked in each, even testing the bed in one.
There was more to the boy's intentions than he let on.
There was more to Xander than Damian could pinpoint.
There was no crueler fate in this world than her own!
There was no denying that Brandon was a private person - or that he had confided in her more than Rachel or Julia.
There was something very different about this woman, and it was more than the feel of her energy flowing through him.
There were few things in life she was certain about, and one of them was that she'd felt safer with Jule during their short time together than she ever did with her father.
There were more than he expected, and he counted six.
There were twenty of them, far more than the small house could hold.
There's a greater purpose than myself.
There's an afternoon Amtrak train that makes the trip from South Station in Boston to Philly in less than five hours.
There's more than one but how many?
There's more than one-night stands.
There's more to the story than what you know.
There's no point in making it look any worse than it is.
They drove south from town and in less than a quarter mile, turned right onto what was locally known as the Camp Bird Mine Road.
They had crawled past it by no more than fifty feet.
They must have been more than just suspicious of you.
They thought more of hunting and fighting than of learning.
They were offering more than she could make after several years' experience at the hospital in Tulsa.
They'd never made official application for custody, but when they broached the subject with the authorities it was met with less than enthusiasm.
This antibiotic seems to be working better than the previous one.
This is so much higher than my grade level I'm getting a nose bleed.
This ought to help the credibility issue; there's more to some tips than the police know, but haven't made public because it would enforce credence in a psychic connection for the tip.
This time, there was more than insatiable lust and need in his kiss.
This was too similar to what she physically felt towards Gabriel to be anything other than the Immortal bond that branded Darkyn's name across her shoulders.
This weekend looks worse than we thought.
This will be a scientific announcement for the ages, more than DNA, cloning, everything!
Those animals were more afraid of her than she of them, and he knew it.
Though she doubted he was capable of emotions like she was, he was capable of more than he claimed, too.
To him it was nothing more than bringing home a gallon of milk or a sack of feed.
To him, it was no different than artificially inseminating a cow at his clinic... well, the concept wasn't.
Unless more than Harmony had betrayed Gabriel.
Until the attack was defended and defeated, Christmas mornings, autumn leaves, spring flowers and summer picnics were no more than passing dreams.
Was he was feeling more than just friendship for her?
Was the man capable of thinking of someone other than himself?
Was what she felt for Gabriel nothing more than destiny and Immortal laws she knew nothing about?
We all serve the same cause of protecting those weaker than us from evil.
We considered the session might take much longer than usual.
We don't need our computers to be infinitely fast, just a whole lot faster than they are today.
We had three in the last class, more than we've seen in a few hundred years.
We have time, just now, and I'd rather face the invis'ble bears than those wooden imps.
We were on it, so to speak, less than two hours after the baby was taken.
We were quieter than usual as we drove to our destination.
We'd learned to accommodate one another's quirks with no more than a raised eyebrow.
We're working on her self-confidence but it's still better than her mother's.
What could possibly be more important to us than saving lives?
What's bothering you—more than just you're going away?
When I sleep normally, it takes a lot more than that to rouse me.
When we married, I was twenty-eight and he was fifty-two—nearly twice my age—two years older than my father!
When you offered me a job, were you thinking of me in any way other than a housekeeper?
Whether you are rich or poor, live in the developed world or the developing world, life today is better and easier than it was a century ago by virtually any measure.
While Dean discounted hooligans as the source of his vandalism, he was more than happy to accept Brandon Westlake's timely rescue.
While the scenery was less than exciting, lunch was available.
While the walk was less than a half-mile, Ouray's 7,800-foot elevation and the uphill rise caused Dean to quicken his breathing—one more reminder to get in shape.
White hair, really big like Talon, these eyes that were darker than night, and when he talked, you could tell he didn't have a soul.
Who better to weed out traitors than the one who could see them for what they were?
Why do you feel you are better equipped to be our next sheriff than your opponent?
Wishing she'd gone somewhere other than here.
With an approximate date—or at least a year—and a first name, the chore would be infinitely easier than scouring decades for a nameless individual.
With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor.
Xander seemed like nothing more than a bored guest.
Yeah. I'd like nothing more than to round them all up into a stadium and wipe 'em clean.
Years of only remembered dreams but now the real act is so much better than fantasying!
Yet, one backward glance at the hard lines of the face over hers reminded her that there was more than the gentle side to him.
You brought our man closer to being identified than anyone else so you should kiss off any guilty feelings.
You do more work than the other two girls put together.
You have more than one option.
You might as well make it on your terms, ordering him to submit, rather than begging and mauling him like an animal.
You're different than my father, too.
You're going to have to do much better than that, Mr. Dean.
You're in better hands than I was being on Billy's team.
You're more important to me than that ranch.
You're more welcome in my bed than she is!
You've always thought yourself soooo much better than the rest of us, and I'm sick of your attitude.
You've got more than one rat to worry about.
You've got more time on your hands than an unemployed whaler.
Yully let the power fill her and mix with the other energies, staving off panic that there was much more than she could ever control.
Yully's eyes closed, and she focused hard on feeling something other than Jule, whose presence still lingered in her body.