Motes Played — Chapter 5
She saw beholden's face as though it was one she herself might bear in some thirty years, and that anxiety ratcheted up several notches. any hope she had of staving off that overflow was now long, long gone.
Ferret's Five - Deja Vu
When he got to the opposite wall he connected another rope to the ratchet system on his belt and lowered himself until he was hanging where someone would be standing.
Scion 2nd Edition Intro
Cu sith are also known by the names of church grim, gabriel's ratchet, or simply black dog. the sight of one of these supernatural canines is regarded as a bad omen, signifying that one has earned the displeasure of the gods.
Peace Maker
It slammed him in the muzzle, and he sank to his knees, his head ratcheting back and a little blood flying from his nose. he groaned, and shivered in pain, silently looking up at me and spitting a bloody fang onto the grass.
Torpedo Run Chapter 12
She spoke again, in ratcheting whispers growing harder to understand. "my body...fail soon. not worry, rkkktch...take br...br...skull meats...is egg...i re-grow...kttch..."
Two flavors of man (seal hunt 2)
Randall began to struggle but not until the horrible little thing had ratcheted its maw over his shoulders, trapping his arms partly to his sides. just the same it was no bigger than he was and it looked like he might struggle free.
Going Concerns (Chapter 4)
The gears in the lock protested with an unpleasant ratcheting noise, and the rod jerked downward a quarter of a turn. the door swung open.
Man Vs. Planet Chapter 9: What Lies Beneath
I slid two ratcheting straps around its bulk, wrenching them down to secure it to the dolly. those would prove crucial in the next few minutes.
A New Home - Chapter 6
Viridan shouted to his subordinate, who was currently ratcheting another cable into fixture. as soon as he finished, he rushed over to where a small stepladder sat in a corner, and ran it over to where jonas was standing.
998 The Escapement
The carapace ratchets shut, unfolding back into its original configuration, and the drives begin to spin up in a stream of systems checks essential to the underlying mechanism.
Herdnan- Chapter Three
He kicked the ratchet on the ladder and slowly let it down to the ground. he started on his way down, grabbing the sword and carrying it down with him.
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 13
The marines did the same and the tension in the air ratcheted down. "stand aside, sergeant," steven said as he beckoned morning dawn through.