Sentence examples for gunfire away from inspiring English sources

The tranquility of the rolling green fields and lush vineyards belie it, but many fear that another summer war between Russia and Georgia like the one 11 months ago which killed hundreds of civilians is no more than a stutter of automatic gunfire away from breaking out.

"Early onset, the sound of gunfire away from the school and they went on lockdown". .

"You see?" asked Sahayb, a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, crouching behind a stone wall near the building as gunfire hammered away.

When all the imaginary smoke and gunfire died away he was left standing - a bald, touchingly slender man, worn down by his own putdowns, his invariably and defiantly open-shirted neck mottled with sunburn like a gipsy's hand.

As the rattle of gunfire dies away, the blood is hosed from the city streets and Thailand sits down to ponder the cost of its ferocious uprising, many are quietly wondering if the monarchy of King Bhumibol Adulyadej will be one of the casualties.

Hernandez and his crew, which includes a young child, leave to "the muffled sounds of sirens and gunfire," walking away over a bridge across a reservoir.

On Monday afternoon, squads of troops rushed inside the burning building, and long bursts of automatic gunfire rang out, causing onlookers blocks away to hit the deck.

Mr. Hankerson said he heard gunfire and ran away.

It was already midnight, and he was listening to the noise of heavy gunfire, four streets away.

Sgt. Ian J. Bugh, the flight medic, began the rhythms of CPR as the helicopter lifted over gunfire and zigzagged away.

Generally if you're hurt, you feel the gunfire is far away and not specifically targeting you, and the cover is ideal, you should stay.