Sentence examples for knocking softly from inspiring English sources

At first, I noticed the laptop knocking softly against the inside of the case when I walked, so I added some padding provided by Pelican, and it held the laptop firmly in place.

At dawn when rowboats drum on the dock and every door in the breathing house bumps softly as if someone were leaving quietly, I wonder if something in us is made of wood, maybe not quite the heart, knocking softly, or maybe not made of it, but made for its call.

by Sharon Levy At dawn when rowboats drum on the dock and every door in the breathing house bumps softly as if someone were leaving quietly, I wonder if something in us is made of wood, maybe not quite the heart, knocking softly, or maybe not made of it, but made for its call.

One scene in particular bears a resemblance to "The Raven": at the end of the fifth chapter of Dickens's novel, Grip makes a noise and someone says, "What was that – him tapping at the door?" The response is, "'Tis someone knocking softly at the shutter".

She called out, apologizing when her father knocked softly on the door.

In 1964, a month or so before my Profile of Rauschenberg ran in The New Yorker, William Shawn, the magazine's editor from 1952 to 1987, knocked softly on the door to my cubicle, on the eighteenth floor.

Seven years ago, a report on a similar topic by the WTO's predecessor, the GATT, infuriated even moderate greens by refusing to recognise their concerns.In this section Embracing greenery Latin bondage Diminishing returns Making tracks Our quarterly portfolio poll Only connect Softly, softly Knocking knees The colour of money ReprintsThe peace move is well-timed.

Wyatt knocks on the door as softly as he can, wanting to get only Desiree's attention.

And last June, CSFB, an investment bank, disposed of its boss.In this section Knocked off their pedestals Clubby capitalism Aftershock Tricky pickings Softly, softly Getting Japan's measure What's the hurry?

A first-choice rookie, such as Mr Manning, can typically command wages about 60% higher than the rookie picked seventh, they report.In this section Knocked off their pedestals Clubby capitalism Aftershock Tricky pickings Softly, softly Getting Japan's measure What's the hurry?

But the rope broke and the man fell to the floor, softly crying for help as the police finally knocked down the door.