Then, somehow, just in time, she strides in front of a bright green wall, smiles, and delivers.
It is at her party, hiding in her bedroom to check his e-mail, that Aidan receives an anonymous message containing a photograph of a beautiful young woman striding in front of Barneys, before the building was bombed.
The spot switches to Mr. Obama on the campaign trail, surrounded by diners in a restaurant; shaking hands with factory workers in hard hats; speaking at a public gathering with shirt-sleeves rolled up; on stage at a rally; and striding in front of the White House, looking pensive.
After the opening-credits' music (evoking "Misirlou," the "Pulp Fiction" theme by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones), the movie employs visual conventions you've seen in a score of action flicks: high contrasts, sun-drenched settings, whiplash editing, chases on twisting seaside roads, rugged men striding in front of a background inferno... Shall I continue?
In a selfless act of scientific bravery, they strode confidently in front of it as it rode towards them at a brisk walking pace, only to see it stop in its tracks and reverse.
Striding in front was Will, co-founder of The Swimmer, a monthly half-marathon across London that visits many of the city's lidos.
There are plenty of hilarious references to style mavens, and Ms. Bernhard strides out in front of her band, which she calls the United Colors of Benetton, tossing her mane like a diva.
As far as actors are concerned, the first five years of the 2010s proved that you can't make it big unless you're prepared to get into the Lycra and stride around in front of the greenscreen.
That's why tennis players run around the court four or five times before a match and marathoners stride in front of the starting line.
Three Gold Medals or Bust Like a ballet dancer, Greene rehearses his stride in front of a mirror, monitoring the way he lifts his legs and raises his hands.
