Danny! with that bat-thing that he took from Olive Oil.    From Wordnik.com.  [i-claudius Diary Entry] Reference

The bat-thing fluttered around them like fear made visible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

I fell into a chair as the bat-thing lifted off of me again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

When I looked up again, the bat-thing was sitting on her shoulder.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

Elise cried out weakly, and the flame erupted around the bat-thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]

I watched her try to urge the bat-thing off her shoulder toward me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

The bat-thing crouched on the window ledge, watching us, calm but alert.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

"That bat-thing might have knocked a hole in the bottom, for all we know.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Conan of Cimmeria]

'That bat-thing might have knocked a hole in the bottom, for all we know.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Conan Chronicles]

DREAMF'ALL/t7I I looked back as she turned her head to nuzzle the bat-thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

I couldn't tell whether the bat-thing was glad to see her or was threatening her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

He swore, his fingers clamping down like steel bands, and the bat-thing moved for Remy again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]

Except for the shrill, almost inaudible squeaks of the bat-thing, the room was totally silent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

In an eyeblink Miya was across the room, kneeling down, taking the stunned bat-thing gently in her hands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

The gf. u-ing bubble whacked the bat-thing and knocked it to the floor, and I reahzed the bubble was solid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

The bat-thing appeared over his head, fluttering around him, still making sounds so high that I could barely hear them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

She answered him in a flood of unintelligible speech, g'sturing in disgust as the bat-thing launched off from her hands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

I struggled upright in my seat, smarting with scratches and humiliation; saw someone pass the chittering bat-thing back to its owner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

The bat-thing closed its hands around Remy's throat, and both of them tipped over, vanishing into the flames, Remy's sword slicing down in one last, convulsive movement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]

 One problem with the art is a matter of perspective: when the bat-thing grows larger, we can't really tell that it's bigger, and even when the Engineer appears on the top of its head, it takes us a second to decide if he's smaller or if the thing is larger.    From Wordnik.com.  [What I bought – 27 February 2008 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference

"That bat-thing might have knocked a hole in the bottom, for all we know.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian]

"Pretty,” the bat-thing said, its hairy, razor-toothed snout inches from.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]

"You'll join us,” the bat-thing said, “or you'll die choking on your own blood.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]

This would’ve been higher on the list if the bat-thing and bird-king weren’t included.    From Wordnik.com.  [Double down your chances of getting all tingly inside later] Reference

Otherwise the local pipistrelle bats come in the windows and start hunting through the house for the strange mutant bat-thing that’s suddenly appeared on their territory and is making these weird noises.    From Wordnik.com.  [Note to self: about the bats… | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit"] Reference

/This time the image was a bat-thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dreamfall]

The bat-thing veered suddenly away from him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conan]

The bat-thing laughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watcher 3] Fire Watcher]