Her hands grasped it nervelessly, then dropped it. From Wordnik.com. [If I Pay Thee Not In Gold]
His hands sank nervelessly, and the sword with them. From Wordnik.com. [The Virgin In The Ice]
He dropped the rag nervelessly and swayed on his feet. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Destiny]
His eyes widened; his hand sank nervelessly to the tabletop. From Wordnik.com. [The Reign of Istar]
Chapel screamed at the same instant and sank down nervelessly. From Wordnik.com. [The Trellisane Confrontation] Reference
My fingers relaxed their grip and slid nervelessly down his sleeve. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
She moved her hands nervelessly and put the painful, crucial question. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Jim] Reference
Then his face changed, his eyes dilated, his hands fell nervelessly by his side. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891] Reference
One hand slid nervelessly to the floor, the other lay flaccid across his thin chest. From Wordnik.com. [The Soulforge]
The certainty of this conviction paralysed my will, and my arm dropped nervelessly at my side. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
Chapel crumpled to the floor nervelessly and lay there unmoving and unthinking for long minutes. From Wordnik.com. [The Trellisane Confrontation] Reference
When he had read what the message contained the hand that held it dropped nervelessly by his side. From Wordnik.com. [A Voyage with Captain Dynamite] Reference
His hand nervelessly let go of Sharpe's ankle, saving himself from the downward stab of the huge sword. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Sword]
He had less than two seconds to think about it before unconsciousness overtook him and he slumped nervelessly. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
But as it jerked back to strike, the hand that held it opened nervelessly, and a spurt of blood covered the fingers. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
It was either that or cling like a limpet until I literally fell off nervelessly, too weak to struggle back to life. From Wordnik.com. [In The Frame]
He did so, and at sight of his scarlet face, the color deepening as he looked at it, he sank down nervelessly in a chair. From Wordnik.com. [Page 7] Reference
Faint, hot puffs eddied nervelessly from her sails. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Line; a confession] Reference
Then his arm dropped almost nervelessly to his side. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Unaga] Reference
For a moment she skated nervelessly, with hanging arms. From Wordnik.com. [Hetty Wesley] Reference
Her wide-flung arms dropped nervelessly and hung beside her. From Wordnik.com. [The Reckoning] Reference
Alone, Rohan staggered forward and sank nervelessly into the chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series] Reference
The girl's hands slipped nervelessly and limply from their hold upon. From Wordnik.com. [The U. P. Trail] Reference
Presently he collapsed, sitting hopelessly, nervelessly in his chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Red Planet] Reference
Graeme Swann, from the outset, bowled as nervelessly as he had nervously in Brisbane. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
It was that perfectly, nervelessly struck six-iron which had his team-mates swooning. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Conscience leaning weakly against the wall, let both hands drop nervelessly at her sides. From Wordnik.com. [The Tyranny of Weakness] Reference
Jovetic ran through on goal and passed it nervelessly to the right of Reina from 17 yards. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
He did not notice that she leaned back suddenly, and her hands fell nervelessly to her lap. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land] Reference
Breed's arms dropped nervelessly to the ground and the revolver fell from his relaxed grip. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon] Reference
He stepped back, and the still out-stretched, quivering hands dropped nervelessly at her sides. From Wordnik.com. [The Dop Doctor] Reference
The hand that held the cigar dropped nervelessly on the arm of the chair, and the cigar fell to the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Steadfast Falters] Reference
And Harte nervelessly stroked in his second penalty. From Wordnik.com. [News round-up] Reference
Vance leaned nervelessly against the door. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER 20] Reference
Her hands dropped nervelessly by her side. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow of Gold] Reference
They stood, nervelessly eying the picture. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories] Reference
His arms sank to his sides quite nervelessly. From Wordnik.com. [The Snare] Reference
She let her hands fall nervelessly on her lap. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Instance] Reference
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