A blow to the head was deemed the cause, but exactly how was never established; a kerb from a fall?. From Wordnik.com. [London G20 Police outnumbered and attacked « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
At the kerb was a Rolls-Royce with gold-plated fittings. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of The Stuttering Parrot]
A stone "kerb," or banquette, ran around one portion of the wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West] Reference
Types of escorts and unsafe methods such as kerb crawling, phonebox cards etc. From Wordnik.com. [Freelancer.com - New Projects] Reference
(I talked like a fool, I know; it was like asking a casual wayfarer in East Ham whether that by the kerb is the Moscow express. From Wordnik.com. [Old Junk] Reference
He indicated a four-wheel-drive parked by the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [The Rich Man's Royal Mistress]
I dursn't leave the kerb -- all I got to go by, Sir. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891] Reference
The JCB slows fractionally as it approaches the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
Duardo changed lanes and swept to a halt at the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [Purchased By The Billionaire]
He did not realize that the taxi had stopped at the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret has Scruples]
I staggered towards the kerb, struggling to retain consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Departure of taxis on the south kerb i.e. outside the Castle will make. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
On they plodded, down this road, that road, keeping close to the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [The Years] Reference
Very simple, all I did was to mount the kerb at the directional change. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
I went over to the kerb and picked up the knife by its needle-sharp tip. From Wordnik.com. [A Monstrous Regiment of Women]
Half a minute later he stood on the kerb with exactly 3 francs in the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
Sam raised a hand and the taxi swooped sideways to pull up beside the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [Sleeping Partners]
I touched the kerb at 20mph and suddenly I was skidding along the road on my side. From Wordnik.com. [Fancy a go at the Tour de France?] Reference
Wait a while. 'charging across to the kerb and pulling up in six feet at the stops. From Wordnik.com. [Forfeit]
"Don't be ridiculous," she said, starting the engine and pulling away from the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
Only economic recession can help kerb such madness before it all leads to war. field. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Then a black Rolls rolled to a silent halt at the kerb directly opposite where I stood. From Wordnik.com. [Forfeit]
Even when Roskill slid the Triumph alongside the kerb beside him he did not move at once. From Wordnik.com. [The Alamut Ambush]
The man from the circus whistled a tune as he tapped his fingers along the row of cars by the kerb. From Wordnik.com. [The Man From the Circus] Reference
The carriage rattled off; the doctor, the messenger, and Paul stood at the kerb for a minute or so. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
They had spotted them from a distance and, from the kerb, one of the two challenged them in a loud voice. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret has Scruples]
Over 100 johns-kerb-crawlers as UK calls them-have been arrested through license plate recognition cameras. From Wordnik.com. [No Holiday Season for Women in High Risk Lifestyles] Reference
As he drives away she looks at him from the kerb like a child with big serious eyes, and he feels his heart lurch. From Wordnik.com. ['Playing with the Grown-ups'] Reference
Passing the cinema, Fred pulled up at the kerb side and leaned over the back of his seat to address me, spy to spy. From Wordnik.com. [the mission song]
The huge car swerved violently out into the centre of the road and then in towards the kerb as Ross stamped on the brakes. From Wordnik.com. [Forfeit]
He opened the window and saw the small black police car drawn up at the kerb below, with a tall silhouette standing next to it. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and Monsieur Charles]
I checked out of the hotel and found the way back to Frodsham, parking by the kerb within sight of the Topline Foods 'wire-mesh gates. From Wordnik.com. [Come To Grief]
"I did say something, and I tried to hurry, but I tripped over a kerb stone and dropped my flowers, and when I got up they were gone.". From Wordnik.com. [Rose cottage]
A cylinder had fallen sideways, being unloaded from a lorry, the valve striking against a kerb and popping off a hundred feet into the air. From Wordnik.com. [The Great California Game]
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