V, 3, 6, where Gilgamesh is described as kneeling, though here in prayer. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic] Reference
“Is the baby all right?” he asked the woman again in Arabic, kneeling down to check the child. From Wordnik.com. [A Country Called AMREEKA] Reference
St. Basil calls kneeling the lesser penance (metanoia mikra) as opposed to prostration, the greater penance (metanoia megale). From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference
I kneel for my life in kneeling for yours!. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
Timmins recalls kneeling down to pass some kit to a colleague: "And then, 'Boom!'. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
My suggestion for "kneeling" bike racks on buses for patrons with heavy bicycles and questionable arm muscles?. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
He paid the most reverential worship to him, praying to him with postures of reverence such as kneeling before him and others. From Wordnik.com. [Reformation Theology] Reference
He felt Bill kneeling over him, heard him breathe. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Autumn] Reference
In the chapel a group of sisters are kneeling, singing hymns. From Wordnik.com. [Pointing Fingers At Mother Teresa's Heirs] Reference
He returned kneeling down before the box and sliced the tape off. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.1 : The Employee, the Package, and the Oddity] Reference
There was Stoffi, kneeling in front of Brita with her back to her. From Wordnik.com. [Goodnight Dogs] Reference
No standing on car seats was another rule: kneeling yes, standing no. From Wordnik.com. [It] Reference
Mr. DeMassi is kneeling and trying to calm him down but Mark keeps moaning. From Wordnik.com. [Stand Up] Reference
Another man off to the left is kneeling in grass flattened by the prop wash. From Wordnik.com. [From the Fotomat - Print # 1] Reference
The man remained kneeling by the dog, touching her paws and stroking her ears. From Wordnik.com. [The Dog] Reference
Two nurses were kneeling beside her on the floor, talking to her in low voices. From Wordnik.com. [In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried] Reference
I worry about him staining his khakis kneeling like a choir boy on the wet grass. From Wordnik.com. [Proposal] Reference
My husband was kneeling next to me, reassuring me that I was no longer in Kashmir. From Wordnik.com. [‘It Is Never Over, Never Escaped’] Reference
The winged girl then pulled down a kneeling stand under the pew and sat on her knees. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.18: Me?] Reference
"And, if you ask me," he said kneeling and touching one tiny pink globe in the midst. From Wordnik.com. [A Christmas Spaghetti] Reference
Ted was at Bobby's side, now standing, now pacing vacantly, now kneeling in prayer. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby's Last, Longest Day] Reference
It's not difficult to imagine yourself blindfolded and kneeling in a jihadi snuff film. From Wordnik.com. [No Place Is Safe] Reference
The poser was kneeling on a Hudson's Bay blanket that Mitch remembered from the guest room. From Wordnik.com. [The Gift of the 12th Congressional District of Michigan] Reference
His mother and sister stood silently at the door looking at Martín kneeling before the dog. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of Tarzan] Reference
David was kneeling in front of me, leaning towards me from the aisle between the bus seat rows. From Wordnik.com. [Breath, He Said.] Reference
ONLY A FEW OF THE TIbetans kneeling in front of him have ever laid eyes on the Dalai Lama before. From Wordnik.com. [A Life In Exile] Reference
When she revived, she found her parents kneeling beside her, apologizing for not having told her earlier. From Wordnik.com. [Family Secrets] Reference
"I saw hundreds of charred skeletons pressed together, kneeling, with their hands clasped in prayer," he says. From Wordnik.com. [An Apocalyptic Mystery] Reference
All three frequently pray together, kneeling on the floral carpet in their living room and bowing toward Mecca. From Wordnik.com. [Looking Inside] Reference
He raises his hand in blessing over a bandaged child and her kneeling mother, as if elevated to secular messiah. From Wordnik.com. [Frederick Cayley Robinson: Acts of Mercy] Reference
With Costin lying on his back and Junta kneeling above him, Junta pummeled him with anywhere from three to more than 10 punches. From Wordnik.com. [Sent To The Penalty Box] Reference
Andrea Yates had just killed four of her children when the fifth one wandered into the bathroom, where his mother was kneeling by the tub. From Wordnik.com. [Motherhood And Murder] Reference
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