And finally it lay still, all of it hidden beneath the sand except for the blackened legs.

Then all lay silent except for the lilt of distant music.

Stephen heard them talking from the couch where he lay very still except for his lips moving on the bottle nipple.

She lay perfectly motionless, except for her steady breathing, unable even to blink.

On the floor lay a man in chauffeur's uniform, except for his cap, which had been tossed beside him.

The mountains lay empty beneath him, except for deer and other game.

Blackness lay thick all about except for the uncanny illumination that made them feel as if they were in a cave.

There lay a great female figure, naked except for the pipes and wires that fed or drained her.

Most of the Katschei's palace now lay in complete darkness, except for the gardens outside and the audience chamber.

Swan lay still except for the rapid rise and fall of her breathing.