I turned to face the Vashni, purposely not drawing my sword.

On three occasions Staff Sergeant Figueroa-Meléndez purposely drew communist volleys on himself to permit his men to draw back to protected positions.

With the exceptions of songs like "No Word is Worthy", "You Came To Me" and "Salaam" (though the latter is more of a 'humanitarian ode' than religiously themed) the 12 track-set album purposely draws less upon religious content leaving room for interpretation for listeners of all backgrounds.

Accompanied by a fiercely whispered laugh, The Shadow was purposely drawing the attack his way; swinging a brace of automatics, he intended to sledge down the masked men before they could stab a single shot.

One example is Grand Pianola Music (1981-82), a humorous piece that purposely draws its content from musical cliches.

But the fact that the newspaper - whose propensity for typos has earned it the nickname "The Grauniad" in the satirical magazine Private Eye - is now purposely drawing attention to its own failings has left some competitors bemused.

In the 1816 publication of this major 'opium' poems Coleridge purposely drew a connection between his creative work and his opium usage.

After being seriously wounded, he continued forward alone, purposely drawing the machine gun's fire so that another squad could advance and destroy the enemy position.

The Shadow's agents were purposely drawing fire, so that patrons would not be hurt by scattered shots.

Had he purposely drawn a map to take her some long and remote route, she wondered, to avoid brigand contact?