Images of Africa already began to steal upon my brain.
For the first time, we had stolen a march upon our enemies.
I'm willing to admit that you stole a march upon me.
It was like some compelling force; she had to look and listen in case something stole upon her.
"Why do you steal upon a man like a thief in the night, holy Father?"
This last week a fright has been stealing upon me.
It could not steal upon the country unaware, like a thief in the night.
Suddenly I heard a faint chorus steal upon the silence of the night.
In the interval of silence, he stole forward, until the light glared full upon his eyes.
What savage creature was it which might steal upon us out of the darkness?
