he raised his hand, as if to strike me

he struck her two blows on the leg

she fell, striking her head against the side of the boat

Tammy died on impact when her car struck the tree.

A beam of light shot out and struck the blonde in the forehead.

He hadn't struck a golf ball for at least three years.

He would pull his finger off the string repeatedly after he had struck the note.

a major earthquake struck the island

Wouldn't it be better instead to simply strike without warning?

he was struck dumb

a disturbing thought struck Melissa

the idea struck her as odd

Having gone to Alaska, we were struck by how big everything was.

she was rather struck on Angus, wasn't she?

She dares him to do it, and just then the clock strikes twelve.

eight o'clock struck

Then he struck a match and lighted the banknote.

I found my husband's flint and steel and struck a spark.

The mercury excites the phosphor coating on interior of the tube when the arc is struck.

workers may strike over threatened job losses

Following a workers' committee decision, the staff struck the bank's business division.

the Court of Appeal struck out the claim for exemplary damages

they struck similar medals on behalf of the Normandy veterans

the film was reissued on a new print struck from the old negative

Another crucial deal was struck at the same time.

Failure so to notify the bank should be deemed to constitute a verification by the customer of the balance struck.

The committee also struck a technical review committee.

The company said it struck gold in a Bulgarian mine.

several days out of the village, we struck the Gilgit Road

he struck off down the track

it took ages to strike camp

the minute we finish this evening, they'll start striking the set

I can raise and strike a sail, reef it and stow it.

Generally these do for all our needs, whether it's sowing seed, striking cuttings or general potting up.

small conifers will strike from cuttings

there is no better surface for the spat to strike on than another oyster

Ten minutes into darkness I felt a gentle pluck on the line, and striking, I connected with a powerful fish.

strike action

On June 10, they held a one-day hunger strike.

the threat of nuclear strikes

his 32nd-minute strike helped the team to end a run of three defeats

He didn't, throwing four consecutive strikes to take the early lead.

I recorded numbers of strikes and captured fish.

The museum is located in Mariposa, which had some of the Gold Country's richest strikes.

By the time the batter swung, strike three was already in the catcher's mitt.

He's throwing strikes and mixing his pitches well.

He has two strikes against him in the past two weeks.

the mine workings follow the strike of the Bonsor Vein

he was struck down by a mystery virus

the law was struck down by the Supreme Court

pondering, she struck on a brilliant idea

after two years he was able to strike out on his own

Schmidt strikes out batter Garcia

the company struck out the first time it tried to manufacture personal computers

The band struck up a favourite tune of mine from the latter album.

We struck up an instant rapport and I speak to him regularly.

Jacques struck in, and asked if he had ever seen the man before

Now his enemies have struck back at him in a lawless and cowardly fashion.

should the burner strike back, turn the gas off at the valve

the word bullying is guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of most parents

he was struck off by the Law Society and will never practise as a solicitor again