It seemed that the phaser beam had not hit any vital body parts.
There was no blood on the chest where the phaser beam had struck him.
They were cut down too quickly in a hail of phaser beams to get out their own weapons or call for help.
His eyes had adjusted enough for him to see the phaser beam find a target.
But just as he reached the floor, the phaser beam winked out.
We try to take their heads off with a phaser beam.
Then, before the rebel could fire again, he was slammed from the side by another phaser beam.
From off to Kirk's left, two more phaser beams sliced through the air.
Maybe the phaser beam had had an effect after all.
However, the only phaser beam was in his mind.