A burst of French from a nearby table caught his attention: the golden children he'd seen gliding above river mist the evening before.

The face did not look particularly human any more; the last burst of fire had caught her in the nose and eyes.

The triple burst caught the guy in the upper chest, near the shoulder.

Bolan's first burst of fire caught Bobby in the throat.

The first burst of fire caught him by surprise.

A burst of fire from an upstairs window caught him full in the chest, and the big fellow went to ground with his weapon chattering.

A burst of small arms fire caught him then.

A burst of wind caught the cover, whipped it away.

A burst caught the young man, exploding his head into a pulpy spray of blood.

An unexpected burst of light caught them all off guard.