There was a sudden clattering of boots outside the door.

She heard a clattering in the house and knew it must be what had awakened her.

Suddenly another sound: the clattering of a gun against the sidewalk.

She was just about to write this down, when a great clattering and scraping began above her head.

I was awakened by a terrific clattering at my door.

There was a clattering of spears as the women followed suit.

There was a confused clattering behind him and someone came running into the pit.

As the doors slid open, the chief heard a clattering of dishes.

From inside the machine before which he sat came a clattering and clicking noise.

Once there was a yell, and a violent clattering of metal.

There was the clattering of the switch in the loudspeaker again.

The streets were empty except for the rare clattering of a carriage.

A clattering of rock to their rear caught Robyn's attention, and she turned.

I could hear the sound of water running, the clattering of plates.

The clattering of hooves could be heard approaching ( i35 ) along the street.

The clattering and ringing of slot machines could no longer be heard.

The clattering in the background might have been the sound of a walking frame being cast aside.

Someone shone a torch towards the clattering and we could see a small opening.

The microphone was on and the riffling of paper made a great clattering.

Often, the bird takes off with a loud clattering.

The clattering of the wheels filled the tiny, hot space, and dust blew in.

She heard a wild clattering of feet and Selden came racing up to her.

A clattering told Iyevenski they had just lost a hubcap.

Any sounds there might have been were drowned by the mechanical clattering of the generator.

With that, the man raised his powerful left arm with a terrific clattering.

There was a clatter from the other end of the table.

There was such a clatter I did not hear you come in!

On these steps I now heard a clatter of feet.

They made no sound except the clatter of their feet.

A clatter at the end of the park caused them to turn.

As he did so, something dropped with a clatter to the floor.

He put his cup down on the desk with a clatter.

There was a clatter at the door and the windows.

The clatter was too loud for anyone to call back.

I spoke over the clatter in the Other room where the kids were getting ready for school.

The glass gave way and fell with a clatter at his feet.

The door bursts open again, with a kind of clatter.

Another time they heard a terrible clatter coming from the kitchen.

The bowl of food fell from the child's hand with a clatter.

I heard clatter from the pizza place across the street.

Although it was hard to hear over the loud clatter.

He heard her spear clatter to the floor behind him.

Its clatter told that some one was trying to effect an entry.

And then he did hear it, something on the path, a clatter.

There was the clatter of gun fire at long range.

Then he heard the clatter of someone scrambling down the cut.

Footsteps move away, and I hear a clatter in the other room.

She returned her plate to the table with a clatter.

He'd been sure someone was at home, having heard a clatter of something hitting the floor just beyond the door.

Now the only thing left to do is to turn around and clatter your way back.

He heard something like clattering feet coming from behind him.

The one he held in his right hand clattered to the floor.

The phone clattered to the floor and down she went.

He did the same thing at the other end, and the board came free, clattering to the floor.

Even as it clattered to the floor, her back was against the wall.

He pulled hard and the thing clattered to the floor.

I could hear someone clattering around out in the kitchen.

When the door clattered open, he was almost ready to make a run for it.

The book she had been holding in her hand clattered to the floor.

I heard them clatter a long way down the tube.

After a few moments the sound of running feet clattered past.

It clattered to the floor, followed by the second one.

It clattered down into the front seat of the car.

A chair went clattering to the floor; then a table.

It clattered along the table and fell to the floor.

His gun clattered upon the running board of the car.

I reached out so that it would not clatter to the floor.

He went down hard, and the stake clattered away from him.

I took a deep breath and clattered my way toward the door.

Within a second the other two guns had clattered to the floor.

She was out the room and clattering down the stairs.

They clattered down the steps and ran out into the street.

The man went down, his weapon clattering to the hard ground.

The boots clattered to the floor as he went under for the third time.