There were some more shots, and then the familiar clatter of Russian machine guns coming from the edge of the buildings.

She heard him moving around, and then the familiar clatter of any cook being busy in any kitchen.

Everybody else followed his example; the room was filled with the familiar clatter of plates and tableware, and the sounds of low voices talking between mouthfuls.

In conference with half a dozen industrial giants, Cranston was the first to recognize the familiar clatter of high heels.

But I did not hear the familiar clatter of an internal-combustion engine.

From the common area came the familiar clatter of a cup held to the spout of the coffee urn.

I was relieved when I heard the familiar clatter of Senator Gouverneur Morris's wooden leg behind us.

Behind, he could hear the familiar clatter of soldiers' sandals as they took up position and began halting the crowds, searching for weapons, looking for a guilty face.

In her room she dressed in riding clothes; when she came down the stairs she heard the familiar clatter in the kitchen where the cooks were already at work.

What will be lost in the renovation will be the familiar clatter of the flipper panels on the old departure board.