They had been standing in the open, and the full force of the plasma beam had caught them.

As she arrived at right angles to the sea, the full force of the wind (from which we had hitherto run away) caught us.

Together, they join forces to catch Stephen in the act, using Beth as bait.

Washington's forces caught them off guard and, after a short but fierce resistance, most of the Hessians surrendered.

The primary force of the blast caught Harker in the left hip, the thigh.

If they are slowed much more, the main force will catch them.

A force caught us, and we were whisked away along the track at tremendous acceleration.

The force of her command caught and held him.

You got half the damned force to catch one kid.

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