As he moved, the ice crackled under his shoes, and he knew that if Ferguson were there he would have heard him by now.

The sun stood in a rainbow ring and ice crackled along the shores of Lake Stoyan.

The village green was deserted and the ice crackled under our feet.

The ice crackled and snapped when by a violent effort he opened his mouth.

The ground was hard and ice crackled underfoot.

Pillars fell in, the slabs of the roof slid down, the ice crackled and splintered.

The ice across its eyes crackled under my feet, and I leapt back fast.

The thin ice crackled beneath him; a network of cracks appeared, spreading fast.

The air was cold; ice crackled in Ivar's clothes and Erannath's feathers.

Thin ice crackled under our feet as we stepped over the bows into the reeds and waded to the shore.