Black and white images of single shots jerked across the screen like old silent films.

He watched her eyes as they jerked across every word.

He jerked her across his lap and she fought for balance.

She jerked her thumb directly across the street to a building one story higher.

He jerked his head at a large steel-and-glass building just across the street.

The harness jerked tight across Brian's chest and under his arms.

He jerked his head toward the console across the room.

He jerked Tom across the smaller stage and into the larger space.

Only a few feet away, the coal car jerked and cracked across the tracks.

When I asked one man what had happened there, he jerked a finger across his neck.