One soldier, missing his left foot from the ankle down, would not be put off by Cole's diversions.

A hoof missed my brother's foot by a hair's breadth.

Then there was the time his spare pistol had gone off in her hand, narrowly missing her foot.

He dropped the knife, narrowly missing his own foot, and swung round, bow in hand.

A miner spat, narrowly missing the big man's foot.

He had hardly landed before the beam shot forth again, missing his right foot by millimeters.

She missed the guard's foot by several inches.

He dropped the board he was holding (narrowly missing his own foot) and turned in the direction of the voice.

The door slammed behind him, missing his right foot by an inch.

And the man at the bottom missed his foot.