Viviane spoke little during the long ride, except for an occasional muttered curse aimed at the pony.

There was muttering as he passed, an occasional curse from the lips of some one who had met the detective under circumstances none too pleasant.

Bruce negotiated the traffic expertly, however, with only an occasional curse, and got him to the security cordon alive.

The noise below had dwindled to an occasional half-hearted curse and a few groans.

He could hear the heavy breathing of the men above him, the occasional curse as the rope burned a careless hand.

Indeed, it seemed to Jack that every second bush was being shaken vigorously, giving forth groans, giggles and the occasional curse or scream.

He moved buttons furiously, frustrated, an occasional curse coming from his mouth.

He walked fast, kicking dirt and grumbling an occasional curse.

There was the occasional curse, but she would have been hard-pressed to say if it had come from Orrin or one of his guests.

This was an occasional curse of his CIA analysis work.