The word was like a whip cracking across his back.

At the same instant, a whip cracked across his back.

The whip sang out and cracked on another man's back.

The whip cracked across the back of his left knee.

Now each time the whip cracked above her butt, she couldn't be sure it wasn't real.

The whip cracked again, this time without touching her body.

He turned, started to grab them, but the whip cracked around his neck.

He dropped his trousers enough to matter and the whip cracked once again.

The whip cracked again and the companions heard a harsh voice.

When they had all gone- But before the voices died away, the driver's whip cracked and the carriage started up again.