She started when Sasha abruptly lowered the chair, and the two legs thumped to the floor.

His voice lowered abruptly as he asked, "And what will you do about the pirate?"

He abruptly lowered his voice, so that it seemed only Gregor could hear him.

At one point the authorities said 13,000 people had been injured, but then abruptly lowered the figure to 1,300, saying they had made a mistake.

Q then abruptly lowered his hands, sighed, and stepped up to the commander.

It stopped, causing the car to sway dangerously, and then lowered abruptly.

Abruptly lowering it, he asked, "Do you care to try shooting?

The man abruptly lowered his eyes and moved swiftly away, melting into the growing crowd on the far corner.

She abruptly lowered her gaze, shoulders slumped as if in defeat or acceptance.

He abruptly lowered the rifle and stepped back, rubbing rain from his eyes.