Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.

They went higher, up the steep winding road, snow banked high on either side of them and no traffic at all coming down from the pass.

Behind a desk banked high with Macintosh computers and digital video projectors, Ms. Anderson is furiously punching keys.

Afterwards, Ken Tutt's desperation shot at the buzzer banked high off the rim and Oakland celebrated.

The fireplaces were banked high; the leaping flames threw strange, capering shadows on the walls as sweating servants hurried in and out.

He banked high on the rock wall as he roared around a narrow curve in the canyon, then accelerated flat out on the straight stretch.

The plane banked high over a confetti of humanity.

It brought to mind the furnace she had built in the forge, with the edges banked high to turn the heat inwards.

A great fire, banked high and red, flamed in the grate and under the ivy-twined branches of the chandelier the Christmas table was spread.

Dust was banked high against the heavy metal door in the rear and he kicked it away with his boot.