A black cab skidded to a halt and a passer by helped Susan to get up.

Amid the shriek of brakes, the cab skidded to the curb.

The cab skidded to a halt, its headlights pointing down a long slope of scree.

As the driver tried to bear left, the cab skidded onto a traffic island, slamming into Edward Shalala, who was waiting to cross the street.

The old cab skidded sideways with a scream.

The man leapt back, as best he could, and the cab skidded to a stop just past him.

The cab skidded slightly, as it came to a standstill; then the taximan swung the wheel, and the cab leaped forward like a living creature.

The cab skidded, twisted toward the curb.

He made such a grimly powerful heave that his cab skidded and swerved toward the curb.

Bill's cab skidded to a halt.