The woman who had cut the rope was now our leader.

Let's get some tape over this new edge so we don't cut the rope or anyone's hands.

The only thing to do was to cut the rope, which I did.

One pulled out a knife and cut the rope, thinking the other had hold of it.

In other words it does not tell us whether he cut the rope above or below himself.

Then two soldiers cut the rope and dragged the body off.

Having gone this far, he had to be ready to cut the rope if everything else failed.

After they got me inside, somebody cut the rope on my wrists.

Now you must return, or we will cut the rope!

She finally had to use a knife to cut the rope.