I turned and saw Kyra running toward me, dodging around the strollers and gamesters and midway gawkers with her pudgy knees pumping.

He strode down the dune across the sand to me, sturdy knees and elbows pumping.

And then, as the crowd surged toward him, the man broke into a spasmodic victory dance, his knees pumping and his arms thrust out awkwardly like a pelican learning to disco.

He clambered over the gate and landed with knees pumping.

Then the creature in the yellow coat sprinted around the hood of the purple DeSoto, thin legs gnashing, thin knees pumping, and plunged in behind the wheel.

Suddenly, as if in answer to the captain's silent question, a tall man appeared, bursting from the alley, head down, his knees and elbows pumping as he ran.

With his direction verified, he set off once again, knees pumping as he ran.

Hester Wallace passed within twenty feet in the moonlight, knees pumping, elbows stuck out, as angular as an old umbrella.

Her fists were clenched; she danced a kind of hilarious jig, feet jumping, bony knees pumping beneath her skirt.

It was amazing just how disparate the two teams were, starting with Lewis, who skips ominously onto the field, elbows flapping, knees pumping, and never stops.