Quickly she pulled a length of cord from her pack and tied up the little alien.

Dropping his pack, he whipped out a length of cord.

Yet her hands had selected it and tested its strength, a soft, white length of cord.

He cut two lengths of cord and carried them back to her.

The end was twisted and held shut with a length of cord.

On the near side was a length of cord hanging from a ceiling beam.

All she needed next was a length of fine cord.

He reached out for the first length of cord and tied the ends together in a granny.

Why hadn't he thought to carry a good length of cord?

She took a length of cord from her sleeve.