They waited in silence, except for the occasional thud as the minute hand climbed the night.

And there were sounds -whistles, little zipping noises, the occasional thud or clang that suggested work going on somewhere in the mist.

An occasional thud denotes the fall of a coconut: here, indeed, is the closest I've been to nature while still sleeping in a bed.

Despite this sort of occasional thud, the film keeps bouncing back.

The voices continued, rising and falling, with the occasional loud thud for punctuation, as though a fist had struck a wall or table.

And then there was stillness, except for the occasional thud of a falling cabbage.

"Just the occasional thud or crash."

More importantly, the starfish creatures were no longer attracted to the shuttlecraft, and there was just the occasional thud as they brushed against debris.

Novices of all ages clung to the boards for support - or, with the occasional thud, used them as brakes.

Afterward, a painter on the floor below, swore that Kenny had tramped the floor all night and there had been occasional thuds.