It was not so very different from the purring of the air system she had heard all her life.

A long time later, it seemed, Jack heard the purring of machinery.

He heard the purring of the signal on the wire.

Just a pressing down against the light, a purring of silence.

There was a sort of purring murmur from the flowers.

The purring of the refrigerator stopped, and the silence was profound.

And no sound now except the steady purring of an ordinary cat.

But it was their purring by my ear that made me twitch.

There was a purring, pleased note to his voice.

The bus was almost at her stop before she heard the familiar purring of a motorcycle coming up alongside.

The only sound came from the laboured purring of nearby air pumps.

With a fierce oath he kicked the thing once more and it came back to life, purring.

Presently the purring of the motor ceased and the ship came to a stop.

They could still hear the purring of the motor as Maenck's car moved slowly up the street.

To Goemon it sounded like the purring of a large cat.

They also know that the rate of their purring is dictated by their size and age.

She lay quietly, listening to the night sounds, and heard the purring of her mother's car as it moved quickly down the driveway.

She stroked behind a velvet ear; the response was a loud purring.

The sound drifted around Servaes like the purring of a kitten.

Before he could pursue this, the women had rushed out with much purring and hissing over Todd.

The cat immediately began purring and rubbed his cheek against Liriili's.

In the silence throughout the large underground room, only the purring of the ventilation system was audible.

It made a noise like the purring of a cat, but much louder and more guttural.

It closed its eyes and gave forth a soft crooning sound, not unlike the purring of a cat.

But before he had raised central he heard the deep-toned purring of the motor again.

Very soon I could hear her purring all across the room.

And I can hear you purring all the way from my side of town.

The car purred out of the drive into the road.

She was back purring at his side, with the coffee.

She purred at him, turning her head toward the side.

The car seemed to eat up the miles as it purred along.

They were all purring together, and the sound was heavy with knowledge.

She smiled and purred, but her eyes did not open.

She purred, still trying to bring her breathing under control.

A couple of seconds later, she turned and bit me, purring when I did the same to her.

She purred, as though the thought gave her great satisfaction.

She rubbed her face against his and started to purr.

If she'd been a cat, she would have started purring.

He was about to ask further questions when the lights came on and the little car started to purr.

She seemed to purr into the telephone "Have you got any news?"

As I put out my hand it rolled over and began to purr.

The engine started up and the car purred away down the drive.

The car stopped a few yards past me, then purred back.

Yet now she had a husband, purring next to her belly.

You purr, and I know that we will use this hotel again.

He could feel it purring now, and the warmth of its body.

She could hear her cat purring from ten feet away.

You'll leave purring and happy if not a little heavier!

There was nothing much to say, but they made purring noises at each other.

It looked the kind of craft that should simply have purred.

Who better to explain what it takes to make a party purr?

He made a sound very like a purr in his throat.

In moments, her purr could be heard across the room.

There was a sort of soft purr in her voice.

A smooth purr came from the front of the house.

"And then there are more things which I'll have to do," he went on, with a sort of purr.

A loud purr from under his hand told him to figure it out for himself.

She could hear and feel its low purr transmitted by the water.

He heard the purr of a motor coming along the drive.

Perhaps it was better to describe her response as a purr.

The purr in her voice was subtle, but he heard it.

A sound, like a purr, came from deep inside her throat.

"I understand you were calling for me," he said in that purr voice.

The only sound was the purr of the air conditioner.

I did not know whether to expect a purr or a roar.

In the distance, he heard the purr of a motor.

She gave me a hard, brilliant smile and the purr was back in her voice.

The menacing purr of the question told her he already knew the answer to it.

It was a deep, rich sound like the purr of a cat.

It was not a voice she wanted to hear, that confident male purr.

It was the purr of a car motor, on the hill.

She either gave a low purr or cleared something in her throat.

He continued until, finally, the cat's deep purr came once more.

She had a low, husky voice that seemed more of a purr.

Then they were closed down; and there was only a faint purr of power.