He struck, noiselessly, in a little passage beside the apartment house.

A spear of red light struck a concrete pipe just beside me.

So suddenly did the bottle explode, that it scarcely seemed to strike the wall beside the wide door.

"It was this one," said the fellow, and sure enough his fist struck the wood beside my head.

Colon filled his pipe, and struck a match on the stone beside him.

Then he fell, striking the man beside him and throwing him off balance.

Then mental fireworks radiated out, and something struck the ground beside her.

A second dart struck the wall beside his head, chipping the stone.

The egg struck the ground beside them and exploded.

A moment later, debris struck the attack ship beside her.