Then the ancient figure twitched once and was still.

A mustache twitched once over the straight line of his mouth.

He hit the ground face down, twitched once and was still.

She twitched once or twice and started to speak.

The guy he had kicked was still there, twitching once in a while.

He slumped to the ground, twitching once or twice before lying still.

His body twitched once or twice, but he was already dead.

His limbs twitched once or twice, and he was dead.

Gran, who was asleep at the table, twitched once and fell still.

The long fingers twitched once or twice, but the hand made no move toward the pull.