While Tam gave the computer a voice ID, I stood to the side readying the surprise I planned for Noda's security twosome.
Bates growled, looking around at all the assembled terrorists now readying their weapons.
Holding to the gunwale andreadying himself, he took careful aim at the starboard Swatter, still perched like a thin white bird on the stubby wingtip.
Several members of the terrorist group had come in, started readying weapons, and were acting nervous.
Armont was securing the last of the gear needed for the insertion and the assault, readying it to be passed through the hatch, while Willem Voorst was finishing with the charge of C-4.
The "orbops" team, orbital operations, was busy running up orbital and attitude numbers, readyingtheir input commands.
Readying his lecture, he dug out his security card and headed across toward the door to Command.
They were already unfastening their straps and readying their weapons.
The Bates Motel had taken some heavy gunfire around the entrance, but it was still usable, with the ARM team milling around and readying to depart.
She began strolling in the direction of Vera, who was now standing in the doorway, as though readying to depart.
Eva was zipping up her pressure suit now, readying to strap herself back into her seat.
I took a long, misty breath of the moist air and clicked open the case holding the Betacam, readying myself to take it out the minute we got inside.
We're all readying to weigh anchor and hoist sail at first light, but it's apt to be too late now.
And if these were here, how many more were now readying to attack the fort at Caguaya, just to the north?
He shouted a challenge as he climbed up the parapet, readying his flintlock.
As they set grimly to work readying their weapons, a row of longboats along midships was unlashed and quietly lowered over the side.
The cabin was dissolving, leaving nothing but a great, consuming sensation that was engulfing her, readying to flood her body.
Behind them the seamen had begun readying their flintlocks.
Still, after news came that the troops were readying to move out, Katherine had agreed with Winston that they shouldn't chance being surprised at Nevis.
However, even the most rapid shell-packing job takes considerably more time than the readying of aircraft for leaflet distribution.
The Japanese surrender leaflets dropped on the Americans in Southwest Pacific were issued without previous materials readying the Americans.
