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As the adventurers approached the houses, the gorilla-men behind them spread out fanwise and one of them uttered a great roar.

The Green-Eyed Shwemyethna 2010

As these diverged fanwise, and as our total number did not exceed twelve hundred fighting men, we were all soon reduced to quite small parties.

Churchill On The Frontier - Mamund Valley Laban 2004

As these diverged fanwise, and as our total number did not exceed twelve hundred fighting men, we were all soon reduced to quite small parties.

November 28, 2004 Laban 2004

As these diverged fanwise, and as our total number did not exceed twelve hundred fighting men, we were all soon reduced to quite small parties.

Archive 2004-11-28 Laban 2004

There it lay, sprawled out within the bowl, black tentacles spread fanwise from its bloated body, its huge black eyes staring inscrutably up into mine!

Dwellers in the Mirage 2004

Little showers of corn flung out fanwise from his hand; a kindly clouded sky, with a promise of the faintest little misty rain.

The Growth of the Soil 2003

On each floor, on either side of a narrow communicating stair, opened out fanwise a range of shadowy galleries, along one of which, carrying a bolster, a chambermaid came past.

Within a Budding Grove 2003

He was an oldish man, quiet and gentle in his ways and speech; tiny wrinkles spread out fanwise from the corners of his eyes, like the traces of a thousand kindly smiles.

Under the Autumn Star 2003

I let the cold water stream fanwise through my fingers.

The Waves 2003

The count, holding his cards fanwise, kept himself with difficulty from dropping into his usual after-dinner nap, and laughed at everything.

War and Peace 2003