She cut her teeth in journalism before moving to fiction writing.

I'll kick your ass if I ever see you talking to my girlfriend again.

He lay on his back.

The little boy lay on his face in the grass.

He used a map to find his way to the hotel.

The customers arrived one after another.

He completed all his tasks in one fell swoop.

He blew all his money on expensive clothes.

I had a knot in my stomach when I heard the news.

After working for 12 hours straight, I was dead on my feet.