First there was Beaubien with her insinuations of incest, then Tinkle with his water-pistol problem, and now Kenneth. ❋ Jonathan Ames (2004)
When they were ready, they might join their mother at her gym, where they were learning to play tennis, or stay at home, riding their BMX bikes in the Kensington Palace grounds, or let off steam in vigorous water-pistol fights, spraying each other with hosepipes, or have pitched water-bomb battles with schoolfriends. ❋ ANDREW MORTON (1992)
It was this water-pistol habit of theirs that led us to invent a game. ❋ Durrell, Gerald, 1925- (1956)
"I owed Pip three and threepence for a water-pistol, and it's all gone to pay for that." ❋ Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 (1949)
The water-pistol was no longer in position at noon on Saturday when Miss Prentice used the soft pedal. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
There seems to be little doubt that Georgie, plus Twiddletoy, and his water-pistol made the bullets that the murderer subsequently fired. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
The Colt fits into the same place, and the loose end of cord which was tied round the butt of the water-pistol is tied round the butt of the Colt. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
He approached the table with an air of efficiency and contemplated the water-pistol. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
Making life hideous with his masterly water-pistol. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
But what if a man with murder in his heart came upon this booby-trap, this water-pistol aimed through a hole in the torn silk bib? ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
Alleyn said, “You told me it is out of the question that the automatic could have been substituted for the water-pistol during yesterday morning.” ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
What if this potential murderer thought of substituting a Colt for the water-pistol? ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
They removed the water-pistol and set up the Colt in its place. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
All the murderer has to do is remove the water-pistol, jam in the Colt and tie the loose end of twine round the butt. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
It seems, therefore, that the water-pistol was removed before Saturday morning, and presumably by the guilty person, since an innocent person would not have kept silent about the booby-trap. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
If, as we suppose, the water-pistol was discovered on Friday, it is of course possible that the automatic was substituted before Saturday. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
She probably got the water-pistol that night and took it away with her to see if the Colt was the same length. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
He gave them a concise account of the piano and its internal arrangements, said nothing at all about the water-pistol, told them the murder appeared to be motiveless, and besought them not to follow him about wherever he went. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
A Colt automatic was substituted for a water-pistol. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1939)
