Citations:twelve

English citations of twelve

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• 1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol:

  To his great astonishment the heavy bell went on from six to seven, and from seven to eight, and regularly up to twelve; then stopped.

  They charged into the street with the shutters — one, two, three — had 'em up in their places — four, five, six — barred 'em and pinned 'em — seven, eight, nine — and came back before you could have got to twelve, panting like race-horses.

military, clock face reference

• 2015 June 30, Elle Casey, War of the Fae: Book 8 (Time Slipping), Elle Casey, →ISBN:

  "I'd prefer to watch your twelve.” “There's a mean dragon in my twelve,” I said, going breathless with the climb. The path was much steeper than I'd imagined it would be. I had to grab tree limbs and exposed roots to keep going up.

• 2017 February 27, Miles Monahan, Armasteel, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:

  Now that I am, watch your six, watch your twelve[,] watch everywhere for me. It doesn't matter who you are, or how much power you have, you do NOT want me getting up in your face. If you're selling dope in your home, you do NOT want me […]

• 2017 June 29, Apostle Steve Lyston, Family, the First Line of Government, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN:

  Watch your twelve o'clock and your six o'clock! Signs and symbols are very important, and it is equally important for us to take note or heed. They can save your life, the life of your comrade in arms, as well as the lives of your […]

• (Can we date this quote?), Jaysa Cargile, No Obligation, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 39:

  Watch your twelve. Watch it because I'm at your six always there to push you back up. Without you we will be no more. He is what gives her so much existence. They are one another's other. He builds her dominance and asserts her beauty […]

• (Can we date this quote?), Akshat Chitodkar, Anay Waikar, Sun Dragons and The master Of Betrayal, Jubilant Thoughts Publication, →ISBN, page 55:

  “Watch your twelve everyone!” Shouted Jack. “Your clumsy tricks won't work on us...” Said Leo as now all noticed the mortar coming towards them & applied the shielding mode on their suits & armours. Booom!!!

• 2014 November 8, Becky McGraw, Till Death: Deep Six Security Series Book 1, Becky McGraw, →ISBN:

  “I've got your six, but you watch your twelve.” “Don't worry, baby. I've got this,” he said, with a helluva lot more conviction than he felt after he opened the door and saw his men were on the wrong side of the fence.

• 2014 January 20, Tom Calen, The Tilian Cure, Permuted Press+ORM, →ISBN:

  “Keep the speed low and watch your twelve. Erik and the other bikers are out there and we don't want to roll over any friendlies.” Damn, Lisa swore. Six missiles to fire and we have to leave the fight!

• 2021 February 18, Peter Mersky, A-7 Corsair II Units 1975-91, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

  Seeing me coming, the Iraqis would light me up with their radar and start shooting, allowing those behind me to ... Shortly after I entered Iraqi airspace, I saw a plane with its lights on at my “twelve o'clock” coming towards me.

• 2016 July 12, Kevin Lacz, Ethan E. Rocke, Lindsey Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper’s True Account of the Battle of Ramadi, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 187:

  A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi Kevin Lacz, Ethan E. Rocke, Lindsey Lacz ... A military-age male with a PKC nosed out at our twelve o'clock position and delivered a healthy dose of lead.

• 2015 June 25, CJ Moseley, Ironmaster & Other Tales, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 573:

  The dragon rolled and clapped his wings, shooting back hundreds of feet away from the elf-shot. The wind carried birds with it, drawing traces ... “Get that dragon back at our twelve,” the Captain yelled. Daragos span the wheel back and […]

• 2007 June 1, Patrie Davis, Mystic Desert: In the Beginning, TJMF Publishing, →ISBN, page 294:

  ... moving in fast at our twelve.” Andrea pushed a button on her throttle control and felt the afterburners rumble to life and push her back in her chair with a sudden burst of speed. She could see the flames shooting out of the back of […]

• 2009 05, Mario Paz, Mercenary of the Seas, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 234:

  ... had the impression of turning quicker than the bandit on his six, so he decided to pursue the bandit on his twelve; yet keeping a close eye on his six. […] Hutchinson, successfully shooting down a MiG-29 with his gun.

• 2015 February 17, James Crawford, Blood Soaked & Gone, Permuted Press+ORM, →ISBN:

  Chul-Moo hit the ground a millisecond before me, and was already shooting things. I came up from the concrete road surface with my rail gun ... “Incoming, on my twelve,” Kim announced. get back I looked up and started firing. Campbell did.

• 2018 November 9, Chris Kuzneski, The Malta Escape, Chris Kuzneski, Inc., →ISBN:

  “Who's your best long-distance shooter?” A man in the second row raised ... sniper rifle: in the second-floor window, facing southeast. Make sure you bring a guard or ... I want you focused on your twelve. Understood?” Archer nodded.

• 2016 September 6, Wen Spencer, Project Elfhome, Baen Books, →ISBN:

  It's bearing down on your twelve o'clock. You're going to have to stop it. ... The man obviously knew the result of shooting bullets at trees generally only resulted in ricochets and splinters. “Do you have any Javelin or Dragon […]

• 2016 August 2, Roy Scranton, War Porn, Soho Press, →ISBN, page 92:

  “All Crusader elements, this is Crusader Six. Keep a tight eye on your twelve. Watch those overpasses and don't take any chances. Let's get this load of ammo to Wardog.” “You see who was shooting at us, Healds?” Lieutenant Krauss asked.

• 2016 December 9, Liam Adair, My Life, It’S Been a Hell of a Ride: ‘An Autobiography’ of the Life and Times of Wj Adair, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

  When you spotted the incoming aircraft, you would tell the radar operator, “Bandit at twelve o'clock,” and as it moved position you would say, “Eleven o'clock,” and so on giving the operator the relative position on the clock.

• (Can we date this quote?), Mud, Wings, and Wire: A Memoir by Harry X. Ford, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 153:

  As I was switching from one gun to another, I heard, “Bandit at twelve o'clock!” I looked ahead, and there was another 109 coming at us head-on, right through the flak! When the leading edge of his wing lit up, I started firing, […]