At this point in the ever-accelerating gallop of one's e-life an ominous development occurs.

The use of the word 'naive' was an ominous development.

A sad and ominous development for many, the cancellation will at least be a cause for rejoicing among trees.

In another ominous development, armed forces loyal to the two men shelled each other and engaged in heavy arms fire in the centre of the country.

An atmosphere of high gothic, secret ritual and ominous presence suffuses the scene.

Night and day, the sea was alive, with everything from small fish to dolphin and the occasional ominous presence of a shark.

Their ominous presence seems in keeping with the marble pillars, granite headstones and funereal engravings beyond.

It, too, has an ominous presence.

The song takes place under the ominous presence of a black hole its dark forces pulling everything together.

It was just gone two in the afternoon when he heard an ominous rumble.

But elsewhere much good sense reigned, and the finale's last seconds were sharply memorable, with textures dwindling almost to nothing until the timpanist's ominous rumble.

An ominous rumble was the only warning; almost instantly the group was swimming to stay on top of a river of snow.

Cue ominous rumble of thunder.

Could there be scarily ominous rumbles of passing trains?

An ominous shadow hovers near the 12-year-old swimmers.

A breach of club rules was the official explanation for a still unexplained indiscretion four weeks ago that cast a long and ominous shadow.

This first act of apparent generosity casts, like all those that follow, ominous shadows.

These critics insisted buildings rising above the 13th floor (125ft m) would lead to increased street congestion, ominous shadows and lower property values.

His answers were heard in ominous silence from them.

He 'preserved an ominous silence,' as the no mean writers say.

There was indeed an ominous silence.

That night, an ominous silence reigns in the flat and the lights are left on for many hours after bedtime.

His protests, his screams and his ominous silences were an act.

In 1940 that was an ominous threat.

Dangerous potholes formed all around the circuit, leaving a hefty repair bill, and an ominous threat to the future growth of the race.

His dying wish was to be buried in the church chancel, he made the ominous threat to haunt the village if his wishes were not carried out.

Ominous threats such as 'all leave cancelled' are being bandied around.

But her speech also rang an ominous tone that resonated well beyond the 1914 campaign.

The production was heavy and the song had an ominous tone far removed from the group's usual pop sound.

It may take the form of something as simple as a low, ominous tone suggesting an impending startling event or to enhance the depiction of a story-advancing sequence.

The instrument with its dark and ominous tones has been used in many other fantasy and science fiction movies over the years.

It's an experience nothing can prepare you for, not even the ominous warning signs on the edge of town.

And he then sent an ominous warning to another generation of keepers that there may be more trouble ahead.

I should have listened to this ominous warning.

It was still an ominous warning for the home team.

But during the gala dinner that evening one special guest shattered the mood with an ominous warning.