1. He had a polished wooden peg that went tap-tapping every Tuesday night along jubilee Road.

2. The tap-tap boy with the crooked gaze stood in the open doorway, grinning as usual.

3. All of a sudden, there was a tap-tap at the door. A stranger came in.

4. Savour the silence, if that's what nature serves up, or thrill to the tap-tap of the woodpecker.

5. At the very least, it's enough to make even seasoned spelunkers think twice about any tap-tap they might encounter while exploring in the dark.