1.   And he contends that knowing the IRS personality can help, if the creature stirs, to soothe it during an audit.

2.   Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, when hardly a creature is stirring or buying in any auto showroom anywhere.

3.   It was the week before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring .

4.   It was the week before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring . . . because everyone was out doing last-minute shopping.

5.   Not a creature is stirring, not even a cockroach.

6.   Not a creature was stirring,

7.   Not a creature was stirring, except for my mouse.

8.   Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.