41. It followed me and rubbed and purred , so I picked him up and put him in the car. 42. Then gas prices plunged and Americans once again asked for engines that purred and throttles that responded at a touch. 43. In both cases, the K-State offense purred with precision in the clutch with Miller at the controls. 44. "Where's our tree ? " he purred , taking my nose gently into his mouth. 45. Trent Lott would melt if you purred : " I loved your muscular stance on fast track ." 46. The voice of " Texas Monthly " senior editor Skip Hollandsworth positively purred when he returned my call. 47. Dobson read the part well with Grantham, and " spat like a tigress and purred like a kitten ". 48. "Yes ? " she purred , her voice throaty and with an accent I couldn't place. 49. Lauren Bacall purred to a reporter after the president spoke at the Dakota, explaining why Democrats keep giving him money. 50. But he purred about Viagra, the Pfizer pill being prescribed at a 40, 000-a-day rate.