Then I rose at a sharp angle, throwing my speed lever to its last notch.

He pulled the speed lever over a few more notches, and increased the power of the gas machine.

Blade noticed that the speed lever was sliding backward and that the machine seemed to be sinking toward the ground.

As soon as he thought of this he jammed the speed lever forward again.

He pulled back the speed lever until the skiff was moving at a safe rate of speed.

He started to push the speed lever forward and then changed his mind.

He set the speed lever wide open and the skiff leaped over the black water, streaking bright fire behind it.

The hand on the speed lever tightened; Prew knew that the destroyer was very close.

The Shadow had yanked the speed lever to its limit.

The speed lever worked in a visible gate with a stop for reverse.