11.   The battle bus was not the great nerve centre of the nation which it might have appeared.

12.   The bus is late again.

13.   The bus was already full but someone opened the doors and another passenger squeezed in.

14.   The bus was due to depart at any moment.

15.   The bus was ten minutes early.

16.   The bus was two hours late and, I might add, they tried to charge my children the full adult fare!

17.   The buses are filthy and overcrowded.

18.   The buses are never on time.

19.   The buses are so crowded during the rush hour you never get a seat.