11.   For half an hour, the great fan blows, and iron melts, gathering at the base of the furnace.

12.   It was clean and quiet, carpeted and air-conditioned, and the students were gathered at six round tables.

13.   It was this atmosphere that formed the perfect background to a display of starlings gathering at their night-time roost.

14.   Like families gathered at Christmas, social animals are poised between cooperation and conflict.

15.   Once a year worshippers gather at Hindu temples to celebrate the birthday of Murugan, son of the goddess Parvathi.

16.   People from Poleglass and Twinbrook, who gathered at the scene of the murder last night, said they were deeply shocked.

17.   Read in studio Toy soldier enthusiasts have been gathering at an auction to try and pick up some bargains.

18.   San Francisco saw demonstrators gathering at the heart of its financial district.

19.   Small groups of teen-agers also were gathered together at five sites around the country to discuss their attitudes about high school.