11.   When the twig tore the pocket open the letter had dropped out.

12.   With his left hand he tore open the tunic of his uniform and drew up the undershirt, baring the flesh.

13.   Nancy quickly tore open the envelope.

14.   With a shock of feeling returning to his heart, he tore open the envelope and at first thought it was empty.

15.   I reached for a packet of Gauloises, tore open the corner and offered them to him.

16.   They retired behind the erotic-drawings cabinet and Gooseneck tore open the cardboard to reveal a lap-top computer.

17.   Putting this aside he tore open the cream-coloured envelope.

18.   Cornelius picked up the envelope and tore it open.

19.   Annoyed to find her fingers trembling, she tore it open.

20.   And other people came and they tore open the shirt.