11.   Lacking the proper coaching pass, de Bruin said he had to wait near the adjacent practice pool while Smith won the gold medal on Saturday.

12.   Landing the Mitsubishi smoothly in Asheville, Franklin Graham found his parents waiting near the tarmac, just outside a small terminal.

13.   News photographers often wait near areas most vulnerable to sniper fire.

14.   They simply wait near their lockers while the media ask about Glenn, or Brady-Bledsoe.

15.   Wilson waited near the front door for his girlfriend, Cynthia.

16.   Only a few close friends and colleagues attended the burial with his family, but thousands of mourners waited near the gate.

17.   Police waited near where the shipments were meant to be picked up, but no one came to recover the drugs.

18.   A crowd of several hundred people waiting near the dock cheered each time a race boat pulled in to a slip.

19.   A handful who were allowed to enter said a packed trainload of refugees was waiting near the border Thursday, its occupants ordered to remain on board.

20.   Coast Guard officials said the vessel became vulnerable to big waves whipped up by the strong winds as it waited near the mouth of the Hitalon River.