21.   Jurnet set the half-empty cup down next to the telephone on a small glass-topped table.

22.   Most of them placed their beach-bags on a picnic table or on the ground next to the shower.

23.   My boredom threshold is next to nil.

24.   My grandmother sat down in the carved chair next to the china cabinet.

25.   Next to Billy was little Paul Lazzaro with a broken arm.

26.   Next to her is Michelle, her daughter, who helps with the bulbs in school holidays.

27.   Next to him, with a similar shopping list, is Tiin, a house-husband shopping for his family.

28.   No one to sit next to on the plane.

29.   One of its buildings is actually right next to the fabulous long sandy beach.

30.   Perhaps his wedding in the big church next to the Waldorf-Astoria is the most memorable.