21.   But half-hour conversations spaced months apart mount up over the years, especially when the patient sends thank-you notes and waves understandingly when the waiting room is packed.

22.   By using programs that encrypt their e-mail messages, people can send notes that can never be read by their employers or the wandering eyes of network administrators.

23.   Coke spokesman Rob Baskin said chief marketing officer Steve Jones sent a note to division marketing managers describing the rationale behind the changes.

24.   Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung and Barbara Walters all called or sent personal notes in hopes of landing the first television interview.

25.   During the last two months, Ellen Hemrick-Giles has been sending thank-you notes for all the wedding gifts she has received.

26.   Earlier this month, Mrs. Kaimal sent a note to the chef, thanking her.

27.   Earlier in the week, the jurors sent a note to the judge that one juror refused to deliberate.

28.   Even so, jurors Monday sent a note to the judge saying they feared for their lives.

29.   Finally, at the end of last month, I sent a note to my contact, asking what the hell was going on.

30.   For the second day since deliberations began, the jurors sent no notes to the judge.