31.   The GPU spokeswoman attributed the persistent problems to hundreds of downed trees that were affecting thousands of transmission and power lines.

32.   The ice storm that blasted through Tuesday and Wednesday left most of the metropolitan area a dangerous tangle of downed trees, felled power lines and snarled traffic.

33.   The only damage was downed trees and landscape burned by wind and saltwater.

34.   The street was filled with the buzz of chain saws clearing downed trees.

35.   They had seen many downed trees, but everyone agreed it could have been far worse.

36.   They have been wading across, finding a downed tree to use as a natural bridge or just hopping across shallow spots.

37.   Travel along state highways and other roads remained hazardous because of downed trees and power lines.

38.   Virtually every street in Jerusalem was covered in broken branches or downed trees.

39.   We were at the mouth of Kiefer Creek, a short, clear-running stream filled with snags and downed spruce trees.

40.   We pass a logger hauling downed trees to the roadside, and Yves stops to chat.