31.   Then he began gathering speed.

32.   Then she gathered speed.

33.   Then the captains gathered speed toward the open water, through Grass Hassock Channel, the waves breaking behind them like diamonds under the clear sky.

34.   Tuesday night, she sounded far less upbeat as she learned of the political tornado gathering speed on Capitol Hill.

35.   While President Bill Clinton and the Republican-led Congress haggle over the final details of welfare overhaul legislation, outside Washington the welfare revolution is already gathering speed.

36.   You want your swing to gather speed gradually.

37.   Activities slow down for the festive season and will take time to gather speed again.

38.   British tycoon Richard Branson, American millionaire Steve Fossett and Per Lindstrand of Sweden caught the jetstream after their passage over China on Wednesday and quickly gathered speed.

39.   He said the explosion occurred shortly after the aircraft began gathering speed for takeoff.

40.   In this case, less haste actually gathers more speed.