31.   A cloud passed before the sun, and a frigid breeze drove the snow whistling over the ridge.

32.   A frustrating eight months passed before the first arrest.

33.   A bill to funnel government money to religious charities is now before Congress, and Bush is pushing to have it passed before Memorial Day.

34.   A decade passed before Belger again fell under the spell of an early Christenberry.

35.   A few days passed before the next conversation.

36.   A full five seconds passed before Ayotte pointed to mid-court signaling the game was over.

37.   A lot of people were passing through before graduating to jobs, college, women, but some stayed longer.

38.   A second or two passed before Ledee realized he had badly misjudged the ball and it was falling in front of him.

39.   A preliminary investigation found that a dispatcher failed to tell a southbound train to wait until a northbound train passed it before entering the single-track area.

40.   A month passed before Waddell signed a contract.