41.   My mother tapped twice on the glass, then cupped a hand to her ear. . . .

42.   Next she told us to cup our hands over our ears and listen.

43.   No dancing, no ball slamming, no chest pounding, no fingers pointed to his own helmet, no hand cupped to his ear.

44.   Now cup your hands into a bowl.

45.   Paula Stankunas leans across her counter, her hands cupped to her mouth.

46.   Reynolds cups his hands, counts to three for silence, then tells the children to get themselves in a straight line.

47.   So Duarte has devised a technique in which he cups his hand and curves his thumb away.

48.   Stepping close to the dirty window and cupping my hands around my eyes, I peered inside.

49.   The general himself joked occasionally with his co-defendants or cupped his hand round an ear to hear the barely audible comments of the chief judge.

50.   The undertaker cupped his hands together and held them to the youngster.