1.   A couple of broken branches floated past us.

2.   Sophy began to dart about again, to drag and haul broken branches.

3.   Tallis noticed shields impaled on broken branches, standards fluttering raggedly where they had been flung.

4.   And without electricity for power tools, many homeowners were unable to begin dealing with broken branches and damaged roofs.

5.   -- Prune only to remove broken branches and growth faults.

6.   By evening only a few patches of snow and large piles of broken branches remained as reminders of the extraordinary day.

7.   Cutting down trees and digging into the earth are taboo among Ulchi, who gather only broken branches or dead trees for firewood.

8.   Only a few wisps of grass cling to acres of disturbed ground littered with broken branches, ashes and partly-burned wood.

9.   Q. We pruned a broken branch from our maple last weekend, and the tree started to ooze a lot of watery sap.

10.   Some of the trees and shrubs in the winter garden are nursery stock that was unsalable because of broken branches and other deformities.