1.   As a matter of fact, there is something marvelously freeing about the following words.

2.   The girl was freed about an hour into the negotiations when Giroux agreed to give Buschbacher a pack of Marlboro cigarettes and a lighter.

3.   As the Taliban were fleeing the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, the eight thought they were about to be freed.

4.   As the Taliban were fleeing the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday morning, the eight thought they were about to be freed.

5.   But as the Taliban were fleeing the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday morning, the eight thought they were about to be freed.

6.   It also stunned defense attorneys and family members who believed that some in group were about to be freed.

7.   She was freed about a half hour later when she apologized to the judge.

8.   The gunman first freed about a dozen of the hostages, keeping only five Russians as captives, CNN-Turk reported.

9.   Even with his current jail sentence, Leeson could be freed in about three-and-a-half years.

10.   Thirty-two were freed about an hour after they were seized.