1.   Tears gathered behind her eyes.

2.   As detectives clustered around the crime scene Monday, residents gathered behind police barricades and spoke of the killing.

3.   As the horrified children scurried around the room in a panic, the woman teaching the class ordered her pupils to gather behind her for protection.

4.   A few hours after the explosion, a small crowd gathered behind police tape to gawk at the damage.

5.   But after Nevin popped out and began walking toward the dugout, Paniagua began screaming at Nevin, causing players from both teams to gather behind the plate.

6.   But now some steam is gathering behind a project run by Bedford-based Mitre Corp. to create a simpler listing of weaknesses.

7.   But now, as he walked to the buses, some of those people had gathered behind a rope guarded by two mounted policemen.

8.   But now, Khamenei has gathered behind him the dogmatic clerics and hard-liners who increasingly dominate the government.

9.   Following custom, their wives and daughters gathered behind a low wall to hear the messages in English and Arabic.

10.   He takes a lazy swing and smiles politely at the fans who gather behind him to watch.