1.   He grabbed a broom and began sweeping the floor.

2.   Her hands unnaturally idle, my wife grabbed a broom to sweep the porch.

3.   I grabbed a broom on my way to the garage and boldly stepped onto the oily concrete.

4.   Others goofed off when vacuum cleaners broke, but Ms. Crawford grabbed a broom.

5.   Reportedly, some Tennessee players grabbed brooms and started swinging them at GW players, and GW coach Tom Penders yelled at Tennessee coach Jerry Green.

6.   When lunch was over, he grabbed a broom, swept up cellophane wrappers and rearranged tables for the next lunch period.

7.   When ants interrupt an act of alfresco coitus, she sensibly grabs a broom and sweeps the suckers away.

8.   Before Khatib could say he was waiting for a dustpan, the other inmate grabbed the broom and struck Khatib in the head, according to a police report.