1.   A police spokesman said if the man had gone much further in opening the letter, he could have been killed.

2.   Bill opened the letter and read it.

3.   Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling.

4.   He opened the letter and began to read it.

5.   He opened the letter, saw the name at the bottom, and smiled for the first time that day.

6.   Her hands were trembling with excitement as she opened the letter.

7.   I opened the letters from Giulia.

8.   I waited until I was in the privacy of my own room before I opened the letter.

9.   Martin opened the letter and read the first few lines - it was bad news.

10.   She opened the letter, just out of curiosity.