1.   The mercer started to direct them as they propped the ladder against the side of the house.

2.   Years ago, the hassle-free route to marriage meant propping a ladder against the bedroom window, then eloping to a nearby justice of the peace.

3.   As the sun set, rescuers propped ladders against overturned cars and scrambled inside through windows which were now facing the sky.

4.   Body parts and shattered glass littered the street, and religious volunteers propped a ladder against a stone wall and picked through the shrubbery for bits of human remains.

5.   On Saturday, Palestinians inside the church said Israeli soldiers propped ladders against a back wall and threw in plastic bottles containing leaflets urging surrender.