1.   A classic story is told about the unveiling of a vast poster showing a dish piled high with baked beans.

2.   A priest tells the story of a boy he rescued from poverty who grows up to become a revolutionary leader.

3.   A similar story was told by missions sent to study Mars.

4.   After he finished telling the story you could have heard a pin drop.

5.   After supper we gathered around the kitchen table and listened to Grandma tell stories about her childhood.

6.   Alice took her time telling the story, making sure to include every detail.

7.   And Adimov seemed to look for admiration from Holly when he told his story.

8.   As folklorists have observed, the courtship story tends to be a staple in any family which tells stories at all.

9.   As he told the story, he did not seem too worried.

10.   As the story was told I was very gentle and self-effacing, and she was out to damage every-thing that she could.