1.   We scarcely ever walk through the town without meeting someone we know.

2.   Lettie had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him.

3.   He even managed to park near the centre of the town without trouble.

4.   Although they denied any involvement, hours after their release by police Tulloch and Parker left town without a word for the second time in weeks.

5.   And it all transpired in a simple rural town without even a Dairy Queen.

6.   As one social critic noted, it was just another town without pita.

7.   As you can imagine, tourists on their way to Disney World buzz by these towns without even stopping for a cup of coffee.

8.   Both weathercasters remarked on the challenge of reporting the weather in a town without weather.

9.   A visitor can come away from half a dozen meetings in Iowa farm towns without encountering a single Buchanan supporter.

10.   But in Vancouver, a town without its strike-bound Stanley Cup finalist Canucks and national distraction Toronto Blue Jays, the Lions are suddenly beloved again.