1.   If Fen entered the galley for any reason, the curtain was not sufficient barrier to muffle the sound of sobbing.

2.   Miss Russell had a morbid fear of sunlight fading carpets and furnishings, so the curtains were half drawn as usual.

3.   My curtains are too thin to keep the sun out.

4.   The curtains should be a couple of inches clear of the floor.

5.   The curtains were an inch too short.

6.   The curtains were long and gauzy, fluttering in a slight breeze.

7.   The curtains were old and faded.

8.   The curtains were partly open, allowing the merest glimmer of moonlight to creep in.

9.   There are no curtains to soften its edges and the pelmet is propped up by the bookcase.

10.   These curtains are available in a much wider colour range.