11.   They crowded round him and began to talk excitedly.

12.   Afghan men, most heavily bearded and wearing traditional Afghan robes, crowded round the embassy as soon as it opened Wednesday.

13.   On Tuesday, volunteers standing on top of refrigerated trucks provided by the government tossed free packs of juice, water and milk to pilgrims crowding round.

14.   Reporters crowded round the main actor, Simon Yam Tat-wah.

15.   At the port, would-be looters crowd round the iron gates at the entrance and surge through each time they are opened to admit a vehicle.

16.   Extreme right-wingers crowded round breakaway Tsomet MP Alex Goldfarb on the floor of the Knesset in a last minute bid to change his mind.

17.   Neighbors crowded round the foreign journalists inspecting the scene, but nobody knew exactly who lived or worked there or what Arab country they came from.