11.   They were sitting in the front row, talking to each other over two empty seats.

12.   Patrick spotted an empty seat in the very top row.

13.   Morse pointed dramatically to the two empty seats just behind Janet Roscoe.

14.   Her bte noire eased his long frame into the empty seat across the aisle.

15.   He was speaking after one of his planes with just over a hundred Britons on board left Jordan with more half the seats empty because of diplomatic red tape.

16.   Already, faux Fenways in Baltimore, Cleveland and Denver have fewer empty seats.

17.   Although it was said to be a sellout, there were empty seats near both foul poles in the upper deck.

18.   Although there were still a few too many empty seats for an opening night, it was gratifying to see the Pavilion filled to near capacity.

19.   And a no-show count could make things look even more grim for baseball, given the sea of empty seats spotted at many a stadium on any given night.

20.   An empty seat in the arena where everything important is decided.