11.   The lines of firefighters snapped to attention, the bugler played taps and four helicopters, in formation, droned overhead.

12.   Then without warning, my fishing line snapped under the strain with a sickening twang.

13.   Though tethered while they work, both men will wear a new jetpack that would permit them to maneuver back to the shuttle if the safety line snapped.

14.   When a fish hits, Brutus either sees the strike or hears the line snap out of the trolling clip and sets off a wild clamor.

15.   A faulty line snapped while the Emily S tugboat was towing the Morris J. Bergman from San Juan to the Caribbean island of Antigua that night.

16.   It was carried away by strong winds and smashed against rocks when a mooring line snapped.

17.   Its passengers told Chinese crew members that their vessel was being pulled by a tugboat on Monday when the tow line snapped.

18.   Three tugs will be in position Monday to refloat the vessel, after an attempt to do so failed last week when bad weather caused a line to snap.