21.   Daniel Morgan leans against bales of freshly harvested rust-colored burley tobacco, draws deeply on a cigarette and exhales slowly as he collects his thoughts.

22.   Each time he was questioned, he paused before he answered, struggling to collect his thoughts.

23.   Find a quiet place to lie down while you collect your thoughts.

24.   Gainey, who seemed overwhelmed when contacted by phone last night, said he was trying to collect his thoughts.

25.   He paused to collect his thoughts.

26.   He speaks slowly, with long pauses and a faraway look in his eye, as if collecting his thoughts from some Martian twilight zone.

27.   He struck out three of the five batters he faced, machine-like, and Piniella stalked out of the dugout, collecting his thoughts.

28.   He stopped, as if to collect his thoughts.

29.   I think he needs to regroup to collect his thoughts, and I need to win this game right now.

30.   If anything, she said, having the option to shift away from her homework and chat with a friend online helps clear her mind and collect her thoughts.