21.   She lay for several seconds trying to think what it was, then realisation suddenly dawned.

22.   Did he think she was lying for some reason?

23.   Virginia lay for a few more seconds, biting her lip and wriggling as each fresh, lascivious moment relentlessly came back to her.

24.   Fabia awoke on Friday with a smile on her face, and lay for some while with thoughts of Ven in her head.

25.   She did not aim for sleep, though, but lay there for an age wanting some of her anger back.

26.   Also, a government report on production yesterday underscored that a rocky road lies ahead for the economy.

27.   Also, more mergers may lie ahead for telephone companies.

28.   Analysts, attorneys and investors found considerable room to differ on what lies ahead for the company.

29.   And a third lay for days on the key road from Kabul to Kandahar, the political stronghold of the Taliban.

30.   And now, they asked, what lies ahead for the human race?