31.   A handful of supporters recently started holding a vigil across from the courthouse, but most in town just drive by slowly to crane their necks at the commotion.

32.   A little boy who had to crane his neck upwards to look his partner in the eye.

33.   After Bush, Sen. Kennedy generated the biggest buzz in the crowd, as audience members craned their necks for a Kennedy sighting.

34.   After a short drive to the foot of White Horse, my daughter Kelly and I found ourselves craning our necks up at the precipitous incline of stone.

35.   All the while, he was craning his neck, eavesdropping on a conversation.

36.   But even the critics stood out in the cold Friday and craned their necks for a glimpse of a sitting president.

37.   But the jurors remained alert and attentive, sometimes craning their necks to watch, sometimes taking notes.

38.   But you can appreciate that more by craning your neck and looking up at the brown mountain east of the highway.

39.   Calendars are jammed, ballrooms packed, the A-list names out in force, the A-list pretenders craning their necks and ogling.

40.   Canavan was driving down Tremont Street, Casazza seated beside him, and both men were craning their necks to look down the side streets in the South End.