31.   At the word rat, Oates crinkled up his nose and closed his eyes, as if one of the furry fellas had just crossed his path.

32.   ATLANTA - Maybe it was only a matter of time before they finally crossed paths.

33.   Because the Gators and Volunteers have to cross paths Saturday, one of them will incur a second loss and disappear.

34.   Before long, she will unknowingly cross paths with the granny killer himself.

35.   Bernadette Lafont and Jean-Pierre Leaud cross paths glancingly as former lovers, both the worse for wear.

36.   Before his misadventure at Gulfstream Park when Santos crossed the path of another horse, Jambalaya Jazz did all his racing in Kentucky.

37.   Both companies would cross paths with the Burlington Northern and the Union Pacific at the Mississippi River.

38.   A burnished nostalgia crosses paths with a studied forgetfulness, and myth lurks at every turn.

39.   A car crossed the path of the entourage, and a motorcycle swerved to avoid it.

40.   A lesser attorney might have run a client out of his office after hearing about the perils of crossing paths with a beige goose.