31.   If there were rumours concerning herself and the new medical officer she wanted them quashed before they had a chance to spread.

32.   All the rumours were true.

33.   Police say there were rumours in the village that he had a large sum, but friends say he kept it all in bank and building society accounts.

34.   There were rumours earlier today that the two men had already been released.

35.   There are local rumours about hauntings.

36.   Even so there are rumours of an illegal rave.

37.   There were rumours of a fatal coach crash.

38.   By lunch-time the rumour was a hard story.

39.   There are rumours that war is imminent, so presumably it would be dangerous to go now?

40.   Rumours were rife that IBM, Oracle, Sun or even Sony would buy Apple.