31.   She says she simply skated the past four years for the sheer joy of it.

32.   Still others participated out of the sheer joy they find in running.

33.   That sheer joy is communicated in the fanciful way she plays the game.

34.   The Rangers, who have spent most of this season playing for the sheer joy of the game, suddenly are playing like a team with something to lose.

35.   There are moments of sheer joy juxtaposed against those of tragedy and lost dreams.

36.   They have to talk fast to sell as many plants as possible in one hour, while still communicating the sheer joy of digging in the dirt.

37.   Through almost the entire evening, Herrick was at the peak of his considerable form, combining precision with panache, interpretive freedom with a sheer joy in virtuosity.

38.   To the camera Tat Marina faced a year ago, she offered beauty, sexuality, and the sheer joy of life of a young woman with prospects.

39.   Whether engaged in big-band swing or small-group bebop, Bellson has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to get swept away by the sheer joy of jazz.

40.   Why, I could lope along just for the sheer joy of being able to, celebrating that my movable parts are still in running order.