31.   They sent each other hundreds of e-mails and spent hours corresponding in private chat rooms, court records state.

32.   They suffered car breakdowns and accidents and spent long hours in homemade bug suits sewn by Mrs. Sharnoff to fend off black flies and mosquitoes.

33.   They said they had nothing to drink, and spent hours in handcuffs outside, because the holding pen was too crowded.

34.   Tomas remembered the afternoon he and his brother, eager to please, spent hours cleaning the shop.

35.   War crimes investigators from the Hague, Duraku said, had spent hours taking down his account in recent days.

36.   When the younger Love decided he wanted to become a pro golfer, the two spent long hours of practice together, becoming best friends in the process.

37.   Others attended a number of events, stayed up late watching them on TV, or spent hours soaking up the festive atmosphere downtown.

38.   He routinely reported to work at dawn and spent hours reviewing videotape and preparing game plans.

39.   Marsita from Central Jakarta said she had spent hours in vain looking for shopping centers to get food supplies.

40.   Before his departure, the Norwegian spent long hours in training, in particular to master the ski sailing technique which has helped him considerably, his spokesman said.