31.   That totally took the wind out of their sails... at least for a while anyway.

32.   The US statement was also seen as taking the wind out of the sails of an opposition campaign against the Oslo-backed peace effort.

33.   United skipper Steve Bruce also made a glowing reference to Cantona, whose strike took the wind out of Spurs after they had dominated the first-half exchanges.

34.   US dealers fear that Chinese exports might take the wind out of shipments from the United States and depress market prices.

35.   It really took the wind out of me.

36.   NCNP loyalists, while careful not to sideline security, clearly had the wind taken out of their sails by the renewed tension.

37.   The empty police station had taken the wind out of their sails and the protestors had no choice but to retreat, the report said.