31.   The Rangers had talked before the game about Rogers looking for an opportunity to run on Hernandez.

32.   The producer prepared notes and stopped me from talking before the cameras rolled.

33.   The teams had talked before the draft but could not come to an agreement.

34.   The two talked before the Stanley Cup playoffs.

35.   They talked before the game.

36.   They have been scrupulously careful not to publicly indulge postseason fantasies, fearing the curse of talking before doing.

37.   This is what Lou Piniella was talking about before the game.

38.   Tight-lipped officials at Covad refused to talk before next week.

39.   Twelve of the players collapsed and died as soon as they were struck, but the others got up briefly or tried to walk or talk before collapsing again.

40.   We talked before the game about keeping it simple.