41.   Reserve a smallish ball of white fondant and colour the remainder blue.

42.   At the same time, mould two balls of red fondant for the buoys and leave to dry on non-stick paper.

43.   To make the fondant cloth, take a small ball of spare fondant, place it on a piece of non-stick paper and roll out very thinly.

44.   Secure these in place in the centre with a large ball of pink marzipan.

45.   Roll balls of paste for the heads and position on top of larger balls for the bodies.

46.   A ball can be made if liked by rolling a ball of spare marzipan and painting on wedges of colour.

47.   I try to thump him with my left, though my hand is a ball of pain.

48.   She appeared only as a moving wave of worker frenzy, a boiling peristaltic ball of ants with linked arms.

49.   Ashley looked up at a grey ball of a cloud which hung directly overhead.

50.   They want to make a fresh start -- to forget the night their lives almost ended in a ball of flames.