41.   He checked his watch frequently and, sure enough, the session ended in precisely seven minutes.

42.   He checks his watch during an interview with the Romanian ambassador.

43.   He repeatedly checks his watch.

44.   He spent the rest of the flight playing video poker and checking his watch against his flight itinerary.

45.   His friend, Rosa, checks his watch.

46.   I check my watch.

47.   Hundreds of people are quietly queued up outside, some sipping hot coffee, some checking their watches and waiting for the gates to part.

48.   I check my watch as I head out into the mall corridor again.

49.   I checked my watch.

50.   Indeed, when a questioner first raised the issue of human rights Wednesday afternoon, Jiang inclined his head, pushed back his sleeve and checked his watch.