41.   Then he collected his thoughts before stepping off the platform, knowing that if gravity remained true to form he would plunge rapidly toward the unforgiving concrete.

42.   Toward the end of Christmas break, he checked into a Holiday Inn in his Columbus, Ohio, hometown to collect his thoughts about the draft.

43.   Visibly upset, he was rendered near-speechless, and asked reporters for a couple of days to collect his thoughts.

44.   Coach Joel Quenneville said he considered calling timeout to allow Turek to collect his thoughts.

45.   Gore made no remarks during the trip, saying he was collecting his thoughts and would speak later in the day.

46.   He needed time to collect his thoughts after feeling neck pain during contact drills last week.

47.   Heavy-metal singer Ronnie James Dio takes a sip of herbal tea, collects his thoughts and reflects on his longevity in the world of hard rock.

48.   Under a sky piled high with clouds, a tractor puttering contentedly in the distance and not a fence in sight, I tried to collect my thoughts.