41.   Stir briefly to scrape the bottom of the pan, and coat the pears with the syrupy mixture.

42.   Stir well with a wooden spoon, scraping the bottom of the pan.

43.   Stir, scraping bottom if necessary, to loosen any meat bits that are sticking.

44.   Stir, scraping bottom of pan.

45.   Stir constantly and scrape the bottom of the pan with a spatula.

46.   Stir in broth, scraping bottom of pan well, and allow liquid to reduce by half.

47.   The central bank intervened in the currency market, as the peso scraped the bottom of its trading band.

48.   The Forest Service, meanwhile, is scraping the bottom of its timber sale barrel for second-growth timber to substitute for the old-growth here.

49.   The sound of spoons scraping the bottoms of bowls could be heard throughout the room.

50.   There were several spots where rocks scraped the bottoms of the rafts, and occupants had to get out and maneuver the rafts along.